Each time you want to give away a huge quantity of marketing material, you face a problem: where to print? Fortunately, there are a lot of companies that offer the service of printing. Various things can be printed, such as flyers, brochures, stickers, business cards, and many others. These kinds of companies are called online printing companies.

These services make it possible to turn your ideas into real, professional documents. Online printing companies help you design and prepare your documents for printing for example through some do-it-yourself design tools. When you have finished the preview and have approved the designed document, the printing company prints it in as many copies as you have ordered.

How to choose the best service?

Of course, you will not find only one good online printing company. There are too many. Your goal is to find a service that is best for you. Your choice depends on your demands. There are a lot of components that you can consider, such as price, design features, speed of delivery, support, quality.. Let us see some of the criteria separately:

– Easy to use:
A good online printing company has to be easy to use. They have to be designed to make printing your documents extremely simple. When you have to upload your own file, the last thing that should bother you is a complicate handling through the website. Choose a service that offer a simple step-by-step process, that is straightforward and you will navigate through the process quickly and easily.

– Design Features
Online printing services should have proper design features to cover the way from your design to completed printing. There are online companies that include custom creation and editing tools to help adjust your design or start from scratch. Good online printing services contain numerous templates for download that will guide your design, as well as a number of ready-made designs that you can use. The majority of online printing companies allow you to upload PDF files, but it is good to choose a company that support additional formats. Moreover, before the printing starts physically, it is recommended to see the preview of your document to be sure that you will receive a product that you want.

– Finishing Features
When you have finished all the preparations and you are looking for getting a beautiful printed product, make sure that the finishing is not weak. After all, you are choosing a professional printing company to get the best quality. Online printing companies offer a lot of kinds of paper, of different weights and colors. Also, they have to provide professional finishing : lamination, aqueous coating, gloss, and a variety of cutting, folding, hole punching, as well as binding options.

– Delivery
Finally, but not of less importance is the speed and safe shipping. A lot of online printing companies use delivery companies or have integrated direct mailing services. If you need a quick delivery, choose one that offer rush or even overnight shipping, or that  can be picked up in retail stores.

About the Author: Garlak Theodorakis

My name is Garlak Theodorakis, I am graphic designer with almost 10 year experience in the field. Founded Tooft.com in january 2010 with idea to share my knowledge with the world.