The Complete Christmas
Collection
Christmas Recipes, Crafts
and Kids Activities and xmas stories. 1.
Determine how many Christmas cards you will need. Will they all need to be the
same Christmas card with the same personalization or will some need to be different?
Will you be buying just for your immediate office or are there other branches
that you will need to buy for?
2. What kind of budget do you have to work
with? Try to keep within that budget as you make your selections to consider.
3.
Are you needing to order a large quantity (ie: several thousand)? Be sure to get
a quote to see if you can get a better price than what is offered on the website.
4.
What type of Christmas card does the boss want, generic, international, humorous,
religious?
5. Determine how many people will be involved in the decision
making process and who they are.
6. If the website you are researching
has a Favorites folder, make your selections and add them to the folder then show
them to those involved in the decision making process.
7. Once you have
narrowed the selections down to around three choices, request samples to be sent
to you so you can check out the quality of the cards before ordering and make
your selection.
8. Will you be printing a logo or just printing your company
name?
9. If a logo is to be included, is it a single color logo or more
than one color? Be sure to get a price quote for whichever you need and be sure
to get a high resolution image to submit when time to place your order. Usually
whoever takes care of any printing or advertising for your company should have
a copy of a high resolution logo for printing. At least 300 dpi is needed for
sharp image and .eps files are best. Other acceptable formats usually include
.tif, .bmp and .jpg if they have sufficient high resolution. If you can provide
an .eps file, it will give the best result and is the easiest to work with for
whoever does the layout and printing of your logo.
10. Will you be creating
your own custom verse or selecting one of the generic verses offered? If you want
to do a custom verse, but sure to check out what is involved - what is required
on your end, what your options are concerning fonts, ink color selections, the
cost, etc. Make sure that you get to see a proof before printing so that you have
the opportunity to offer feedback for any changes you might want to make.
11.
Be sure that the company you are considering is of good reputation. Are they a
member of the BBB, do they have testimonials posted on their site. Do they have
a privacy policy to protect your email? Do they have a strong guarantee? If you
call with a question, do you feel that you are getting prompt, courteous service?
12.
Start this process early, around the end of August through September is a good
time. If you start too early, you will find that many dealers will not know if
a card you select is going be returning from the previous year as they only get
most of that information around the middle to the end of summer themselves. Stock
is not available for samples or to print. But by doing your research in August
or September, getting your samples and placing your order then, will entitle you
to a discount or early order incentives offered by many online companies. You
also avoid the stress of last minute decisions, out of stock items, or heaven
forbid, something wrong happens with your order and it has to be reprinted. Also,
keeping the bottom line in mind, when you order early, you can avoid higher shipping
charges and just go with the least expensive method. Design
Crafters has been an online resouce for premium Christmas cards for the past six
years, winning the "Distinguished Dealer" award every year. They specialize in
customized cards with many choices including customized verses & company logos.
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