Greeting card printing is not as expensive as it seems to be. With today’s technology, the standard for printing rises ever higher to accommodate the trends and demands of this era.
Four-color process printing is integrated with offset printing to give you consistent, high-quality prints that are sure to work within your budget. Enjoy varicolored prints with rich, vibrant colors for greeting cards that are truly memorable and magnificent.
Even with custom greeting card printing, you can still stand to save on printing cost and reward yourself with unique greeting cards. Observe these following ideas so you can enjoy premium-made greeting cards without breaking your wallet:
1. Quality Cover Stock.
A 100lb. Cover stock is a high-grade stock that gives your prints that smooth, soft, gloss finish that enhances the brightness of your colors. It also has the durability that gives your greeting cards durability and form.
2. Free Gloss or AQ coating
Many printing companies offer gloss coated cover stock which saves from spending on you any unforeseen or additional Aqueous coating jobs. With the gloss coating, your prints are protected from dirt, smudges and scratches that would harm your print designs.
You wouldn’t need additional coats for your prints too since this stock can very well provide you with enough protection and shine you need.
3. Use standard greeting card sizes.
Many printing companies offer different greeting card sizes to accommodate your needs. You can choose from small, medium and large sized card sizes so you can have an ideal size without opting for custom printing.
You can save custom printing for truly special jobs that would make your printing unique.
4. Free Printing Quotes
Companies provide clients with printing quotes which they can easily view or access on their sites. You can easily put in your greeting card project details and see an accurate printing quote you will need to work with.
Other than this, you can obtain too a free printing quote for your custom greeting card projects so you can measure which details would help you save and which features you should rightly splurge on.
5. Single Level Emboss is the least expensive way to create a raised detail on your greeting card. The embossing is done by creating one flat level with rounded edges or bevels. Obtain that texture and effect you need for your greeting cards through single level emboss.
6. Free File Review or Free Proofing Service
Choose a printing company who can give you this service for free. Imagine the savings you can make if you can have your files assessed and evaluated by a professional team of printers at no cost at all. This can even give you a satisfactory printing experience before you can even commit to an order.
7. Print ahead of time with longer turnaround time.
Being ahead of your deadline helps you avoid unwanted accidents. Choosing a longer turnaround time gives you this advantage aside from saving significant costs. So avoid rushing and have the leisure to check for any errors you might have missed. A longer turnaround time too gives you the benefit of saving as you are printing.
Greeting card printing may be a simple or ordinary task which may not pose any challenge for expert graphic designers and the like. But knowing just how you can cut those extra cents without forsaking quality is putting your practicality and common sense to good practice.
So survey the printing company who can very well provide you with the greeting card quality and services you need. Get invaluable savings and advantage that would certainly make your greeting cards one of a kind.
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