Why Shipping Automation Matters
As your e-commerce store grows, so do the logistics. Manually creating waybills, chasing courier quotes, and notifying customers can quickly consume hours of your day. That time could be better spent on marketing, product development, or simply running your business.
Shipping automation gives time back to founders. It simplifies fulfillment workflows, ensures fewer human errors, and builds better customer experiences through speed and transparency. And in a competitive landscape where fast delivery is expected, this matters more than ever.
The Manual Way vs The Evership Way
Let’s imagine a small electronics store based in Johannesburg. Before Evership, every sale triggered a manual process — the founder would:
Check rates across three courier websites
Copy-paste addresses from Shopify into each booking form
Email the customer separately with tracking details
Physically print labels and hand over to the driver
That might sound manageable... until daily order volumes rise. Suddenly, hours are spent jumping between tabs instead of scaling the business.
By switching to Evership, here’s what changes:
Orders are pulled directly from Shopify or WooCommerce
Courier rates are fetched instantly, side by side
Shipping labels are printed in two clicks
Customers receive branded tracking updates via SMS, WhatsApp or email
The entire fulfillment process is run from a single dashboard
Syncing Sales Channels and Couriers
Evership integrates directly with the platforms South African merchants already use — like Shopify and WooCommerce. As orders flow in, details are synced in real time. You’ll never need to manually transfer addresses or shipment info again.
Just as importantly, it connects to trusted courier networks — Fastway, RAM, Aramex, The Courier Guy, DPD, and more. Whether you’re delivering nationwide or on-demand in urban areas, you can stay flexible without juggling multiple systems.
Automated Tracking that Builds Your Brand
Shipping shouldn’t feel like a black hole to your customer. Evership ensures it never does.
As soon as a label is created, your shopper is notified — with branded tracking updates sent automatically via email, SMS or even WhatsApp. They can track their package in real-time within a page that’s customised with your logo, messaging, and product offers.
This is where operations meet marketing: smart brands are using their tracking pages to launch upsell campaigns, reinforce trust, and turn post-purchase moments into conversions.
Start Small, Scale Fast
Shipping automation doesn’t mean giving up control — it means setting up repeatable systems. Evership lets you do this gradually. Start with label printing and rate comparisons. Then automate tracking updates. Then run delivery campaigns.
The result? A shipping stack built for scale — whether you're shipping five orders a week or five hundred.
Closing Thoughts
Your time as a founder is valuable. Automation unlocks more of it. With Evership, South African online sellers can replace slow, manual shipping with a streamlined workflow that serves both the business and the customer.
Thousands of merchants have already made the switch — and delivered over half a million parcels in the process. If shipping is slowing you down, it might be time to let software do the heavy lifting.
