Great Ways To Reduce Your Business Ink Costs [Infographic]

Ink prices are one of the highest for commodities in the world yet many people don’t realize it. The most effected by these prices are businesses. It doesn’t matter whether the company is a small local one or maybe an international business that sells millions of products everyday, ink is vital. The use of ink is important to both in-house activities such as providing information to business partners or information to potential customers to external activity such as creating advertising by use of pamphlets and banners, even the company newsletter can be costly. The Infographic attached will be very helpful to any size and type of business that has high ink costs.
The title of the infographic is ‘7 ways to lower your ink costs’ which is exactly what any business should be doing. The 7 ways vary in level of difficulty to do. Some are very simple things that require little to no effort while others require getting better equipment but the majority are simple tasks that anybody can complete.

The first tip is one of the most interesting options on the infographic as it’s based on a real study carried out by university students in the U.S. which showcased how much ink each font type used up. The most important revelation from the experiment was that the difference in the amount of ink used with some fonts are absolutely shocking.

Popular fonts such as Impact and Comic Sans were massive ink users which drained the ink cartridges quickly while other such as Garamond and Courier were less harsh.

The emphasis on ink cartridges is quite apparent too with many interesting facts being revealed. Using the right cartridge with the right printer is not commonly done and according to the infographic it can waste quite a bit of ink as it isn’t being used to full potential. Most printers now provide their own cartridges that are tailor-made for their products. Another tip to notice with cartridges is that many will say they need to be replaced when some are still nearly half full. This is done by companies who want to increase sales. The best way to judge is by eye. When the colours begin to noticeably fade is the best indication that a new cartridge is needed.

A good and reliable printer is also invaluable to any business. It’s worth chipping in for an expensive printer as not only are they better quality but a large amount of ink can be saved from smudges that are common with cheap and old printers. Most branded printers are good choices such as HP and Epsom. Ask for advice while purchasing is your best option.

Another important and easy to carry out tip is simply taking out one of the cartridges when printing – depending on what you’re printing. If your document features mainly text, removing the colour cartridge will stop the black being used from the colour (as it will take from both) which is an obvious waste. The same is said vice versa if your content is more colour orientated, simply taking out the black cartridge can save you a noticeable amount. Another valuable point on planning ahead is to decide whether you will even need a colour or black cartridge. If content is predominantly text try to stick to just black ink.

Most laptops come preloaded with certain features that can save ink automatically by simply enabling them in print settings. For example, Inkjet printers come with a Draft mode which will only make the cartridge swipe over the characters once, instead of multiple times, saving a large amount of ink.

Have a look at the infographic to see these tips with more detail and written out in a clear and easy to read manner.

Infographic Submitted By John Murray. Source: http://ecoink.ie/reduce-your-ink-costs.jpeg. If you liked this post and would like to see more then please subscribe to TLB. Don’t forget to comment on this post. Also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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