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Set up shipping and taxes

Set up shipping and taxes

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Set up shipping and taxes

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We're so close to launching our online store. But before we do that, we need to add our shipping settings and confirm our tax settings. Let's jump in. We're in our store admin so let's go to selling. And then under selling, let's click "Fulfillment". If you operate a brick and mortar store, you can set pickup as an option, but most people watching this are probably shipping items, so let's set that up. I'll click "Add Shipping" option. And we essentially have three options; a flat rate where you can charge $10 per order and $5 per item. As an example, a weight-based rule where you charge $5 a pound or something similar, and calculated rates from FedEx, UPS, or USPS. If you have a weight and dimensions for all of your products, I'm a big fan of live rates. You rarely lose money when you're getting a live estimate from these services. As a quick aside on live rates, we're currently on the commerce basic plan. Squarespace does have a commerce advanced plan to get those live shipping…

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