If you're in business, you know how much time and energy goes into running the day-to-day operations of your company. Figuring out logistics for shipping products can be a second full-time job. Sometimes it just makes sense to use an order fulfillment company a.k.a. 3PL to handle your online orders. If you're thinking about hiring a fulfillment service, here are four things to consider first.

If you're new to e-commerce, then you might have seen some puzzling words in your emails with your shipment provider. We've compiled a glossary of fulfillment jargon so you can understand everything that's going on!