Small to mid-sized companies can save time and money using a Pitney Bowes postage meter. "What," you may think, "For a small business owner, how can a postage meter save me money? Yes!" A decade ago, only bigger companies doing larger scale mailings took advantage of postage meters. Pitney Bowes has 90% of the market - and they've earned it - Pitney's postage meters have been around for years and are reliable. Back then, if you had a meter it weighed a ton, had to be carried to the post office to be have postage added, and lugged back to the office. Some people had to go through this many times a month. Today, they are small light-weight devices that are delivered to you and never have to be taken out of the office. They connect to a fax or phone line, dial in and get postage automatically - and you never have to go to the post office! Did you know: Pitney Bowes postage meters, including the Mailstation 2, can be reloaded at any time, 24/7/365, just by hooking up the postage machine to a standard phone line. You do not have to go to the post office to refill a postage meter. many businesses} save money on mail by getting the postage correct. Many people overstamp - putting too much postage on larger pieces and are throwing away their money. A postage meter with integrated scale can show you precisely how much postage you need, so you don't guess and apply too much. A Pitney Bowes meter can help you prevent returned mail because of insufficient postage. Every trip to the local post office can take 45 minutes or longer. That's time you have to pay an employee for or is time out of your day. Driving to the post office costs in gasoline. Nowadays, this can have a real impact. Mail pieces sent with a postage meter mark instead of a stamp carries a more professional look - which is very important to to your business. On the other hand, other products, like Stamps.com, require you to get labels, print "stamps" onto those blank labels, pull them off and apply them to envelopes. If you're doing that, you're jumping through a lot hoops to apply a stamp. What is the Cost? By law, you cannot buy a postage machine. All postage meters are rented. While larger corporate postage meters can be expensive, small business meters that are for envelopes (such as the Mailstation 2) and that generate postage and labels for packags (like the Pitney Bowes Shipstream) are very inexpensive. Meters start at just $17.99 per month and typically cover their cost several times over in time and cost savings. On www.Postage-Meters.info you will find special links that give you free postage and trials. Check these offers before you get a meter - its money in your pocket.
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