Articles By Joe Snyder

Joe Snyder is a content marketing specialist at Roundtrip.ai, where he helps businesses streamline delivery operations through route optimization and logistics software.

When free delivery pays off, how to set a free shipping threshold, and how to cut delivery costs while lifting conversions and order value.

Free Delivery: Cut Shipping Costs & Boost Conversions

When free delivery pays off, how to set a free shipping threshold, and how to cut delivery costs while lifting conversions and order value.
Learn how to start and scale a delivery business in 2026: the opportunity, setup steps, costs, route optimization, hiring, and sustainable growth.

How to Start (and Scale) a Delivery Business in 2026

Learn how to start and scale a delivery business in 2026: the opportunity, setup steps, costs, route optimization, hiring, and sustainable growth.
Proven customer retention strategies for delivery businesses in 2026: on-time delivery, real-time tracking, loyalty, subscriptions, and customer feedback.

Customer Retention Strategies for Delivery Businesses

Proven customer retention strategies for delivery businesses in 2026: on-time delivery, real-time tracking, loyalty, subscriptions, and customer feedback.
Logistics fundamentals explained: how logistics and distribution differ, key supply chain terms, final-mile delivery, and the tech behind it all.

Logistics Fundamentals: Distribution to Final Mile

Logistics fundamentals explained: how logistics and distribution differ, key supply chain terms, final-mile delivery, and the tech behind it all.
A practical 2026 guide to choosing delivery routing software: the features that matter, what it costs, and how to match a route planner to your needs.

How to Choose Delivery Routing Software (2026 Guide)

A practical 2026 guide to choosing delivery routing software: the features that matter, what it costs, and how to match a route planner to your needs.
Smarter routing technology cuts driver stress, fuel waste, and turnover. See how route optimization boosts delivery driver morale and retention.

How Routing Tech Boosts Driver Morale & Retention

Smarter routing technology cuts driver stress, fuel waste, and turnover. See how route optimization boosts delivery driver morale and retention.
A delivery management app unifies route optimization, real-time tracking, customer notifications, and proof of delivery. Here's how it works for delivery teams in 2026.

Delivery Management Apps: The Complete 2026 Guide

A delivery management app unifies route optimization, real-time tracking, customer notifications, and proof of delivery. Here's how it works for delivery teams in 2026.
A 2026 guide to local delivery service — what it is, the benefits, what it costs, and how route optimization helps you deliver faster and cheaper.

Local Delivery Service: The 2026 Business Guide

A 2026 guide to local delivery service — what it is, the benefits, what it costs, and how route optimization helps you deliver faster and cheaper.
Train your delivery team on routing software fast with role-based onboarding, hands-on practice, troubleshooting and adoption tips that turn it into ROI.

Routing Software Training: Onboard Your Team Fast

Train your delivery team on routing software fast with role-based onboarding, hands-on practice, troubleshooting and adoption tips that turn it into ROI.
Proof of delivery vs. bill of lading explained: what each document does, how they differ, and how digital POD cuts delivery disputes and failed deliveries.

Proof of Delivery vs. Bill of Lading: Key Differences

Proof of delivery vs. bill of lading explained: what each document does, how they differ, and how digital POD cuts delivery disputes and failed deliveries.
From AI routing and real-time tracking to electric fleets and automation, see the tech trends reshaping last-mile delivery for SMBs in 2026.

The Future of Delivery: Tech & Trends for the Last Mile

From AI routing and real-time tracking to electric fleets and automation, see the tech trends reshaping last-mile delivery for SMBs in 2026.
Learn what scheduled delivery is and how to schedule, optimize, and track deliveries to cut costs and boost customer satisfaction in 2026.

Scheduled Deliveries: The Complete Guide for 2026

Learn what scheduled delivery is and how to schedule, optimize, and track deliveries to cut costs and boost customer satisfaction in 2026.

Blog Posts

Discover how EasyRoutes' Zapier integration unlocks no-code automations for your delivery operations, including automated order imports, delivery status-based internal team notifications, external tool sync, and more.

