How to Make a Mail Order Catalogue
A mail-order catalog, when properly put together, can help produce a continuous revenue stream for your retail business by letting customers know precisely what you are offering. If you're going to attempt to make your own mail-order catalog, use a professional graphic-layout program designed for this type of task. A number of options are available for creating a mail-order catalog that you can send via a direct-mail campaign.
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The Catalog Builder designer software by Computer Pundits Corp. employs simple point-and-click functionality. You can also integrate the software with database programs like Microsoft Access and Oracle so that the item information appears in your design automatically. The service offers both a stand-alone software program and online option.
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Adobe InDesign is a popular graphic-layout software designed for projects like print catalogs. InDesign offers a number of templates to start with to form a professional-looking product. It also offers a convenient merge function to upload your catalog data from a database file into the open InDesign file as you work. When finished, you can convert the file to a high-quality PDF to send to your printer.
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MyBusinessCatalog software allows you to choose from among 150 "skin" options (backgrounds and formatting). You can then upload product descriptions and images or import information from a database. Create order-form pages for customers to fill out and mail back. When finished, choose an option to create a printable version of the catalog; a variety of image formats are available, including TIF, JPEG and PDF.
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