Best Shopify APP To Solve Your Shipping Problems

Hello Shopify store owners! Hope you’re doing well and that your sales are thriving. Today, I’ll walk you through a step-by-step process on how to tackle one common issue that leads to cart abandonment – high, inflexible shipping charges. By using the app Octolize Shipping Discount, you’ll learn how to automatically apply shipping discounts under specific conditions to help improve your conversion rates.

Step 1: Understanding Shopify’s Default Shipping Behavior

Before we dive into the app setup, let’s see how Shopify’s default shipping setup works. Shopify typically calculates shipping based on profiles. When items from different profiles are added to the cart, it combines the shipping charges. Here’s how to view your current settings:

1. Go to your Shopify Admin > Settings > Shipping and Delivery.
2. Review your Shipping Profiles to understand which products are associated with each profile.

This is why, sometimes, you see higher-than-expected shipping rates when customers add products from different profiles, leading to cart abandonment.

Step 2: Setting Up Octolize Shipping Discount

Now, let’s install Octolize Shipping Discount, a powerful app that lets you automatically apply discounts to shipping costs. You can set conditions like cart total, item quantity, and specific collections to trigger these discounts.

1. Open the Octolize Shipping Discount app.
2. Click Configure Your First Shipping Discount.
3. Name your discount (e.g., “Shipping Discount for Orders Over $100”).
4. Set a condition for when this discount should apply.

You can trigger the discount based on:

• Cart Total Amount: Apply discounts if the cart exceeds a certain amount.
• Order Weight: Set discounts if the total weight crosses a specific limit.
• Cart Item Quantity: Give discounts when a certain number of items are in the cart.
• Specific Collections or Products: Apply discounts only for items from certain collections, like “Women’s Fashion”.

Step 3: Adding a Cart Total Condition

To create a discount that applies when the cart total is over a certain amount:

1. In the Octolize app, set Condition as Cart Total Amount.
2. Choose the amount (e.g., over $150).
3. Under Action, select Apply Discount to All Shipping Methods.
4. Set the discount type (e.g., Free Shipping or a percentage reduction).
5. Click Save.

Test this by adding products to your cart to ensure the discount applies correctly.

Step 4: Discount for Different Warehouses or Locations

If you have multiple warehouses, Shopify may add shipping charges from each location. Here’s how to set up a discount for this scenario:

1. Go to Settings > Locations and confirm your warehouse locations.
2. In the Octolize app, set up a Shipping Discount specifically for products shipped from multiple locations.
3. Set the condition to apply discounts when multiple locations are involved.
4. Test to make sure the total shipping charge remains attractive for customers.

Step 5: Adding a Collection-Specific Discount

If you want to offer free or discounted shipping for specific collections (e.g., your “Holiday Collection”):

1. Set the Condition to Collection in the Octolize app.
2. Select the desired collection (e.g., “Holiday Collection”).
3. Choose to apply either a full discount or a percentage.
4. Save and test by adding items from that collection to the cart.

Step 6: Testing Your Discount Setup

After configuring each discount:

1. Go to Checkout to verify the discount is applied as expected.
2. Adjust as necessary to ensure discounts are only applied under your intended conditions.

Conclusion
Using Octolize Shipping Discount, you can tackle abandoned carts caused by shipping costs. This app allows you to offer flexible shipping discounts, helping you convert more visitors into paying customers. So give it a try, and let your customers enjoy a seamless, cost-effective checkout experience!