EasyRoutes 101: Get Started with Zapier

Discover how EasyRoutes' Zapier integration unlocks no-code automations for your delivery operations, including automated order imports, delivery status-based internal team notifications, external tool sync, and more.
Since our last update, we've shipped a fresh round of EasyRoutes improvements inspired by your feedback, including a streamlined user interface and even more localization & translation options for both route planners and drivers.

EasyRoutes Product Updates - April 2026

Since our last update, we've shipped a fresh round of EasyRoutes improvements inspired by your feedback, including a streamlined user interface and even more localization & translation options for both route planners and drivers.
Love is in the air, and for merchants of all stripes, that means one thing: the Valentine’s Day rush is just around the corner. Here's three quick ways to make Valentine's 2026 a sweet success with EasyRoutes.

Valentine's Day 2026: 3 quick steps to spread the love

Love is in the air, and for merchants of all stripes, that means one thing: the Valentine’s Day rush is just around the corner. Here's three quick ways to make Valentine's 2026 a sweet success with EasyRoutes.
Since our last update, we've been busy adding some powerful new EasyRoutes features, as well as improvements across the app to help streamline your deliveries as we head into the autumn delivery season. Here's a few of the recent highlights.

EasyRoutes Product Updates - September 2025

Since our last update, we've been busy adding some powerful new EasyRoutes features, as well as improvements across the app to help streamline your deliveries as we head into the autumn delivery season. Here's a few of the recent highlights.
Since our last monthly update, we've added lots of new and improved EasyRoutes functionality - including a few of our users' most frequently requested features. Here's some of the highlights from April.

EasyRoutes Product Updates - April 2025

Since our last monthly update, we've added lots of new and improved EasyRoutes functionality - including a few of our users' most frequently requested features. Here's some of the highlights from April.
Since our last monthly update, we've been busy adding new and improved EasyRoutes features to streamline all of your route planning tasks. Here's some of the highlights from February.

EasyRoutes Product Updates - February 2025

Since our last monthly update, we've been busy adding new and improved EasyRoutes features to streamline all of your route planning tasks. Here's some of the highlights from February.
EasyRoutes helps businesses optimize deliveries, improve efficiency, boost customer satisfaction, and save money with smart route planning.

EasyRoutes: Your Solution for Smarter Deliveries

EasyRoutes helps businesses optimize deliveries, improve efficiency, boost customer satisfaction, and save money with smart route planning.
Since our last monthly update, we've been busy making EasyRoutes better than ever to support all of your delivery needs this holiday season. Here's a few of the highlights from November.

EasyRoutes Product Updates - November 2024

Since our last monthly update, we've been busy making EasyRoutes better than ever to support all of your delivery needs this holiday season. Here's a few of the highlights from November.
Set yourself up for Black Friday Cyber Monday success with these tips and tricks to customize your EasyRoutes experience before holiday orders rush in.

Tips & Tricks for Black Friday Cyber Monday 2024 Success

Set yourself up for Black Friday Cyber Monday success with these tips and tricks to customize your EasyRoutes experience before holiday orders rush in.
Since our last monthly update, we've added a number of new features and enhanced functionality for EasyRoutes to streamline your Shopify deliveries as we head into the fall season. Here's some of the highlights from August.

EasyRoutes Product Updates - August 2024

Since our last monthly update, we've added a number of new features and enhanced functionality for EasyRoutes to streamline your Shopify deliveries as we head into the fall season. Here's some of the highlights from August.
Learn more about route optimization and how EasyRoutes works behind-the-scenes to ensure your delivery routes are as smooth and efficient as possible; plus all the details on EasyRoutes' various Route Options and how each impacts your planned delivery routes.

EasyRoutes 101: Route Optimization & Route Options

Learn more about route optimization and how EasyRoutes works behind-the-scenes to ensure your delivery routes are as smooth and efficient as possible; plus all the details on EasyRoutes' various Route Options and how each impacts your planned delivery routes.
Since our last monthly update, we've been busy adding new features and enhanced functionality for EasyRoutes to help streamline your deliveries on Shopify all summer long. Here's some of the highlights from the past month.

EasyRoutes Product Updates - May 2024

Since our last monthly update, we've been busy adding new features and enhanced functionality for EasyRoutes to help streamline your deliveries on Shopify all summer long. Here's some of the highlights from the past month.