Here’s a round-up of some popular posts and interesting articles we talked about this week (plus a sneak peek of what’s coming up next week!) in a brief, easy to digest post.

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Having a flexible design isn’t just a benefit of 8UP Postcards; it’s a benefit of printing your own! However, we will be focusing on just the 8UP Postcards for now.

Here are some benefits of printing your own and situations that would greatly benefit from the ability to have a flexible design: Read More…

This post is just a quick reminder about the FedEx® rate increase at the begining of next month. Read More…

Yes and no, depends on how badly it’s crinkled. Some carriers have structured their barcodes to endure damage up to 30% while others are incredibly strict about keeping the barcode in mint condition.

The two we’ll look at in this post will be FedEx® and USPS®. FedEx® barcodes will work only if very little damage is done to them while USPS®’s barcodes aren’t quite as strict. Most carriers refer to an ANSI grade when talking about the quality the printed barcodes must be. Read More…

The fourth major question asked when looking into printing your own shipping labels is: What printer should I use?

We would recommend a laser printer that can handle labels, although an inkjet could work if your carrier accepts inkjet printed barcodes. There are many factors you need to consider when you’re buying a printer for shipping label sheets. If you missed our blog post yesterday I highly recommend you check it out. Read More…

When you’re printing your own materials, buying the right printer is a big part of your business. There are many factors you need to consider before you make your purchase and this eBook will help you cover all of your bases.

Some companies need printers with very unique specifications (example: a class 100 clean printer to print clean labels). On our checklist we left a couple of spaces empty for you to add those unique, custom specifications. Read More…

Here’s a round-up of some popular posts and interesting articles we talked about this week (plus a sneak peek of what’s coming up next week!) in a brief, easy to digest post. Read More…

Using 11×17″ tabloid postcard sheets can save you time and money on several fronts:

• Save on metered printing by printing more postcards per click
• Fewer sheets of paper to buy when you buy 11×17″ sheets with eight postcards per sheet
• Can be up to 50% faster since you’ll be printing twice as many postcards per sheet over the four per page postcard sheets
• Save on postage by mailing postcards instead of envelopes

Here’s a great recipe for 11×17″ postcard sheets to help get you started printing your own! Read More…

This is the fourth post in our 8UP Postcard Series and it applies not only to 8UP Postcards, but all postcards. However, with the addition of all the other benefits from 8UP Postcards they’ll still save you more than single or 4UP postcards, so we’ll concentrate on talking about the 8UP Postcards in this post. Read More…

Contrary to popular belief, it’s not just free shipping that attracts customers to your online store. A recent study by comScore (commissioned by UPS) Online Shopping Customer Experience Study, 63% of customers look for the company’s policy on returns before making a purchase. Tweet It!

62% of online shoppers who do make returns prefer that the return label is included in the original box or have access to an easy-to-print label. Tweet It! Read More…