Mail Service Continued…

MailersClub not only helps you with the design and production of your mailer, but also will send it for you so that the paper never has to cross your desk. They offer varying degrees of assistance from predesigned documents to custom help. If you already have something in mind, they will take your artwork and text to create a mailer for your business. Prices for these services run the gamut depending on design, printing and paper specifications, and type of mailer you choose. Often these prices are on a per piece basis and include postage in those costs if the company is mailing it for you. If you don't feel that you are computer savvy enough to do an online mailing, or if you desire a more “hands on” approach, then your local postal store may be the best option.

Postal Store Mailing Services

Postal stores no longer offer just boxes and Styrofoam peanuts, they are now second offices to many business owners and their employees. Mail Boxes Etc., which also owns The UPS Store, helps out by giving you a one-stop shop in its approach to mailer production. Many of these stores even have computers that you can “rent” to create your mailer and then they can produce your mailer straight from the disk. Design help from a store employee is at an extra per hour cost. A wide variety of papers, binding and laminating are at your fingertips. Seeing your mailer prototype in person before you have thousands of copies printed may save you money in the long run. Best of all, you can mail it straight from the store, no trudging to the post office.

US Postal Service

The United States Postal Service is not your grandmother's post office. In keeping up with the rest of the world, the United States Postal Service offers online services for your mailing needs. You can research anything from finding that pesky zip code to full service production. The United States Postal Service's NetPost Services allows you to create, print, and send resumes, newsletters, flyers and everything in between and you receive postage discounts with every mailing of any size. Many options are given as far as color, font, and images. However, unlike other sites, the United States Postal Service will accurately estimate your costs associated with mailing your items whether it be a brochure or a postcard. Nonprofit organizations are even included in the estimation with their own special rates.

If none of those options appeal to you, there are professional organizers and virtual assistants that can be hired on an hourly basis to help you with your business mailing needs. This avenue gives you undivided attention to make sure your mailing runs smoothly with one-on-one assistance. Hired on a contractual basis, once the organizer or assistant proves to be a success, you can always hire them again down the road for your next mailing. The ongoing work partnership can create a seamless mailing process. Professional organizers are often someone you can meet face to face whereas with virtual assistants, most communication is done via computer. The National Association for Professional Organizers website can refer you to a qualified organizer in your area.

By Sarah Castle