Logistics via bol.com, smart move or not?
With logistics via bol (abbreviated as LVB), you outsource the shipping and handling of orders to bol.com. This means that bol takes over part of the logistical side of your business in exchange for a fee.
Let's say you have a business that processes 200 orders per month and ships them yourself. You have to take these packages to the post office and print the labels so that the orders reach the right customers. This process usually takes up a lot of time. What LVB entails is that you send all these products to bol.com's warehouse before they're ordered, and they're shipped to customers by bol.com as soon as orders come in.
So, you outsource most of the shipping handling to bol. You only need to send all your packages to the Bol warehouse once, and they'll take care of the delivery to customers from there.
Advantage 1: You save time & effort
Time is something we can't get back. Your time is worth money, because with your time, you can grow your business. If you spend every day shipping orders, you have less time for your business. Let's say you spend an average of 1 hour per day on shipping orders. In a month, that's about 30 hours. The bol customer service handles all customer inquiries once your products are with LVB.
Advantage 2: Bol.com ships orders within a day
The biggest advantage is that bol.com doesn't sit still once your products arrive at their warehouse. Bol ensures that all orders are delivered the next day. This gives you a unique selling point, in a way. Fast shipping caters to the human need for urgency. From our experience, we've seen that our sales increased significantly once we started using LVB.
Advantage 3: Products get bol.com packaging
Thanks to bol.com's packaging, customers get a familiar feeling with their orders. Research has shown that Bol has a very good reputation in the Netherlands. You benefit from this reputation by shipping with bol packaging. A better experience for the customer results in better reviews, more satisfied customers, and less dissatisfaction with orders.
In our opinion, the costs you pay for LVB are very market-conform. You pay costs per ordered product and for any surcharges. You also pay storage costs, but these are very limited.
Conclusion
Using Logistics via Bol.com has many advantages for entrepreneurs. Delivery is faster, the customer experience improves, and you save a lot of time. On top of the mentioned advantages, the average conversion of your products increases by 30% with LVB. More sales, more free time, and less effort.
