Here are our recommended postcard printers:

Printing postcards to promote your business is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to get your business image, logo & message out there. The cost of printing and mailing the postcard beats creating a brochure or catalog. It gives you the maximum exposure for your dollar.

Its also fun to print postcards for family and friends.

Here are some things to consider before you print postcards:

1. Design - There are many templates online available that you can choose from to create your own postcard. If you find the right template, this may work for you. Or, if your design is just an image, you won’t need to pay for a designer. However, if you want a more professional, complex design. You will need to pay for a designer to create it for you. Pricing for this can range from $50-$150/hr or more. The designing shouldn’t take more than 1-2 hours. It should be much less than that.

2. Choose a company - Choosing a printing company should involve price comparison, turnaround time and quality comparison. Pricing can vary widely and it’s important to shop around.

3. Cost - Make sure when you are comparing prices, that you also consider the cost of shipping. Some companies advertise a fast turnaround, but then charge too much for it. It ends up inflating the cost of the whole job. Compare prices and make sure when you compare that you are considering what quality you are paying for with each product.

There are a few things that are important to look for in a print shop or printing company.

1. Quality of their work - If the company is designing the work for you, make sure that you have seen samples of their other work that you like.  Some designers are just not capable of producing quality work.  View samples of their banners, flyers and brochures.

If you are impressed with their samples, then you can be sure that they are capable of producing high quality work.

2. Turnaround time - Find out what their turnaround times are. Also, find out if they charge extra for a fast turnaround. Some companies advertise fast turnaround, but then, they end up charging extra for that service.

3. How long have they been in business? - Its good to use an experienced, established printing press. There are many things that can go wrong during a printing project. An inexperienced company can cause errors and hold you liable to pay for the re-run. Find out how experienced and established the company and staff are. If they have been in business for a long time, you can assume that they know how to prevent unnecessary errors. Check with the BBB (Better Business Bureau) and find out what comments people have posted about them.

Here are our top recommended printing companies online: