However, you as client may also prevent errors from happening, especially costly ones, when you yourself are aware of several things at onset of job.

I found following questions from another designer helpful when dealing with printing projects. I would like to share it with you:

To check on configuration and presentation, were you able to do a "dummy" or a mock up of your job?

Can we print on a smaller press, and thus save money if we change dimensions of job?

Are you sure about quantity? (Re-runs cost lots more than extended first runs.)

Has job been proof-read by several people before press time? Different sets of eyes see different sides to job.

Are photos in document checked, or retouched? Some photos need to be retouched because color prints can get darker after scanning; large reductions make shadow areas heavier.

Do you need a color key as well as a blueprint? Blueprints do not always indicate color breaks and trapping clearly.

Is paper opacity sufficient or will there be see-throughs in job? Is texture of paper alright or will job have to be laser-printed afterwards?

It amazed me to discover that over 87 percent of people I surveyed felt extremely uncomfortable with concept of self-promotion. Many of these same people hold themselves back from too many missed opportunities to become successful because of it.

Where did fear of self-promotion come from? Many learned opposite from their parents as they were growing up. They where taught to believe that it was not polite to talk about themselves; if they do, it will come across as pushy, rude or they will appear to have a big ego.

Some parents may have taught that, and also said, "Go out in world on your own and be successful." This combo-belief goes against grain of all sales and marketing success!

How can you be successful if you don't tell others what you do and how you can help them? You can't! If you don't self-promotion, you are holding yourself back from too many missed opportunities and success that you truly deserve!