What Does it Mean to Be A Print Your Own Master?
by Chelsea Camper | Last Updated May 11, 2017If you have read a few blogs here on the DIY Printing Tips blog, you may have seen us use the term “Print Your Own Master.” While this sounds awesome, what does it mean?
It means you understand how to print your own and you do it well. You may not get it perfect the first time every time, but you know your way around the printer and can get the results you want from it. But that’s not all.
What else does being a Print Your Own Master mean?
You Know the Benefits of Printing Your Own
There are several benefits of printing your own forms, as any Print Your Own Master knows. While printing your own may be a little more work, the Print Your Own Master can see the benefits are worth the effort.
Some of the benefits are:
- You stay in control of the print job
- You can change the design whenever you want without worrying about a designer fee
- Your time is not wasted waiting for a proof
- You can design it to say what you want it to say
- You don’t have a minimum number of prints you have to order per job
- You can save a little money
Do you know of any other benefits of printing your own?
You Know How to Spot and Bust a Print Your Own Myth
Sometimes myths can get spread around about printing your own. For example, some people will tell you it’s too hard or it’s too expensive. Print Your Own Masters know how to bust some of those myths! They send them to the 3 Myths About Printing Your Own that are BUSTED!
You Know Where to Find Great Printing Tips
The DIY Printing Blog is full of great How To posts and Printing Tips to help them get new ideas, learn how to print something new, or just to brush up on the basics of printing your own. Many Print Your Own Masters subscribe to the blog to get great print your own ideas, tips, and advice on a regular basis.
You Know Your Printer
Each printer has its own strengths and weaknesses. A Print Your Own Master should know what each of their printers does well,..and what they don’t do so well. They should know that laser printers typically do better with glossy paper than inkjet and that inkjet printers can produce great quality full color photographs that not all laser printers can achieve.
When they go out to buy a new printer they consider all of the factors that go into buying a new printer. They want to get a printer that can help them consistently produce great printed pieces.
You Know Where to Find Quality, Blank Products Designed for Those Who Print Their Own
When you’re printing your own postcards, mailers, membership cards, shipping labels, etc., you’ll usually want to buy them in bulk. You could go to your standard box store and buy 100 packs of postcards just to get 10,000, or you could buy postcards in bulk online to save yourself a trip to the store as well as save you some money. Which do you think a Print Your Own Master would choose?
Now that you know a bit about what it means to be a Print Your Own Master are you ready to start down the path to becoming one?
It’s not hard! Just start by downloading this Getting Started eBook and subscribing to the DIY Printing blog. You’ll be a Print Your Own Master in no time!
