If you send lots of letters and packages and you hate the thought of standing in line at the post office, or you are even considering leasing or purchasing a franking machine, or you don't want to commit to other leasing contracts then Smart Stamp may be the best option for you. Smart Stamp was developed by Royal Mail for the purpose of approaching postage in a more convenient and professional way that you can do in the comfort of your own office on your own time schedule.
Royal Mail's promoting Smart Stamp for the purpose of offering you an online service that will allow you to print any amount of postage on an envelope without the worry of purchasing stamps or renting or purchasing a franking machine. The Smart Stamp allows you to print just one envelope, label or a lot of sheets of labels from your computer and you can print all you need.
It seems to be very simple to use. You just run your Smart Stamp software and select the label size you desire. Then you select the postage amount needed for your letter or package. Then you have the option of personalizing the postage however you wish and then all you do is press print! It is that easy!
The ones that usually benefit from using Smart Stamp depends on the business size and the amount of postage used but the main users or professionals that get the best benefits from Smart Stamp are doctors, dentists, accountants and E-bay power sellers but this that doesn't limit it to only those professions.
The following labels that come as preloaded templates for your convenience in the Smart Stamp Software are listed below.
89 x 36 mm size Dymo 99012 Large Address Labels
101 x 54 mm size Dymo 99014 Shipping Labels
36 x 89 mm size Seiko SLP-2RLE Address Labels
100 x 53mm size Seiko SLP-SRL Shipping Labels
62 x 30.48 mm size Brother DK-22205 Paper Labels
38 x 90 mm size Brother DK-11208 Address Labels
Some of the advantages of the Smart Stamp are saving a tremendous amount of time and is so convenient. You can directly print from your label printer with single labels, bulk prints or mail merges. There is no more waiting in line at the post office or put up with those griping and complaining that are standing in line. You can make your postage look even more professional by adding your own personalization.
There are some disadvantages to the Smart Stamp. One of the disadvantages being the cost which is 49.99 for twelve months or 4.99 per month which may turn some people off very quickly. The other disadvantage of the Smart Stamp is that you will be charged for the postage even if press print and your label printer is not turned on, whether this is accident or just oversight. That is a pretty steep price to pay for a mistake.