taking the guesswork out of shipping online sales

Do you have some documents or a small package that you need to send to a nearby business? Are you trying to decide whether to take these things yourself or send them through the mail? Instead of either of those options, here are some reasons why you should consider a courier service, like Morningside Courier Systems:

It's fast: If you have something sent out with the regular mail, the fastest it's going to get to where it needs to be is overnight. If the package or envelope isn't sent out soon enough for the correct sorting to be performed, that overnight delivery could actually turn into two days. Fortunately, many courier services have no such arbitrary time cut offs. Some couriers may even offer pickup and delivery service well into the night. Once the package or envelope is picked up, a courier will usually deliver it within a few hours. This means that you could send a prototype to your customer in the morning and have an afternoon or an evening conference call on that same day to discuss their thoughts.

It can save you money: If you were leaning towards delivering the item yourself, in order to save on delivery costs, you should also consider how much your own time is worth. In the time it takes you to deliver the goods, you could have been working on another project or trying to find new clients. When you add the potential for lost wages into the cost of your gas money, it could turn out to be more expensive for you to deliver the package than for you to hire a courier to do it for you. 

It can prevent lost packages: When you drop your package or envelope off at the post office, it ends up being handled and sorted by several people. At any point during this process, your package could accidentally be misplaced or left behind. With a courier, depending on how far your document or package needs to go, your package or envelope may only get handled by one person. In many cases, the same person who picks up your item is the same one who will deliver it. When this is the case, it's harder for your package to get accidentally lost or misplaced.

Adds professionalism: If you're a small business, you want to make a good impression on your clients. If you make your own deliveries in your personal car, you may look amateurish and low-budget. In turn, this could cause your clients to wonder if you have the financial wherewithal to fulfill all of your obligations. A courier can give your company the same professional appearance that your bigger competitors have. By using a courier, your customers will be impressed that you are concerned enough with your deliveries that you use licensed professionals to make sure everything arrives on time.