{"id":66776,"date":"2025-06-26T10:55:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/?page_id=66776"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:25:43","slug":"just-getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/en-ca\/use-cases\/just-getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block block-hero US \"><div class=\"bg-green-lightest background--full content--md\">\n<div id=\"hero-block-block_b6567b0603d28fd207b4ebb3bebbd809\" class=\"hero-block relative\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"hero items-start\">\n      <div class=\"  hero-content hero-text-only\">\n\n        \n        \n                  <h1 class=\"xl\">Your secret weapon for easy,\u2028affordable shipping<\/h1>\n        \n                            <div class=\"lead max-w-[64rem]\"><p>No complex setup. No steep learning curve.<\/p>\n<p>Just connect your store, choose your carriers, and start shipping\u2014today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \n                  <div class=\"btn-group\">\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/start-a-free-trial\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn\">\n                Start Shipping              <\/a>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        \n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n  \n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-logo-bar US \"><div class=\"bg-green-lightest background--full border--bottom content--full\">    <div id=\"logo-bar-block_b9a7c87d763d81ff25c0022c51813ad8\" class=\"logo-bar-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<section class=\"block block-feature-text padding-bottom--sm US \"><div class=\"content--full\">\n<div id=\"feature-text-block-block_f872ee21c6bd95c294b7c7cb6b8168b1\" class=\"feature-text-block pb-6\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content content-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg max-w-[68rem]\"><p><strong>Trusted by your favorite brands<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"logo-scrolling-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"logo-bar logos-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"logo-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo-beautyvice-2x.png\"  sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" loading=\"lazy\"   class=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"141\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"logo-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo-harmonyharvest-2x.png\"  sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 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  class=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"140\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"logo-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo-burlapbag-2x.png\"  sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" loading=\"lazy\"   class=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"140\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n    \t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-animation-slider padding-top--sm padding-bottom--md US \"><div class=\"content--full\">    <div id=\"animation-slider-block_aa3b1fb7e7377878cbfbb86a7594f22b\" class=\"block-animation-slider__wrapper block-animation-slider\">\n        <div id=\"animation-slider-block_aa3b1fb7e7377878cbfbb86a7594f22b_swiper\" class=\"block-animation-slider__slider swiper\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"block-animation-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                class=\"block-animation-slider__slide-image\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Customer-Images-Loop-1.png\"\n                                alt=\"\"\n                            >\n                        \n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"block-animation-slider__controls\">\n                <div class=\"block-animation-slider__prev js-prev\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"block-animation-slider__next js-next\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <div\n                class=\"block-animation-slider__info js-info active\"\n                data-index=\"0\"\n                style=\"\"\n            >\n                                    <h3>Harmony Harvest sees 1,300% rise in online sales<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <p>\u201cWe were so happy to see that all of the orders people placed online automatically showed up in ShipStation. In a few clicks, I had my labels, and they were set up and ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"caption\">Stephanie Auville,\u2028Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Harmony Harvest Farm<\/span>\n                \n                                    <a\n                        class=\"link-btn no-underline\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/stories\/family-run-harmony-harvest-farm-grows-flowers-and-sales-during-covid\/\"\n                        target=\"\"\n                    >\n                        Read Their Story                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-animated-divider US \"><div class=\"content--full\">\n\n<div id=\"animated-divider-block-block_987bbd77c4fb5e373c6bf96395a25adf\" class=\"animated-divider-block relative flex justify-center px-8 xl:px-0 mx-auto\" 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aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t<div class=\"lottie-animation\" class=\"w-[18.75rem] h-auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-text-image padding-top--md padding-bottom--md US \"><div class=\"content--full\">\n\n<div class=\"text-image-block\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"columns flex-col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"column-content col-span-6 order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<section class=\"block block-feature-text US \"><div class=\"content--full\">\n<div id=\"feature-text-block-block_ba8e227d8e8d350024cbcc197c402391\" class=\"feature-text-block pb-6\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content content-align-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"\">One dashboard, total control<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg max-w-[68rem]\"><p>Save up to 20 hours per week by managing orders, labels, carriers and tracking in one place and spend less time juggling shipping.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/features\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn\">Ship Today<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"column-media col-span-6 order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Image-Asset-4_3-20.png\"  sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" loading=\"lazy\"   class=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"390\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"block block-text-image padding-top--md padding-bottom--md US \"><div class=\"content--full\">\n\n<div class=\"text-image-block\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"columns flex-col-reverse\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"column-content col-span-6 \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<section class=\"block block-feature-text US \"><div class=\"content--full\">\n<div id=\"feature-text-block-block_76fb9dc5a99b2529821ed12a234af721\" class=\"feature-text-block pb-6\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content content-align-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"\">Ship anywhere, save on every label<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg max-w-[68rem]\"><p>Automatically compare rates across 200+ carriers and unlock discounts of up to 90%\u2014so you always get the best price.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/discounted-rates\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn\">Start Saving<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"column-media col-span-6 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Image-3.png\"  sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" loading=\"lazy\"   class=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"390\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-text-image padding-top--md padding-bottom--md US \"><div class=\"content--full\">\n\n<div class=\"text-image-block\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"columns flex-col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"column-content col-span-6 order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<section class=\"block block-feature-text US \"><div class=\"content--full\">\n<div id=\"feature-text-block-block_c4a763b7cf31c712fb78aeffdf726815\" class=\"feature-text-block pb-6\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content content-align-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"\">Powerful 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