U.s. Postal Service Click-n-ship® For Your Home Business

By Author: L. Dean Sturgeon
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Click-N-Ship® brings the Post Office™ to your desktop with no additional fees. To start printing professional shipping labels - with or without postage - simply log on at:

Click-N-Ship website (www.usps.com/shipping/label.htm)
With the Click-N-Ship service you can:

Purchase PC Postage® labels on USPS.com
Pay for postage with any major credit card
Calculate and compare rates
Standardize your addresses
Find a ZIP Codeâ„¢
Labels can be printed for domestic and international expedited package services.

Priority Mail® service
Express Mail® service
Global Express Guaranteed® service
Global Express Mailâ„¢ service
Get these value-added extra services when you ship Priority Mail online.

Delivery Confirmationâ„¢ service is free - and provides the ZIP Code, date and time of delivery.
Add Signature Confirmationâ„¢ service for only $1.30.
New! (Beginning September 16th, 2004) Get greater peace of mind with USPS® insurance on Click-N-Ship.

Add it to your Priority Mail and Express Mail ...
... packages.
Coverage is available up to $200.
Regular insurance fees apply.
It's easy to get started.

All you need is an Internet connection, your home or office PC and a laser or quality inkjet printer.
Go to the Click-N-Ship website and click on the "Sign Up" link under the Register Now information on the right-hand side of the page.
Labels can be printed on 8 1/2" x 11" paper and glued or taped securely to the package. Self-adhesive labels may be purchased online.
Use your home or office scale or order one online with an easy link to The Postal Store®.
More features that make it even easier to ship online:

Online Address Book stores up to 1000 domestic and international addresses.
Email Ship Notification allows you to send your recipient an automatic email that a package is on its way.
Shipping Cart prints up to 10 domestic labels with a single credit card transaction.
Shipping History allows you to easily look up information on your postage-paid labels printed within the past six months.
My Account helps you easily manage your Click-N-Ship information from one central location.
Online shipping is as convenient as your neighborhood mail box. You can drop your Priority Mail and domestic Express Mail pieces with PC Postage labels in any USPS collection box.
Or you can:

Drop at local Post Office
Hand to your delivery carrier
Schedule a pickup online
Save a trip to the Post Office.
Use Click-N-Ship with the U.S. Postal Service's carrier pickup option to schedule free package pickup from your home or office when your carrier delivers your mail. Once you've completed your labels simply click on the carrier pickup link to request next day pickup.

Click-N-Ship website (www.usps.com/shipping/label.htm)

About the Author 25 year employee and Supervisor with the U.S. Postal Service.