Web-to-print implementation checklist: 10 checks from six projects
What should a print business check before implementing a web-to-print platform? Ten checks drawn from six Netbase projects: customer design tools, previews, print-ready files, checkout, speed, integration, training and measurement.
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In short: Before implementing a web-to-print platform, check ten things: who will design, how they preview, how files reach production, how checkout works, how fast pages load, what it must integrate with, who runs it, how accessible it is, what you will measure and what the baseline is. Each check below comes from a published Netbase project.
How this checklist was made
It condenses the six print-industry case studies Netbase has published. It is practical guidance, not original research: the client results cited were reported by the clients, and baselines were not published.
The checklist
- Design for the least experienced buyer. USticker's tool had to work for professional designers and first-time customers alike.
- Offer a preview customers trust. Rebelo, AG's 3D preview cut visualization inquiries by 65%.
- Automate print-ready files. Indieprint.com.au cut design errors by 28%; 4over4 cut design-file production time by 40% with automated Illustrator-to-SVG conversion.
- Shorten checkout and secure payment. 4over4 removed steps and added autofill; USticker integrated a secure gateway with several payment options.
- Measure speed, not just features. PrintLeo's bounce rate fell 40% as page loads got 35% faster.
- Test on phones. Geo-Tek IT Solutions replaced tools that customers found hard to use on mobile.
- Map integrations before design. Geo-Tek's platform had to work with its existing systems from day one.
- Plan training and documentation. Geo-Tek's staff were trained so they could run the platform independently.
- Check accessibility. USticker's background feature follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
- Record a baseline and a metric scope. USticker's 40% conversion gain applies to customers who used the design tool; without a scope and baseline, a result is hard to compare.
Limitations
The projects differ in size, market and scope, and their results cannot be added together. Use the checklist to plan discovery, not to predict results.
Work behind this guide
Netbase JSC reworked checkout, search and navigation, automated Adobe Illustrator (.ai) to SVG file conversion and added recommendations.
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Netbase JSC built the feature and integrated a secure payment gateway.
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