Supporting Startups: How DocuSend Empowers Emerging Enterprises
Are you a startup? We were too! And we honor startup founders for their efforts of launching businesses from scratch with inspiration and passion and for being a great example of how to surmount challenges and use these as opportunities to evolve and achieve remarkable results in spite of limited resources. These heroes create new workplaces and bring valuable impact to the economy and society.
We also came through the challenges you are facing during your first steps. We know that starting a business can be an overwhelming and time-consuming endeavor. You have to play many roles and perform various tasks at once as a startup founder. Raising the capital needed to develop your business requires a great amount of effort. There is often a lack of the necessary resources at the first stages, so startup founders may have to make tough decisions when it comes to allocating. You need to find innovative ways to differentiate your startup and offer unique value propositions to stand out. You also must deal with regulatory and legal requirements… The list of things you have to take care of can go on and on, and that’s why it makes so much sense to delegate certain processes.
Successful startups are those that can find the right balance between time, money, and resources, and leverage innovative approaches, new technologies, and up-to-date tools. You need an innovative helper who will make your way easier, or at least take on some of your burdens, while you are bringing your business idea to life and developing strategies to grow. And we are here to support you.
DocuSend’s cloud-based mailroom is a print-to-mail service that helps you spend time and resources more wisely. It allows you to subcontract out the manual work of sending business mail, which completely automates your USPS mail distribution, whether it is invoices, marketing materials, statements, notifications, late notices, or any other printed matter your startup needs to send. It’s a cloud-based solution—available from your desktop at any time—that saves you many work hours and costs, which means you can more fully dedicate yourself to building your new business.
Don’t Wait Until You Grow to Outsource Your Mail
Many startups think they need to have high volumes to use an automated service, so they often don't look for a solution at the beginning but continue to manually manage printing and mailing. Considering that new software solutions usually require an investment, you may be waiting until you grow and scale your profits to some point. However, outsourcing your mail distribution as a startup is not only possible but really cost-effective, even with small mail volumes.
Easing your budget is one of the main benefits of using DocuSend from the onset. We can cut what you spend on mailing in half, because each piece mailed via our service qualifies for bulk prices…even if you have only a few. It is still cost-effective to use, no matter whether you send one letter or thousands.
Startups often have limited office space, and outsourcing your mailing process saves having to allocate some of that space to do printing, folding, stuffing envelopes, and applying postage, as well as purchasing and storing materials. Renting or buying less space is a cost savings too, as is not having to make trips to the post office.
Among our users, there have been many newly emerged businesses, and there are some right now who are growing together with us. They serve in various fields, for example, healthcare, property management, software, waste management, and debt collection. Once they started to distribute their mail through us, they noticed that it sped up their customers’ feedback and payments because automated processing makes their mail flow faster. The faster it is printed, sorted by the zip code of destination, and sent to the USPS, the faster customers can pay you, which is great for your growth as a startup.
Get Big-Company Benefits with Your Mailroom in the Cloud
With outsourcing, startups can increase the quality of certain operations, because they get access to the tools the service provider has. Professional software and hardware reduce the risk of issues and boost efficiency. When mailing with us, you will not only get your documents printed and put into the USPS mail stream faster, you will also get a package of additional services at no extra charge: address validation and cleanup, National Change of Address update, access to a personal portal with reports on your mailing activity, and a mail tracking service that allows you to monitor the delivery status of your communications through the postal system. And last but not least, you’ll be able to consult with our highly rated customer support department on all your needs.
DocuSend can give you more flexibility in managing your mail volume, as the amount of mail startups send in any given period can vary greatly due to fluctuations in demand for their products or services; in addition, their marketing campaigns are typically not as regularly scheduled as those of more established companies. DocuSend is a pay-as-you-go service, which makes it a better fit for startups in contrast to print-to-mail services that mandate minimum contracted amounts.
What is particularly important for startups who work with clients’ personal data—healthcare companies for example—is the level of security during document processing. By using DocuSend, they can be assured that their mailing operations meet standards for data safety and privacy. We also provide a HIPAA compliance option for those who need it.
We Are Perfect for Your Kickoff
There are two more things especially important for startups that make DocuSend an ideal solution for developing businesses. First, DocuSend is risk-free—it does not require any investment on your part, and you don’t even need to buy or install any software.
Second, it is flexible and scalable. It’s a solution that can be helpful for the smallest business, but since you pay as you go and use it only when you need it, it instantly adapts as you expand your operations. The only thing required is to print your documents to PDF and upload them online via our web app (or find us at the FreshBooks or QuickBooks integration page), select the specifications, and pay. There are no upfront charges, no monthly charges, no contracts, and no minimums, so we grow with you!
When the Time Comes to Scale Up…
While you are growing, you will not have to assign additional staff members responsible for mailing or invest in expensive contracts for someone to manage your communications, nor rent printing and metering equipment, as many companies who don’t know about DocuSend do.
DocuSend provides companies that are scaling their operations to meet the demands of an expanding customer base with comprehensive solutions. Uploading thousands of documents takes no more than a few minutes, and you can do it in the way that is most convenient for you: via web app, via email, or integrating our API into the software you are already using. If you are sending generic pieces, you can just upload a sample and a mailing address list in CSV format, and we do the rest for you. You can send emails to your customers with our secure DocuLink email solution, which eliminates attachments, and it notifies you whether each link in the email has been accessed by the client.
We have helpful features for all the mailing needs of your expanding business: color printing, duplex printing, adding a flyer to each envelope, and distribution options like certified mail service, marketing mail, or mailing abroad. New companies can start using the basic features and upgrade to a larger set of features as their requirements change, without having to invest in additional software.
DocuSend's REST API is an especially convenient tool for your future scalability. For startups that experience rapid growth, document management methods may evolve just as quickly. If you don’t want to constantly switch between your software and DocuSend’s app, you can use our API instead of direct upload. Our team of developers will provide code and help you integrate the API into your existing software system.
We are proud to serve even the smallest business. We enjoy seeing our clients’ development from the very beginning. Start reaping the benefits of automated mailing today and invest your time in expanding your business.
