Or you can click the "Shipping charges" icon on the main page of your personal administration area.

While "Flat Rate" is the primary means of shipping on the CraftMall.com system, there are several configurable options that effect the way that the flat rate fee is calculated. The configurable options include the following:

• Flat shipping charge
• Charge as percentage of the Total Amount Ordered
• Flat Shipping Charge Per Unit Ordered
• Flat Shipping Charge Based on Product Weight

You also have the ability to configure any or all of the options as a combination to suit your needs. When combining options for final calculation, the formula is as follows:

SHIPPING = Rate + TOTAL_WEIGHT*Weight_Rate + ITEMS*Item_Rate + SUM*Percent_Rate/100

Let's go through a step by step walk-through of the configuration process. First, you must select which "Flat Rate" method that you wish to configure. There are a total of two "Flat Rate" shipping methods available, National and International.

If you plan to sell your products Internationally (highly advised), you will need to configure both National and International methods. First, select "Flat Rate (National)". The high values for "Weight" and "Order total" are to be all inclusive and can generally be left alone.

The remaining options are Flat, %, Per item and Per lbs. If you simply wish to charge a flat fee no matter how many products are ordered (most common), enter the dollar amount (minus the $) in the "Flat" field and press the "Add/Update" button. Let's say for example, you enter "4.95" in the "Flat" field as your Flat Fee for National shipping. The results would be that all orders by customers who are in the "National" region of your location will be charged $4.95 for shipment of their order.

However, if you wish to charge a percentage of the order total, you may do so by entering the percentage to charge in the "%" field. You may also charge a fee per item ordered by adding a dollar amount in the "Per item" field or charge by the weight of the product by adding a dollar amount in the Per lbs field. Lastly, amounts can be added to the "Flat", "%", "Per item" and "Per lbs" fields as a combination to suit your needs. This applies to both the National and International Flat Rate shipping methods. To configure the International Flat Rate method, choose "Flat Rate (Int)" and configure the "Flat", "%", "Per item" and "Per lbs" fields as described above.

A more thorough explanation of the "Flat", "%", "Per item" and "Per lbs" fields are as follows:

Flat shipping charge:
If you want customer orders to be subject to a flat amount shipping charge regardless of the number of ordered products or the weight of the products, enter the amount into "Flat" field.

Charge as % of the Total Amount Ordered:
If you want the shipping charges calculated as a percentage of the total amount of products ordered, enter a value into "%" field.

Flat Shipping Charge Per Unit Ordered:
If you want shipping costs to be calculated based on the number of items (quantity) purchased, enter the amount into "Per unit" field.

Flat Shipping Charge Based on Product Weight:
If you want shipping costs to be calculated based on the weight of products ordered, enter an amount into "Per lbs" field. This uses a flat amount of shipping for each lbs of products ordered.

All options are also modifiable after you have added the shipping method. If in the future you wish to change a value, let's say for example you originally set the "Flat" field to 4.95 for your "Flat Rate (National)" shipping method but now wish to change it to 6.95, you may do so by entering 6.95 into the "Flat" field for your "Flat Rate (National)" shipping method and press the "Add/Update" button.