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The challenges of starting a new company

Vistaprint UK — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:56:02 +0000

Starting a new company is an enormous challenge, so arm yourself with communication tools that will make your company stand out from the crowd!

1. Design an original business card that will give a positive impression of you;

2. Make sure you get a business email address that will add to your credibility;

3. Don’t forget non-digital correspondence, and design headed paper and compliments cards that match your business cards. For a really impeccable image, order your return address and address labels, customised envelopes and folders at the same time. Rubber stamps and date stamps will also help save you time when you are processing your mail.

4. Avoid forgotten appointments by investing in appointment cards, or encourage your customers to come back by giving them loyalty cards.

5. For your employees: customised notepads, sticky notes (and their holder) and notebooks that have your logo, slogan and contact details will be really practical at the office, and will also complement your professional image.

6. These products, just like pens and other engraved items can also be used as promotional products to hand out to your customers, partners and suppliers.

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Give your letters the rubber stamp

Vistaprint UK — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:05:22 +0000

Even in this digital age, we still rely greatly on paper correspondence to communicate both with our nearest and dearest and in a professional context.

Businesses still receive high quantities of invoices, quotes, and letters etc. which all need to be recorded and processed. When time is of the essence, rubber stamps will let you clearly and quickly label correspondence, allowing it to be easily and appropriately dealt with. Stamps can be used for a multitude of reasons, whether to mark letters as confidential, to record the date and details of incoming post, to mark outgoing copies of documents or to clearly label them for filing purposes.

Rubber stamps are not just limited to professional contexts, however. Keeping personal documents organised and labelled can only be a good thing when it comes to digging them out again! A stamp with your name and address can help you avoid writing the details out numerous times when sending your cards for Christmas or other special occasions, whilst you could also create your own personal design as a fun and original way to put your own stamp on your paper communications.

So try rubber stamps in order to save time and/or personalise your letters or paperwork.

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The benefits of rubber stamps

Vistaprint UK — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:20:20 +0000

When you are building up your office supplies, pens, pencils, staplers and paper clips are all top of the agenda, but one thing that could make a lot of difference to how your office operates is a rubber stamp.
It’s amazing what a difference rubber stamps could make to the running of your office. They make it a lot easier to be organised and they can also help you to save a lot of time.

Rubber stamps are used for a variety of reasons. For example, date stamps can be used for filing purposes, then there are address stamps, which can make it a lot easier to reply to correspondence with contacts, clients and customers.

There are also signature stamps which can save a huge amount of time for busy office workers. As well as this, there are general purpose rubber stamps that can serve a huge range of purposes.

These rubber stamps can help to make a huge range of tasks a lot easier. So if you’re stocking up on office equipment, make sure you include rubber stamps on your list.

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Save some time this Christmas with rubber stamps

Vistaprint UK — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:56:16 +0000

We all lead busy lifestyles these days. There is always something to do, places to be or children to run around after. And that’s why, at this time of year, things can seem a little frantic.

Suddenly your list of jobs has increased and you don’t feel like you have enough time to get through it all. In cases like this, the trick is to do whatever you can to make each little job that little bit quicker. And when it comes to sending out presents in the post this Christmas time, rubber stamps can help you save a lot of time.

When you send out gifts in the post, you will need to write the return address on the back of the envelope in case there are any problems delivering the parcel. But this can be very time consuming.

However, with rubber stamps that can stamp out your name and address, you can save a lot of time and simply stamp the information onto the back of each parcel. If you have a lot of parcels to send, this could save you a lot of time.

And this festive season, time is something that we all need more of. So invest in rubber stamps and you could be saving yourself some time this Christmas.

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Signature Stamps Save Time for Busy Executives

Vistaprint — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:47:16 +0000

Are signature stamps a good option?

You’ve got three different meetings two conference calls and four progress reports scheduled and that is just for the morning. You’re simply too busy to take time out to sign the 21 letters and memos you’ve asked your assistant to type up for you, but they have to get in the mail. It isn’t like they are binding contracts that need your signature to be notarised, but you can’t exactly give your assistant the go ahead to forge your signature. You need a solution better than your current one, which is to eat a few stale crackers with one hand as you sign away your lunch hour with the other. You mention this to your assistant and, within minutes, you are looking at VistaPrint’s option for ordering signature stamps.

To create a signature stamp, you will need to scan a copy of your signature into your computer, adjust the scanned signature so that it will be able to fit within the space on the stamp, save it as a pdf file and upload it following VistaPrint’s instructions. You may want to consider ordering the stamp with optional text, such as your name printed below the signature. If you are going to be using your new stamp heavily, you may also want to buy some extra ink pads at the same time.

For more information about signature stamps and Vistaprint, please see our Homepage - Vistaprint.co.uk.

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Vistaprint – Identify Art Quickly With Self Inking Stamps

Vistaprint — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:36:48 +0000

Can self inking stamps be used for other purposes?

You’re in two huge art swaps and are creating several hundred greeting cards for resale. By the time you finish signing and identifying all of these pieces, you could have created several more pieces. As you package up your work and reach for your return address stamp, you are thinking that there has to be a better and faster way to identify your work so that you can become even more productive. Your gaze falls on the stamp and you feel like a cartoon light bulb is appearing over your head. Why not make self inking stamps that contain all the information you’ve been writing on the back of your handmade cards?

Altering address stamps for another purpose is incredibly simple. Just ignore the suggested purpose for each line and type the information you’d like it to say instead. For example, instead of typing your address, perhaps you want to have your website name appear on the address line. Instead of your city, state and zip code, you may prefer to have the third line on your stamp be a copyright notice, such as “All rights reserved.” to protect your work from theft or from being accidentally classified as an orphan work.

For more information about Rubber Stamps and Vistaprint, please see our Homepage - Vistaprint.co.uk.

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Vistaprint – Holiday Rubber Stamp Options

Vistaprint — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:26:30 +0000

Are there any holiday rubber stamp ideas?

You are one busy person around the holidays. Anything that you can do to simplify your most hectic time of the year fills you with joy. This means that finding out that VistaPrint offers holiday rubber stamp designs that can help you out is great news. Now, you just have to decide how to use them all!

Return address stamps with a holiday design are great for stamping your return address on those countless holiday greetings you’re mailing out. However, you can also use them in other ways to help the holidays run more smoothly.

Stamp your address on a piece of freezer or masking tape and adhere the tape to any containers you’d like to get back from school holiday parties, bake sales and cookie exchanges.
Carry a holiday address stamp in your bag and whip it out whenever someone pushes an exchange or return form requesting your name and address on it in front of you. A quick stamp, an exchange of the merchandise for a refund and you’re on your way.

Consider adding a gift tag stamp to your order, too. These stamps are so much easier to use than gift tags that need to be filled out and taped to the package.

For more information about Rubber Stamps and Vistaprint, please see our Homepage - Vistaprint.co.uk.

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Vistaprint – Save Your Fingers With Address Stamps

Vistaprint — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:39:28 +0000

You only need to put your return address on 500 invitations to a big wedding bash. No problem. You may never be able to uncurl your fingers to let go of the pen when you are done, but you’ll get the job done. Hmm. Didn’t you see an option for making address stamps when you were browsing through VistaPrints invitation designs?

With the future of your fingers at stake, you check out the options. As someone who is going to be sending a large quantity of letters, invitations, or announcements over the next few years, you are definitely interested in investing in Address Stamps. The only reason youre hesitating is that youre wondering if your stamp will hold up under the workout you plan to give it.

Actually, an address stamp is able to make hundreds of clear, crisp address images with no sign of wear. In fact, these stamps hold up so well under heavy use that most people will only have to replace their stamps if they move to a new address! If the image does stop being extremely sharp, simply check to see if the stamp needs to be cleaned. If so, gently wipe off any fuzz. If not, you may need to re-ink the stamp pad.

For more information about Address Stamps and Vistaprint, please see our Homepage - Vistaprint.co.uk.

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Vistaprint – Stamps for Small Businesses

Vistaprint — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:03:12 +0000

Can rubber stamps help keep paperwork organized?

You’re working almost constantly as you try to get all the time consuming tasks that come with running a small business done. However, even with all the hours you are putting in, your desk has been devoured by rogue paperwork, your guest chair has turned into the incoming mail file and your office could double as one of the toughest obstacle courses around. You need some help to get things under control.

You’re hiring an organization consultant to whip things into shape. One of the suggestions the consultant makes is to use rubber stamps as part of your new sorting and filing routine.

You check out Vistaprint and find quite a few great premade design options for rubber stamps that will help tame your clutter.

A “paid” stamp can save you time and aggravation. If you stamp invoices as paid as soon as you write out the checks or post a payment online, you won’t need to spend valuable time searching through your records to make sure they are paid if a question about payment arises.

“Received” stamps are great for a business with employees. Having all shipping statements stamped and initialed by staff members means you can track down the person who received the shipment in seconds if you have a question.

For more information about rubber stamps and Vistaprint, please see our Homepage - Vistaprint.co.uk.

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VistaPrint – Custom Stamps for Children

Vistaprint — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:34:13 +0000

Are custom stamps a good idea for kids?

Your child is one of those kids that would leave his or her head behind if it was not attached. The problem is so bad that you’ve reached the point where you are thinking about getting a wholesale license so you can buy winter caps and other gear in bulk at a reduced price. Before you give up on your child’s ability to keep his or her belongings, why not try making sure every item is clearly identified with custom stamps for kids? This way, perhaps at least some things will make it back into your child’s possession when teachers or neighbors read your child’s name on the lost belongings.

Custom stamps are also fun for children to use. Give your child a name stamp and you’ll never have to wonder if something belongs to him or her again. In fact, you may want to consider spelling out some guidelines before handing over the stamp to avoid problems with an overzealous stamper. Rules like, “No stamping on faces,” seem like theyd be too obvious to need to be spelled out right up to the second your child strolls into the kitchen with every inch of skin covered in his or her name stamped in black ink.

For more information about stamps and VistaPrint, please see our Homepage - VistaPrint.co.uk.

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