How can I get affordable shipping services for my products?

[Creative4you]

I'm a sole proprietorship trying to sale my art, I do ceramics and pinatas but the price of the shipping is higher than my products,  I'm out of the online market with the final price.  How can I get affordable rates as offer the people in Amazon? I bought lots online and I've never paid for shipping as much I should charge in my sales. What can I do? Options? Thanks in advance for your advice.  

[Helen]

Hello @Creative4you - this is a great question! I've pinned your post to the homepage so other sellers can chime in to share their tips on how to balance the cost of shipping. 

[JTPets]

I am in Canada so my opinions may not be applicable to you, however our postal service and other carriers have business rates. Most of these rates decrease as you ship more.

I would reach out to the various providers in your area and see what kind of volume discounts you can receive. Additionally, you may have to increase prices if you want to be able to ship, or set minimums orders for "free shipping"

One thing I do is offer "disappearing shipping" the more you order the less I charge you for shipping.

[Helen]

Thanks for this @JTPets! I like the term 'disappearing shipping' - makes a lot of sense.