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  1. Your Guide to: Shipping Best Practices

    Once you decide to start selling online, shipping becomes a huge aspect of your parts counter’s operations and sales. Shipping is not only a necessity, but a profit center for many dealers. It can also be a deal-breaker for many customers w...
  2. Editing Orders

    Once a customer places an order, you’ll be able to view it in the Order Contents area of your Control Panel. You are also able to edit or add additional items in this section, should you need to update an order. To edit existing contents, use...
  3. Enhance Site Performance with SimplePart’s Promotional Tools

    Running sales promotions on your website, giving out coupons and sending promotional emails to existing clients are all great ways to generate more sales.  At SimplePart we regularly run marketing promotions for our dealers and OEM partners. O...
  4. Reading Control Panel Reports

  5. Monthly Performance Snapshot & Reporting

    We offer an extensive library of research and reporting tools that range from Gross Profit by Month to Conversion Rates Since Inception . These reports can help you determine where you might want to improve and help manage future changes. When ...
  6. Pending Flags

    At the top right of your Control Panel, you should notice a set of orange icons with a corresponding number count. Each of these will assist you in running your parts website. Image A Image B. The first icon reading from left to ...
  7. Searching Orders

    How to Search Orders When you log into the Control Panel and you need to locate a specific order, there are a few different ways to search for it. You can either use the "Orders" drop down in the menu at the top of the page. You can also ...
  8. Printing an Order

    When you are processing an order, it is important to make sure you have the parts in stock. To create an invoice to attach to your DMS invoice use the Print Order tab on the gray navigation bar.  Once the order has been printed, the &l...
  9. Using ShipStation

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  10. Fraud Practices

    Fraud demands urgent attention and SimplePart has the tools and know-how to help you combat this issue. SimplePart’s Control Panel has several built-in features to help you take proactive measures against fraudulent orders. Ways to preve...