This month, we will review how to process orders and will include best practices to maximize efficiency online.
Please click here for step by step instructions on how to correctly process a pending order.Below, please find helpful tips, and commonly misused features of the order processing system.
Authorizations: Frequently, we come across stores incorrectly using the 'charge' link, or 'process card' button. These options should only be used when you need to reauthorize a credit card. If you unnecessarily create new authorizations, you may create confusion with customers who may think their credit card has been charged twice.
Order Statuses: Have you moved your order to Completed? You won't get paid until you do! Click here for a review of preloaded order statuses and instructions on how to add your own.
Fulfillment: When is an order eligible to go to Ingram for fulfillment, and when does it come to your store? Click here for a full list of conditions for wholesaler fulfillment.
Editing Orders: Out of stock on a particular item? Need to make changes to an order? Review how to make edits to orders.
Holiday Pricing: Are you offering any sales online? Review how to set prices online, create a coupon code or modify shipping rates.
Fraud: You may run into a Grinch or two during the holiday season, be sure to be on high alert for fraudulent orders. If you ever find a suspicious order, please let us know. We can scan our system in case the culprit has hit other IndieCommerce stores.
If you ever have questions, contact us at Staff@bookweb.org, or by phone at 800-637-0037 x2. If it's pertaining to a specific order, don't forget to include the order number!