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Avoid Using Inkjets to print your flyers

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Realty One Carolina, LLC 282822

I received a new listing flyer last week for a home in the neighborhood. It was such a disservice to the sellers. Not only did the agent use an inkjet printer to print the flyer, but the agent used regular copy paper and tried to save on ink usage by printing the flyer in what appeared to be fast draft.

There were lines and waves all over the paper, the images were not clear, and to top that off, it was delivered during one of those days we had rain. The flyer was crying ink!

Regular copy paper, multipurpose paper, laser paper and high fiber paper is not designed for inkjets especially if you are going to use it to distribute to the public in that manner. Not only will the fiber content of those type of paper damage and clog your print head, it consumes more ink and will not prevent bleeding.

If you don’t have the means to print using a laser, take the time to send your print job to an office supply store. Staples is charge $0.39 per color copy and Office Depot and Office Max will price match. Is it worth it? Yes, I send print jobs to the office supply stores for clients across the country with the following requirement:

24 lb

Bright white 98+

Laser paper

You will be surprise how much better your flyers will look. Plus, the saving is worth it!

 

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Carolyn Nelson, Broker and REALTOR
Realty One 247 

www.RealtyOne247.com   | RealtyOne247Services@Gmail.com  

 Realty One 247 helps create a life-long relationship between Buyers and Sellers.

       Realty One 247

 

 

Comments(6)

Ben Kakimoto
Keller Williams Greater Seattle - Seattle, WA
Seattle Condo Specialist
Up in these parts the inkjet flyers in the flyer boxes always bleed during the rainy season which last for several months.  Don't know why agents don't use color laser for their flyer box flyers.
Sep 24, 2006 03:01 PM
Nima Rezvan CT Lender CT Senior Mortgage Broker
Nima Rezvan Prosper First Funding Corporation NMLS#110681 - Fairfield, CT
First Time Home Buyer Expert - CT FHA Loans - FHA

Believe it or not, we get this corporate discount and I always bring my marketing materials or open house fliers that I make for my realtors open houses to FEDEX KINKOS.  I get like 50 or 60% off which is excellent.  I wouldn't know any other way to print any color documents.  Thanks for the FYI I guess.

Your Mortgage Man,

Nima

http://www.MyNima.com

http://www.activerain.com/mortgageman

 

Sep 24, 2006 04:02 PM
Ray Saenz
Exit Realty Laredo - Laredo, TX
Homes for Sale in Laredo, TX - Texas, Realtor
Inkjets, I hate them, very slow and many of them are very expensive
Sep 24, 2006 04:59 PM
Karen Hurst
RICOASTALLIVING.COM - Warwick, RI
Rhode Island Waterfront!
Glad to see you back Carolyn!!
Sep 25, 2006 02:54 AM
Carolyn Nelson
Realty One Carolina, LLC - Burlington, NC
Your Triangle to Triad Real Estate Expert!

Thanks Karen,  I am trying not to spend too much time in ActiveRain plus the fact that I had 17 closings to proces this month and several new listings. Now I'm catching up on my weekly dosage of active rain at 4:30 am.

Sep 27, 2006 08:29 PM