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you are here: DentalPlans.com > Dental Health Articles > Business > Making Mailing Make Money Sense
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Updated: 8/17/2008 2:00:11 PM |
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 (ARA) - Working from home is the newest wrinkle on the American Dream. More people than ever are achieving the dream, with about 4.2 million people working from home, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But with great flexibility comes even greater responsibility, and it's more important than ever to save money in your home office environment.
If you think the expense of mailing checks, invoices, brochures, holiday cards, etc., is just the cost of doing business, think again. You can save money and employee hours with a postage meter.
Savings
Most postage meters come with a scale, either separate or built in, that weighs your mail and then prints exact postage every time. This helps eliminate the risk of "over-stamping" your envelopes and packages. Over time you can save big when mailing regularly.
A study conducted for Pitney Bowes, a market leader in postage meters, by a third party showed that small businesses that use a meter can save up to 20 percent in postage costs annually.
Productivity
Having a postage meter in your office also frees up more of your time. The postage meter hooks up to a telephone line and you can dial in your request to add funds, or conveniently connect to the internet anytime, 24/7. That eliminates the need to go to the post office for stamps as you'll be able to weigh your mail and print the postage right at your desk. Enjoy the added bonus of scheduling free picks ups from the USPS for your mail and packages right from your office (www.usps.com/pickup).
Add up your savings by calculating how much employee time you will save by making fewer trips to the post office every week and then multiply this with the applicable hourly salary you pay. A study of 8.5 million small businesses concluded that small businesses that use a meter are up to 20 percent more productive than those who don't. With gas prices continuously increasing, the savings grow even more.
Cost management
With a postage meter, you'll also be managing your costs more efficiently as it will help you monitor exactly how much you spend on your mailings. You can even create different accounts for different departments, giving you a more detailed understanding of each department's postage spending. If you send a lot of bulk mail you can apply for a bulk mail permit from the USPS. Use this permit in conjunction with your postage meter to optimize your savings.
Deliverability
Metered mail helps the post office to process your mail which means that many times metered mail gets to its destination faster than stamped mail.
Branding
Metered mail helps send the message to the recipient that you run a stable and sturdy business, helping you build your brand while looking more professional.
"When we need to get a message out to our patients, whether it be an invoice, a reminder, or a greeting during the holidays, Pitney Bowes makes it painless and allows us to do it quickly. We have had our mailing system for several years and we have been enjoying those benefits for as long," says Ed Brubaker MS, PT-HRPT, Hand Rehab & Physical Therapy Group LLP.
Pitney Bowes
According to applicable rules and regulations, postage meters cannot be owned by a business, but you can rent one. Pitney Bowes offers the mailstation2, a compact, desktop meter that will give you will you exact postage every time, for as little as $15 to $20 per month.
Use the meter for mailing standard letters, packages and even Priority Mail. The mailstation2 digital mailing system and scale from Pitney Bowes can help you save time and money on your mailings. It has a built-in scale that weighs your envelopes & packages and then calculates postage instantly - at the touch of a button. It couldn't be more simple and easy to use. You can connect online or through the phone 24/7. Never over pay for postage again and no need to run to the post office for stamps. You'll be saving on gas too!
You can try the mailstation2 risk-free for 60-days and get $100 in free postage coupons by clicking here.
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