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Money savings tips

Saving money when the opportunity arises can go a long way for a business. Although in some cases it seems that the additional money spent is minimal, in the long run those saved dollars can translate into a significant financial gain.

When thinking of ways to lower your budget and alleviate costs, the costs of printing are usually overlooked. For businesses such as graphic designers or real estate agencies that print quite often, making careful decisions regarding printing can end up being very profitable. Here are some tips for saving money in the printing and graphic design industries:

• Some people are under the impression that printing material on your copy machines can save your firm money. However, in addition to it being extremely slow to print multi-page documents on your office copy machine, it is actually more expensive as well. It can cost you $.08 or more per page. Outsourcing to a printer will get the job done a lot faster and save your firm a good amount of money.
• Sometimes you can save money by choosing less expensive paper and formats without compromising quality.
• Double check your work to make sure nothing was left out before submitting your design to the printer. Alterations made to your order once they have started working on it may result in a higher cost.
• Make sure you allow enough time for your material to be printed within your desired time frame. Sending your material to the printer a day or two before you are expecting it to be ready may incur additional costs because of extra expenses for overtime and rush material orders.
• Convert your files to PDF format before submitting your order to be printed. Submitting your files in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Publisher will require extra work in prepress. Converting word and publisher files to PDF before submitting them to the printer will save you time and money.
• Using standard folds could lower your printing costs. Folding in an unusual manner will require additional set-up time and will cause your job to run more slowly.
• Try to place orders for the proper quantity. This will help eliminate costs especially if you are printing multiple-color jobs. Reprinting will cause set up charges to be added a second time which will add to the cost.
• Some printers have specific color days where they print all spot colors. You should plan your project around those common color days. If your job requires special inks, let your printer know well in advance to avoid further delays.