Why Printquote & FAQ
It’s simple: your business may have a website but unless you are constantly working on optimizing its search visibility it may not get the exposure it deserves and consequently will not generate the sales you expect.
80% of people use Google when searching for business services. The vast majority of these do not go past page #1! This means that unless your website is at the very top in search results it will not be seen in most searches!
Even if your website does appear on page 1 most customers do not click on more than 2-4 website on the page. Put yourself in customer’s shoes: if you were searching for printing quotes would you rather fill out 20 “contact us” forms or submit one request and have printing companies compete for it?
By centralizing the "search for provider" process Printquote is able to focus on collecting as many requests for quotes as possible which would otherwise be available only to the select few companies appearing at the top of search results. We forward these quotes to you! One stop service for customers, continuous source of leads for providers!
FAQ.
- Is Printquote a printing house? No. We do not do any printing ourselves. We forward all requests for quotes (RFQs) to providers on our email lists.
- Does Printquote’s service cost anything? At the moment no! This will likely not remain forever however we will provide timely and adequate notice before any fees take effect. Before this happens you will have ample opportunity to see if our services are worth any future fees.
- Do I need to place a credit card on file? No!
- Does Printquote have preferred providers? Do some providers have priority over others? No! Printquote sends RFQs to all providers on the same list in the same way at the same time.
- How do I sign up? Please fill out the "Sign Up" form on the Home Page.
- What do I need to start receiving RFQs from Printquote? You need to be an existing Canadian printing company. We will forward quotes only to emails registered on valid printing company websites such as name@printingcompanyname.ca (or .com, net, org etc).
- I'm in the US, can I join your list? This website is for Canadian printing companies only. Please sign up at printquote.mobi, our mobile print quote tool serving customers in both US and Canada.
- How does Printquote distribute RFQs? We have divided Canada into a few regions consisting of adjoining provinces. For instance Ontario and Quebec are one region, Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan another, SK, Alberta, and BC another, etc. One province could be on two lists. RFQs for small and medium jobs are forwarded to printers in local region(s), RFQs on large jobs are sometimes forwarded to printers in more than two regions.
- How do the RFQs come in? The RFQs come in via email.
- Is the customer contact info in the RFQ? No. To protect the privacy of our customers and thereby maximize the number of RFQs we do not disclose customer contact details.
- So how do I submit a quote? Just reply to the RFQ email. The quote will come to us and we will forward it to the customer.
- How will I know if the customer is interested? If the customer is interested they will contact you using the contact details provided in your quote.
- Does Printquote read quotes? Yes, we review quotes to make sure they comply with our policy.
- Will Printquote disclose my quotes to anyone other than the intended recipient? No, we have a strict Privacy Policy published on our website.
- Does Printquote mark up quotes? No! Quotes are forwarded to customers in exact form they are received by us.
- Does my quote have to be on company letterhead? Yes.
- Does my quote have to contain a dollar figure? Yes. Quotes without an exact dollar amount will not be forwarded to customers.
- Is my quote a contract? Please treat your quote as seriously as you would any other official quote from your company. Printquote will not hesitate to remove providers who do not honor their quote(s). Of course we realize that providers are quoting only based on the info provided in the RFQ.
- Can I make my quote subject to terms and limits! Absolutely, but please make them clear in the body of the quote.
- Besides the price what else should I mention in the quote? We recommend describing turnaround time, set up fees, any applicable surcharges, shipping and handling time, what is included in your quote and what is not, fees for extra services, and any other relevant info.
- Do I need to include a quote for shipping? Yes, please specify shipping fees, service, and time. If you cannot ship and would like the customer to arrange pick up please specify weight and size of the order.
- Can I include suggested variations in my quote? Yes. This includes suggesting to customer other media, finishes, stitching, quantity and/or package deals which you feel may make your quote more attractive.
- Can I include our current specials? Yes, a maximum of 3.
- What if customers complain? We take customer feedback very seriously. While care will be taken to listen to both sides we reserve the right to remove providers from our list without prior notice.
- What’s in the future? Printquote has plans underway to develop an online real-time quoting system and many other features. Stay tuned!