| When you print hang tags for your products, there are | | | | printing option "4-color double or both sides". This can |
| several options that you need to think about before | | | | also be represented by as "4-4" in some areas. The "4 |
| you send it out to your hang tag printing company. | | | | color" stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black or |
| These options will determine the quality of your hang | | | | CMYK which is the standard printing color mix |
| tags, its appearance and of course its overall cost. So | | | | nowadays. Having color on both sides is the most |
| as you can see, it is important to know these before | | | | expensive but best option for hang tags. Again, if you |
| you go straight on to hang tag printing. You have to | | | | are saving money and you have only a one sided |
| match those options with your design and your budget | | | | hang tag design with a blank back, you can opt to only |
| for your hang tags. To help you balance this all out, | | | | print in color on the front of the hang tags. This is |
| here are the facts about hang tag printing options. | | | | usually termed as a "4-0" or a 4 color front with blank |
| Paper types | | | | back. |
| The paper type is one of the things that you need to | | | | Holes |
| know about when hang tag printing. Most printers don't | | | | The next option that you need to know is about the |
| just use normal paper. There are different kinds, and | | | | drill holes. Since hang tags are meant to be hanged |
| each has a different cost. By far, the most expensive | | | | onto a product or onto another tag, you will need holes. |
| paper type for hang tags is the paper that has a | | | | You can specify the whole location when you give the |
| glossy sheen on both sides. This type of paper | | | | job to your hang tag printing service. Some people |
| provides a nice professional finish. If you are printing | | | | make the mistake in thinking that they cannot do this in |
| hang tags for a business seminar, or other more | | | | printing companies. But they do! You do not need to |
| formal or professional environments, this option may | | | | punch holes onto your hang tags yourself. Just contact |
| be a must for you. | | | | your hang tag printer to drill holes into your hang tags in |
| If however, your budget cannot take too many | | | | a specific location. Of course make considerations on |
| expensive turns (they are just hang tags after all) then | | | | your design when you decide on the location of that |
| you can also try just having a paper type with only | | | | hole. Typically this comes almost at no or little cost for |
| glossy coating on one side, or on the cover. If your | | | | printing companies. |
| hang tag design only has a front cover with a blank | | | | Corners |
| back, then this option will be perfect. You can save on | | | | Lastly, you have the option of having standard corners |
| money on the blank back since people won't really | | | | into your hang tags or having rounded corners. |
| mind it. | | | | Rounded corners require extra work and cost, but it |
| Finally, the cheapest option for hang tag papers is the | | | | makes you hang tags more unique because of its |
| uncoated option. This basically involves printing in | | | | unconventional appearance. If you are a bit of a |
| untreated or uncoated paper without any special | | | | traditionalist though, or if you just want to save some |
| materials in it. This is perfect for those trying to adjust | | | | money, and then just print with normal corners instead. |
| their budget to invest in other more important printouts. | | | | So those are the important things that you need to |
| Printing | | | | know about your hang tag printing options. Hopefully |
| After the paper type, the next thing you may want to | | | | this makes your hang tag printing process faster since |
| decide on is the printing itself. This is mainly dependent | | | | you already know what you want from the printer |
| on your design. If you have a double sided color design | | | | when you meet him or her. |
| for your hang tags then you may need to choose the | | | | |