Web-to-print for In-plants
Many vendors offer demo sites that let you go through a sample user experience using their tool. And most allow for plenty of customization on your part when putting your site together, so you can make a site easier to use, depending on your customer’s needs.
Check out products like AmazingPrint.com, Custom Print Now, EFI’s Digital Storefront, NowDocs NowPrint, Press-sense iWay/Xerox Freeflow, Printable and Saepio DCE. Products that fall into the not-very-expensive and also simple-to-use category include Perfect Proof’s PrintersWebsite, PrinterPresence.com and WebsitesforPrinters.com.
Julie Shaffer is Vice President, Digital Technologies at Printing Industries of America. She heads up the Digital Printing Council (DPC), as well as the Center for Digital Printing Excellence at Printing Industries headquarters in Sewickley, PA. In her position, Julie plays a lead role in developing programs and tools to help members grow their businesses with digital technologies.
Known for her graphic production expertise, Julie has a 20-plus year background in pre-media and print. She is often called upon for training, presentations and to provide on-site consulting throughout the industry on diverse range of topics, including PDF, color management, digital printing, social media and Web-to-print implementation. Julie is co-author of several books, including "The PDF Print Production Guide" (1st, 2nd and 3rd edition), the "Web-to-Print Primer" and the forthcoming "Field Guide to Social Media."