After the hurricane, we have seen so many new businesses flocking to the area to help with the numerous rebuilding opportunities and to help the neighborhoods put their communities back together. You want to have quality print products to help assure your customers that you are a quality business.



When expanding your company into the suburban markets or with the multitude of construction companies, freelance handyman services, tree trimmers and roofers, you need to look professional in all that you do from your letterhead to your envelopes to your business cards and everything in between. This is one key component to standing out from the competition.

If you plan on handing out flyers or brochures, then it is absolutely vital that these are perfect in every respect. That is why you need to make sure you contract an excellent printer for the job, an area New Orleans printing company that you can trust.

First of all, you must be sure to ask for many samples of their past work. Take a good long look at each piece of material they pass on to you.

Here are some specific things to look for in the samples before you choose their products and services:

Look at the edges

Are the edges all clean and crisp? You should not see any odd colors that should not be there, this could mean they do not know how to manage bleeds properly. The edges should all be straight with no rough cutting either.

Check all lines

Are things lined up properly on the paper or are all the words on a slight angle. This is an obvious no-no that any good printer worth their salt would not allow.

Check clarity

How clear are the images you are seeing? The letters, colors and all images should look sharp and professional. You do not want to choose a printer that will deliver blurry products to you.

You also need to find out what services are offered. Some will take care of the entire project for you from the design of the materials to the printing and delivering of them, while others only print.

In the case of the latter you will have to provide them with the brochures or business cards, most likely on a disc in pdf format. Make sure that you understand just what the printer you are thinking of choosing will actually be able to do for you before you commit to anything.

You also want to keep in mind that any printing company is going to show you their absolute best work, and if this work is not good enough, chances are what you end up with will be even worse.

That is why it is so important that you take the time to look at samples and compare at least three different printing companies before you make your final decision.

This is especially vital if you have not used these services in the past. In a case like that, you can begin to learn by comparisons between what they have produced.