There are many ways that you can make your whole print buying experience easier, and less costly. Here are some ways you can avoid extra charges to your job:

1. ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME. The more time you allow a job, the easier it is for us to schedule. This keeps our costs down by avoiding overtime charges, rush paper delivery charges and re-runs from improper planning. The success of your job depends on proper planning.

2. ORDER MORE. The longer our press run is, the more our price per unit costs decrease. The majority of your printing costs are in the setup (or makeready) of your job, not the actual paper or print time. Also, by bringing us more than one job of similar quantity at a time, we can sometimes "group" these onto one larger sheet and in turn, save you money.

3. PROPERLY PREPARE YOUR FILES. One of the most consistent problems we deal with is files that are setup incorrectly. If you don't know the proper way to set up something, feel free to ask us, look through the online guides, or simply leave it to the pros. Most times the cost of a professional designer is more than offset by extra pre-press charges that are incurred. Avoid using software such as Microsoft Word, Power Point, Publisher or Adobe Pagemaker. They have inherent problem points built into them. Use software such as Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop or QuarkXpress and export a high res PDF, as well as include the native files, fonts and images.

4. USE HOUSE STOCK. We have several sheets of paper that we buy in quantity at a discount and can pass these savings on to you. These are available in standard weights and coatings for the most common job types.