跳至主要内容

4 Tracking solutions you should know for your Shopify store

4 Tracking solutions you should know for your Shopify store

In 2021, over 2.14 billion people worldwide are expected to buy goods and services online in, up from 1.66 billion global digital buyers in 2016.  -Number of digital buyers worldwide from 2014 to 2021 (in billions) by statista.com
The online shopping market still has huge potential. More and more people are joining this market and starting their business online. If you're running your own shopping website, there are 4 kinds of tracking solutions for your reference.

1. Email & tracking link of shipping companies

I think that's what most people are using after sending packages to their customers, especially for new sellers. This email template must include
  • The tracking link of shipping companies or other 3P tracking websites like trackingmore, parcelsapp, etc;
  • The method to get tracking information within a certain website;
  • Tracking number & shipping company name.

tracking email template
It can be easily combined with email marketing. But it's still a little inconvenient because the tracking number of each order is different. So if there is a better tool to insert, for example, tracking number as liquid data. It will mean a lot.

2. Track Widget/Button

Aftership is very popular for its Track Button.

Track Button


But the color of their button can't be changed, so the bright orange button can't always fit the design of some shops, also the icon on the button.

Then I noticed that Trackingmore also provides track button.
Trackingmore Track Button


Differing from Aftership, I can change the color of the button to fit the design of my store. And they don't have the "package" icon, but it's just personal taste.

3. Redirect Tracking Page

In the Shopify app store, it's easy to find many useful tools to help you manage your business. As a code rookie, I think this is user-friendly because I can create a unique tracking page in minutes.

I generate a quite simple page in minutes. You can check my test tracking page here.
trackingmore test tracking page


Then I can add a new menu item named "Track Order" and insert this link.
Shopify new menu

But it'll redirect people to a new page. So the customer experience isn't good enough. However, it's enough for tracking, anyway. Trackingmore is a little complicated to use but I have to say that I like their features, it has everything. And they just updated their tracking page and added something that I really like. The button color of the tracking page, it can finally be changed!

Also, they have HTML & CSS editor.
tracking page HTML & CSS editor

4. Embedded Tracking Page

I recently found a new app called Parcel Panel. One of the greatest things about this app is that it can generate an embedded tracking page! Check their example shop here! Its embedded tracking page perfectly fits the design and style of your store.
parcel panel embedded tracking page


I checked their instruction, it's simple and clear. It takes some time to finish the settings but it's worthy. And I think its "Translation Strings" is quite helpful for non-English speaker users. And it also has HTML & CSS editor. That's nice for coders.

Conclusion

The Track button is 100% free and sending emails is also an acceptable choice as a start.
In the long run, to make sure the customer experiences, I would recommend the embedded tracking page. However, the customers can use their name or phone number to get the tracking information through the redirect tracking page. But the embedded tracking page can't. 

What do you think?

评论

发表评论

此博客中的热门博文

Belgian Beer - Having a cool summer in a glass

Tourism is always a hot topic. Even Belgium is a small country, it still has a remarkable number of tourist attractions, places to visit and cities of art. With "very high" human development index, people in Belgium cares a lot about their life quality. Differing from other places, Belgium beer is famous because of its complicated brewing process. Belgian beer history The history of beer in Belgium goes back to the age of the first crusades in the 12th century. To raise fund, local French and Flemish abbeys brewed and distributed beer under the Catholic Church's permission. At that time, the low-alcohol beer was a preferable selection than available drinking water. The traditional methods today, including artisanal brewing methods are under abbey supervision for the next seven centuries since then. Belgian Beer Style Most people only know stout(dark beer), white beer(wheat beer) and bright beer. But the type of Belgium beer is much more than three on the basis of ...
发表评论
阅读全文

DPD - Drone delivering in Europe for the very first time

There are 75 million heavy e-shoppers in 20 countries. The market value of e-commerce still has enormous potential since the number continues to grow. However, the quality of products is no longer the most important and only thing that consumers care. Shipping time and return policy are becoming more and more important to customers in nowadays. Every express company is trying their best to optimize their services and become competitive. In the past, they're more likely to focus on traditional transportation methods like airplane, ship, and truck. Things changed since the emergence of drones. DPD drone delivering DPD(Deutscher Paket Dienst), an international parcel delivery, has been authorized to operate a regular commercial line in the Var department of France after two years of tests. It's the first time worldwide, a regular commercial route for drones to deliver parcels. It perfectly solves the problem of last-mile deliveries and provides great possibilities to the logist...
发表评论
阅读全文

How to find reliable partners and convince them to provide "on-demand delivery service"?

How to find reliable partners and convince them to provide "on-demand delivery service"? Shipping companies are always welcomed to cooperate with stable company clients, especially when they are in need of considerable shipping needs. But you don’t need to worry if you don’t have a lot of packages need to be sent, just pay attention to some points as follows, you’ll have a nice start. Distance(Cost) Quantities Cooperation Model & Assessment #1 Distance(Cost) Speaking of delivery, the distance matters a lot, especially when you want to provide high-efficient delivery to your customers, you need to check the distance between the local liquor stores and the sphere of your target customers. Once you can have a general delivery coverage, it’ll be easier and more visual for them to understand what they can do and balance the cost(time and efforts for each delivery) from their side. It’s also easier for you to negotiate with them about the price, distribution pro...
发表评论
阅读全文