If you are about to order your first print job from your printers in San Diego you want to be careful you do not make a rookie mistake that will wind up costing you a lot of money. Here are three important steps you should take when ordering your first print job to avoid confusion or the need for a reprint:
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Educate Your Self: You may not be prepared to make the right choices for your print run. Many first time print jobs can be confusing if you do not understand your paper options. If you are ordering online look at the names of the paper options available and then take a trip to your local office supply store. Look at the types of paper and if possible get a few samples. You will then be certain you are ordering what you want. You will then know what paper to order in the future and you can do it without the need to do anything more than click and order.
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Double Check and Check Again: Make sure all of your work is proofed, double proofed and checked one more time. And do not depend on your own checking. Make sure you have someone else read through everything because they will be more likely to spot errors. You then also want to work with your printer to provide you with a proof off of their system to be certain nothing went wrong with your file.
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Know your Quantities and Prices: Some people are not aware of price breaks they can get for their print jobs. Look at a number of options including if you make an adjustment in size can they run more on a page. As well figure out where you can get more quantities such as business cards or letterhead if you know you will use them. Be more cautious with runs with things that are more likely to change such as special offer brochures or anything with prices. Speak to your printer about “over’s” as well and if they charge for them. These are extras that are commonly run with every print job. Last but not least make sure you understand the cost of the entire job from start to finish asking about things such as trim costs, charges for over’s and delivery fees.
Taking these three steps the first time around will help you avoid any common mistakes that could wind up costing you more money or provide you with the wrong product.
