Save Time and Money with Online Postage Services
Gain a better understanding of online postage services available through the United States Postal Service site
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has set up a number of ways for small business owners to use convenient online postage services. You can print postage, shipping labels, ship priority mail, express mail, international mail, calculate postage, purchase postage meters, and postage scales, plus many more services.
On the USPS web site (www.usps.com) you will find Click-N-Ship which literally brings the United States Post Office to your desktop with no add-on fees. Click-n-Ship offers domestic Priority Mail service, Express Mail service, Global Priority Mail, Global Express Mail and Global Airmail Parcel Post. You will find it easy and convenient to print your shipping labels and print postage online Click-n-Ship is user friendly and you will have a reliable record of your transaction.
Links to other approved vendors for the United States Post Office include eBay where users can print labels with postage using eBay's online postage solution and pay using their PayPal account. This is an easy to use convenience that requires no extra software installation. Another vendor is Stamps.com which offers 24 hour a day 7 day a week service. Stamps.com offers a great sign up kit which includes $25.00 free postage, mailing supplies, and a digital scale. Other good sources include Endicia where you can print complete postage paid USPS labels for both international and domestic shipments, you even have the option to print labels that don't show the postage paid. Endicia is easy to use and there is no additional hardware or software to buy. Last, on the approved vendors is Pitney Bowes Inc. which is a great manager for parcel shippers, free USPS Carrier Pickup is available.