Electronic proofing.

[FlexoGrunt]

We currently create PDFs and email them but I've been wondering if an online solution would be better.

So,
I was curious how people are getting the initial proofs to their customers?

and

If you have done any looking around or are using online proofing what is your opinion?

 

[JasonFF]

If you have a access to a properly configured web server having an online proofing option is easy. You can go as simple or as complex as you like. For example, a simple directory listing at www.printco.com/clientcompany/ could contain links to all proofs, shown sorted by date, size, or name. All those options are included with any web server.

If you're doing more than a couple proofs a day for a single client, this set up might be worth while. For us, we don't do more than a few proofs for any given client in a week, so emailing PDFs works fine for us.

If your client would find that service very useful, then it shouldn't be hard to set up. Otherwise I probably wouldn't bother unless you have some IT Staff with nothing to do. Haven't seen that situation in a while though..