Printing Postage Online – How Stamps.com Works
With Stamps.com Online Postage Printing the Post Office comes to You
Stamps.com offers a unique internet based software solution to let you to calculate and print official USPS postage from any PC connectede to the internet. It does not require any any additional hardware except for a weging scale which you get for free. The software is developed with the United States Postal Service and is approved by USPS for home based USPS stamp printing.
Stamps.com will also keep track of all your postal spending using your client codes, and can even recommend optimal delivery methods, formats and more.
But that’s not all. Stamps.com gives you postage discounts that can’t be had if you were to go to the Post Office or use a postage meter.
How Do You Start Printing Postage from Your PC
To start using Stamps.com, all that’s needed is a PC with internet, a printer and the software. In just minutes, you’ll have all the postage services of the Post Office right on your desktop.
Go to www.Stamps.com from your PC
And sign in to your secure Stamps.com Postage Account. When you print your postage, the amount will be deducted from your account. There are no surcharges, just the low monthly subscription of $15.99 that gives you access to many time and money saving features. The cost savings will come not only from the saving the time and the cost of the trip to the Post Office. But you will also get discounts on services that you will not have from the Post Office or by using expensive postage meters.
Build Your Address Book by Importing Adresses You Already Ahve on Your PC
Stamps.com can import addresses you have on your PC in word processing, financial and email applications like Outlook, QuickBooks, MS Word, WordPerfect You can edit or add new addresses whenever you like. Stamps.com also fully integrates with your PC applications. So you can print your postage directly from Word, Outlook and WordPerfect.
Weigh your package with your Free stamps.com digital scale
Use the Stamps.com Free 5 lb. digital scale to weigh your envelopes or packages – you’ll never overpay or underpay for postage again! The digital scale connects to your PC and integrates seamlessly with the Stamps.com software. If you need to weigh heavier packages, you can upgrade to our 25 lb. scale anytime.
Calculate and print Exact Postage
You can print postage on standard labels, envelopes or plain paper. Stamps.com will estimate the delivery time of all available USPS services, so you can choose the mail class that best suits your needs. It uses the USPS database to validate your delivery address to ensure prompt, accurate delivery.
Stamps.com can even send an email to the recipient to inform them that the package is on its way.
Now After the postage is weighed, Stamps.com will calculate and print the exact postage on standard labels, envelopes or plain paper. In addition you will get an estimate of the delivery time of all available USPS services. Stamps.com will validate your delivery address against the USPS database to ensure accurate delivery. Stamps.com can even send an email alert to the recipient to inform them that the package is on its way.
Now Send the Mail
Affix your Stamps.com postage to your packages, and drop them in a mail box, schedule a USPS pickup online, drop them off at the Post Office. As a bonus: If your mail displays postage printed from Stamps.com, you can ignore the 16 oz. limit restriction on mail collection boxes and drop it right in.
Tracking Packages
Stamps.com automatically keeps a detailed record of the postage you print. You can easily review your postage spending or print a report for your records. You can use “one-click package tracking”, so you don’t need to type long tracking numbers to verify that your package was delivered.
