How to make a website for a printing press

People who need printing usually want three answers: can you print this, what is the minimum quantity, and how many days will it take. Shops want bill books and letterheads, families want wedding cards, schools want diaries. A website with your jobs, sample rates and how proofs work answers them and sends them to WhatsApp with their design.

Updated 2026-11-09

What people look for on a printing press website

• The jobs you print: visiting cards, wedding cards, bill books, letterheads, envelopes, pamphlets, school diaries, stickers
• Minimum quantities and sample rates, such as 1,000 pamphlets or 100 wedding cards
• Whether you print offset, digital or both, explained by what each is good for
• Paper and card choices: GSM, matte or glossy, lamination, foil and embossing
• Whether you design the job or print the customer's own file, and the design charge
• How proofs work: a proof on WhatsApp, corrections, approval, then printing
• Usual days for each kind of job, and rush charges if you take urgent work

The pages your website needs

• Home: What you print, offset and digital in one line, your area and a WhatsApp button to send a design or ask a rate
• What we print: Each job with sizes, paper choices, minimum quantity and a sample rate
• Wedding cards: Card styles with photos, inserts and envelopes, Hindi or regional text, and when to order before the date
• How we work: Send the matter, get a proof on WhatsApp, approve, pay the advance, collect or get delivery, with usual days
• Samples: Photos of real jobs: cards, letterheads, bill books and packaging, without customers' private details
• Contact: Press address, landmark, timings, phone, WhatsApp and a Google Maps button

Sample words for your home page

Use these as a starting point and write them in your own words: AppCub can rewrite them for you in the chat.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

1. Decide the pages. Most printing press websites need these pages: Home, What we print, Wedding cards, How we work, Samples, Contact.
2. Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, with your own name, address, prices and timings.
3. Check the plan. AppCub lists the pages and what goes on each. Ask for changes until it is right; seeing the plan is free.
4. Add your details and photos. Replace every sample with your real details, attach your own photos, and check each page on the phone and computer preview.
5. Publish and share. Choose your address (your-name.sites.appcub.ai), put the website live and share the link on WhatsApp.

Copy this request, change the details to match your printing press, and paste it into AppCub:

Tips for a printing press website

• Photograph real jobs on a plain table in daylight, and blur phone numbers and names on the cards and bill books.
• Say clearly that printing starts only after the customer approves the proof; it is the most common argument at a press.
• Give wedding card customers a 'order at least 3 weeks before' line, adjusted to your own workload in the season.
• Explain offset versus digital in one sentence each: offset for big quantities, digital for small runs or quick jobs.
• List file types you accept, such as PDF or CDR, so designers send the right file the first time.

What it costs

• Describing your website and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
• Making it and changing it in chat uses credits for the work done: start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499 (200 credits, no autopay). Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
• Publishing is free for an account that has paid AppCub once, at your-name.sites.appcub.ai.
• Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

• Customers can't upload files, place an order or pay on the website; they send the design and matter on WhatsApp. To track jobs from proof to delivery and advances received, a printing press app is the better fit.
• The pages are written in English. You can talk to AppCub in English, Hindi or Hinglish.
• A website has no forms, bookings, payments or logins: visitors reach you on WhatsApp, by phone or on Google Maps.
• Every page carries a small “Made with AppCub” badge and a “Report this site” link.

Questions

Should a printing press website show rates?

Show sample rates for common jobs at a stated quantity and paper, and say the final rate depends on size, paper and finish.

Can customers send their design through the website?

They tap the WhatsApp button and send the file or matter there. The website has no upload form.

Should I put my wedding card catalogue online?

Put photos of popular designs with a 'from' price per card, and say that more designs are in the shop or on WhatsApp.

How do I explain the minimum order quantity?

Write it next to each job, such as 'minimum 1,000 pamphlets' or '10 bill books', and suggest digital printing for smaller numbers.

Can I show printing jobs I did for local shops?

Yes, as photos of the printed item. Ask the shop first, or hide their phone number and address.

Should the website say how many days a job takes?

Yes, as usual days for each kind of job, with a note that the clock starts after the proof is approved.

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