| One of the most important things a business | | | | stamp, but less then two. When you go to the |
| needs is a way to send out mail. There are a lot | | | | post office with 2 stamps on it, you pay double |
| of small businesses that rely on mailings in order | | | | the postage, when by a postage meters readings |
| to get new business. Home based businesses are | | | | it will only cost you slightly more than one stamp. |
| the businesses that really rely on direct mail. | | | | With digital postage it is much more accurate to |
| Direct mailings, whether they are letters with | | | | pinpoint the amount of postage and you don't |
| envelopes or postcards, need postage that costs | | | | have to walk into a post office and have them |
| money. Postage to a big business is not as much | | | | weigh and add the postage. For a company who |
| of a concern, it is the small businesses that have | | | | relies heavily on mail, a postage meter will save |
| little or no budgets. With the cost of postage | | | | you money directly with postage and indirectly by |
| going up more and more, it takes a lot of money | | | | the time needed to visit the post office. |
| to send out advertisements and information to | | | | Using a postage meter is easy, you simply pay a |
| clients. In the beginning a small business will use | | | | certain amount of money to the Post Office and |
| stamps, but as the price goes up and they get | | | | then that is the amount of money that is |
| more business, it is time to look into postage | | | | programmed into the meter for you to spend. In |
| meters. | | | | the long run, you can set whatever amount you |
| The postage meters save you a trip to the post | | | | wish to have for a specific amount of time and |
| office and they are actually regulated by the | | | | the meter will overall save you money. If you are |
| United States Postal Service (USPS). They are | | | | still unsure, then what you should do is buy an |
| very simple to use. There are digital meters that | | | | amount of postage that you normally would for a |
| most small businesses use today. The digital | | | | month and then get a postage meter for a trial |
| postage meter will actually help a small business | | | | period and do the same amount of mailing and |
| reduce their postage bill. Postage meters are | | | | see which comes out to be cheaper. Some |
| great for small business because as we just | | | | companies even offer some free postage to use |
| mentioned they will save you money, but also | | | | during a free trial period. When the free trial is |
| saves time. A postage meter will also weigh the | | | | over there is a monthly fee that you must pay |
| piece of mail and actually charge the business | | | | to use the meter, but you will find it is very small |
| exactly for the amount of what the postage is. | | | | given the savings you can realize. Even if you |
| For example, let's say you have an 8 x 11 manila | | | | have to pay for the postage you use, a free trial |
| envelope and you have about 6 pieces of paper in | | | | costs nothing and let to make sure that a digital |
| it. The size alone will cost you more than one | | | | postage meter is the best option for you. |