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Want to know what the cost of a mailing is going to be? You can estimate the cost by using this handy cost calculator. Just enter the appropriate data into the form and click on the calculate button. While we don't guarantee this calculator as being reflective of the actual cost, it is usually pretty close if you have input the data correctly. This estimator assumes you will be allowing us to reduce the print to double sided with two sheets per side with a per page rate of fifteen cents. It also assumes postage in the United States, not International. How you direct us to print your documents may have an effect on postage expenses.

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Use the handy chart at right to calculate your postage expense. The page count is based upon the number of pages in your original motion.

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Cost Comparison

Can you save money by using Certificate of Service.com?

Absolutely, that's a no brainer! Simply look at your cost to print the documents and envelopes. You have to pay the same amount in postage whether you do it through your own office or ours, so toss that expense aside.

Most firms pay their paralegal and support staff between $10 and $15 dollars per hour. For a typical 3 page document with an average of 26 creditors, it would take your staff a minimum of 1.4 hours to assemble the documents, print the documents, collate the documents, print the labels, peel the labels, affix the labels, fold the documents, stuff the documents in the envelope, seal the envelope, affix the postage, take the envelopes to the mail drop or the post office, and create the certificate of service. Trust us, we know, we're a law firm. Why do you think we came up with the idea of certificateofservice.com?

Your cost at 1.4 hours is $17.50 (assuming an average of $12.50 per hour). Plus you also have to pay for the labels, the envelopes, the paper, the consumables for your printer, etc. While not a significant cost, they add up. Let's throw on another $1.79 for costs of product. Now your total is at $19.29.

We can do the same job for $11.70. A savings of $7.59. Or roughly 40%.

But that isn't where the real savings come from. Even if we were charging the same rate as what it would cost you, it is still a benefit in terms of time!

That 1.4 hours is time your staff is NOT spending on the phone, NOT returning calls, NOT setting appointments, and more importantly, NOT making your firm any money!

Imagine how many appointments could be set in 1.4 hours. Or how many petitions processed. Time is money. How we spend our time is important. Stuffing envelopes is not a good use of your time.

It gets even better. Using a third party mailing service alleviates all concerns about knowing whether it was served or not, it becomes a deductible expense of your business, and you can get reimbursed by the Court or your client, depending on how you bill it.

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