5 Questions you Should Ask your Postcard Printing Company

May 2
10:38

2011

Michelle M. Abreu

Michelle M. Abreu

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Before you go ahead and hire that postcards company,5 Questions you Should Ask your Postcard Printing Company Articles you better ask a few important questions about their service. You do not want to go headlong in postcard printing without properly getting to know your postcard printer. From postcard templates to postcard materials, you should ask a lot about their own unique process of printing to determine if they have the right kind of postcard printing for you.

Let me give you five of the most important questions that you should ask your prospective postcard printing company. These should help you gain all the important insights you need about a postcard printer so that you can accurately decide if they are the printers for you.

1. What postcard templates do they use? – While most postcard printers should be able to handle any kind of postcard template, it is good to at least ask what kind of postcard template they prefer. Knowing this will help you choose the right template that will look the best if you do have your custom postcards printed with them as the printer. So try to ask exactly what kind of ey use. Try to acquire one of their templates if possible for your reference. Typically, they should provide this for free.

2. What software is best for them? – Next, you may want to ask what the best software is to use for them. If you know exactly what software they are using, you might be able to match that application and use it as well for your own postcard prints. This helps you eliminate any need for conversions of files since you can just directly send the printer the document file of your draft made in the application. The more of a match there is between the software applications, the lesser the mistakes and the easier it is for you to print your custom postcards.

3. What are their postcard printing options? – It is also important to ask them, what are their postcard printing options? This means asking them about the different choices in paper materials, paper coatings, paper weight, ink type as well as any other special features that can be integrated into their postcard prints. You will of course want a postcard printer that has an extensive array of printing options to choose from. This will help you produce a color postcard that is exactly what you want for your purposes.

4. How much? – Finally, you will want to ask how much? Cost is a big issue of course in postcard printing and you will want to get a decent enough cost for decent quality postcard printing. To know if a postcard printing quotation is cheap or not, it is best to review other quotations from other printers. The fastest way to do this is to go online and actually test out other online postcard printing services. This will give you a good idea if the postcard quotation you got is indeed good and fair for the quality and speed of printing that you will get.

5. How can I get discounts? – Lastly, you should ask them if you can get discounts. Discounts are always there in printing company promotions, and it is best to be sure if you can avail of them or not. You can typically get wholesale postcard printing discounts or even some free printing upgrades. It is better to ask about these things instead of just missing an opportunity to get a better deal.

Great! Remember to ask them all these questions okay? Believe me, it will be a lot easier to determine the best postcard printing company for you. Good luck!