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When Should You Fulfill an Order on Shopify?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 7:16 pm

As an online business owner, you are responsible for fulfilling orders placed by your customers. Depending on your business model, you may fulfill orders yourself or outsource fulfillment to a third-party provider.

In either case, it is important to understand when to fulfill an order so that you can keep your customers happy and avoid any potential issues.

Generally speaking, you should fulfill an order as soon as possible after it is placed. This means that if you are fulfilling orders yourself, you should have a system in place to pick, pack, and ship orders quickly. If you are using a third-party fulfillment provider, you should make sure that they are able to turn around orders quickly as well.

There are a few exceptions to this rule. For example, if you are selling digital products (such as ebooks or software), you can fulfill the order immediately after it is placed.

There is no need to wait for the product to be physically shipped since it can be delivered electronically. Similarly, if you are selling services (such as website design or consulting), you can also fulfill the order immediately since there is no physical product to ship.

PRO TIP: If you are fulfilling an order on Shopify, please be aware that there are some things you should take into consideration before doing so. Fulfilling an order too early can lead to unhappy customers, while fulfilling an order too late can result in lost sales. Please take a look at the following article to learn more about when you should fulfill an order on Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/blog/when-should-you-fulfill-an-order

In some cases, you may need to delay fulfillment of an order until you have all of the necessary information or components to complete it. For example, if you are selling custom-made products, you will need to wait until the customer provides all of the necessary details before starting production. In other cases, you may need to wait for payment to clear before fulfilling an order.

As a general rule of thumb, you should aim to fulfill orders as quickly as possible after they are placed. This will help keep your customers happy and avoid any potential issues with your fulfillment process.

In conclusion, there are a few different scenarios where it might make sense to delay fulfillment of an order on Shopify. However, in most cases, it is best to fulfill orders quickly after they are placed in order to keep customers happy and avoid any potential problems.

Kathy McFarland

Kathy McFarland

Devops woman in trade, tech explorer and problem navigator.