16 October 2026 · Ready Steady Print
How to set up bleed (and why your file check mentions it)Three millimetres of extra background that stops white slivers at the edge. How to add it in the tools most people use.
16 October 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Embed or outline your fonts: how to avoid text changing at printA missing font quietly swaps for a default and your layout shifts. Two ways to stop it, and how to do each.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Flyer sizes in Australia: A3, A4, A5, A6, DL and DDL comparedSix standard flyer sizes, their real dimensions in millimetres, and the job each one is actually suited to.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Gloss vs silk vs uncoated: which flyer stock for which jobThree coatings, three genuinely different results. What each does to your colours, and when the cheapest option is also the right one.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
A5 vs DL flyers: which size to use, and whenThe two most-ordered flyer sizes in Australia, and the three questions that decide between them.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Flyer and brochure fold types explainedRoll, gate, Z and half fold — what they look like, how many panels each gives you, and the panel-width trap that catches most first-timers.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Business card sizes in AustraliaThe standard Australian card is 90 × 55mm — but it is not the only option, and it is not what US templates give you.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Business card stock weights: 310, 360, 400 and 450gsmWhat GSM measures, what it does not, and the point at which a heavier card stops being noticeably better.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Matt vs gloss laminate on business cardsBoth protect the card. They do very different things to your colours — and only one of them can be written on.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
How many business cards should you order?Per-card cost falls fast with quantity — but the cheapest card is still the one you never throw away.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Saddle stitch vs perfect binding: which for your page count?Two ways to hold pages together, with genuinely different limits. Page count is what decides between them.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Why booklet page counts run in multiples of fourA folded sheet makes four pages. That one fact explains every page-count rule in booklet printing.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Choosing cover and text stock for a bookletCover and text are priced separately for a reason — they are doing completely different jobs.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Short-run magazine printing in AustraliaA short-run magazine is a saddle stitched booklet. What that means for your page count, your layout and your budget.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
What actually makes printing expensiveFive things drive the number on a print quote. Two of them you control completely, and one you cannot touch.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Nine ways to reduce your printing costsNine changes that lower the invoice. None of them involve accepting a worse-looking job.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Cheap printing online: what to check before you orderA low headline price and a low total are different things. Seven questions that tell you which one you are looking at.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
RGB vs CMYK: why your colours shift on pressScreens make colour with light, presses make it with ink. Some colours simply do not exist in both.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Image resolution for print: why 300dpi is not the whole answer300dpi is the standard answer. The word it leaves out — 'effective' — is the one that matters.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
The print-ready PDF checklistEight checks that take ten minutes and prevent almost every reprint we see.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Digital vs offset printing: which is your job?Two genuinely different processes with one crossover point. For most business print runs, quantity decides it for you.
14 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
How long does commercial printing actually take?What '3–5 business days' actually counts from — and the two things that reliably blow a print deadline.
3 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Choosing a stock weight for business cards310gsm, 360gsm or 420gsm — what actually changes, and when it's worth paying more.
3 September 2026 · Ready Steady Print
Getting bleed right, every timeThe most common reason a file comes back with a warning — and the two-minute fix.