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		<title>Print USPS Postage from Inside QuickBooks Software</title>
		<link>http://blog.stamps.com/2010/03/10/quickbooks-plugin/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stamps.com/2010/03/10/quickbooks-plugin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letter Mailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shipping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Stamps.com Plug-in for QuickBooks software
Stamps.com has exciting news for all our customers who use QuickBooks accounting software. As you know, QuickBooks is the most popular accounting program for small businesses throughout the US. While our current QuickBooks plug-in for the Stamps.com software allowed you to easily import addresses into the Stamps.com software to print [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laser Printer Compatible Window Envelopes Are Here!</title>
		<link>http://blog.stamps.com/2010/03/04/laser-compatible-window-envelopes/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stamps.com/2010/03/04/laser-compatible-window-envelopes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letter Mailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laser compatible window envelopes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stamps.com Store Introduces Laser Printer Compatible Window Envelopes
Window envelopes are an easy, label-free way to communicate with your customers, but without the right envelopes they can be problematic when used with laser printers. The heat from laser printers can melt the plastic in the window envelopes, which can severely damage your printer. 
However, there&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postcards – a Great Customer Communication Tool for Small Business Owners</title>
		<link>http://blog.stamps.com/2010/02/15/postcards-direct-mail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letter Mailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direct mail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post card postage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[postcard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.stamps.com/?p=388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Postcard mail campaigns are a great way to stay in touch with your best customers about new products, upcoming  appointments or other important information about your small business.  Since there are no envelopes involved in a postcard mailing, production costs are low and turnaround times can be extremely short.  Best of all, the first class [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Profile: MO Consulting Legal Services</title>
		<link>http://blog.stamps.com/2010/02/05/customer-profile-mo-consulting-legal-services/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stamps.com/2010/02/05/customer-profile-mo-consulting-legal-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Profiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Letter Mailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Profile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[envelopes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[import addresses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invoice mailings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.stamps.com/?p=374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MO Consulting is a legal services company located in Los Angeles, CA.  CEO Marge Okabe was looking for ways to save  time processing her monthly invoices.  On the advice of a friend, she signed up for Stamps.com.  We recently spoke with Marge to talk about her mail program.  MO Consulting has been a Stamps.com customer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Find Free Shipping Boxes and Supplies</title>
		<link>http://blog.stamps.com/2010/01/22/free-shipping-boxes-and-supplies/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stamps.com/2010/01/22/free-shipping-boxes-and-supplies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shipping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free shipping boxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free shipping supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shipping supply]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ The cost of postage isn&#8217;t the only big expense in your packaging and shipping budget. Boxes, tape and labels can eat  into your profits if you don&#8217;t account for them in your prices. However, there are options to get free shipping supplies from the US Postal Service using certain classes of mail delivery that will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eagle Eye Software: Easily Compare USPS and UPS Shipping Rates</title>
		<link>http://blog.stamps.com/2010/01/08/compare-usps-and-ups-shipping-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stamps.com/2010/01/08/compare-usps-and-ups-shipping-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shipping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stamps.com is introducing Eagle Eye software, a great new shipping rate comparison tool for UPS WordShip customers. Eagle Eye is a companion software program that will compare U.S. Postal Service and UPS prices side-by-side to ensure that you always pay the lowest rate to ship your packages. Best of all, Stamps.com is allowing you to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Package Shippers Benefit with 2010 USPS Shipping Rates</title>
		<link>http://blog.stamps.com/2009/12/30/2010-usps-shipping-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stamps.com/2009/12/30/2010-usps-shipping-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shipping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 usps rates]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.stamps.com/?p=334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Postal Service won’t be changing the price of a first class stamp in 2010, but the cost to mail a package will be changed when using its domestic and international shipping services. Affected services include popular USPS shipping options such as Priority Mail, Express Mail and Parcel Select.
Commercial Plus Shipping Category Gets 3 New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monitoring Your Web Presence With Google Local Business Center</title>
		<link>http://blog.stamps.com/2009/12/17/google-local-business-center/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stamps.com/2009/12/17/google-local-business-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Local Business Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Search]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://10.64.61.31/?p=87</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To find local businesses or services, consumers used to open a phone book or look in a newspaper. However, the Internet has changed the way that people search for local products. Now consumers visit a search engine and type in keywords to find whatever they want, including local companies or products.]]></description>
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		<title>USPS Holiday Online Shipping Deadlines</title>
		<link>http://blog.stamps.com/2009/12/09/usps-holiday-shipping-deadlines/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stamps.com/2009/12/09/usps-holiday-shipping-deadlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letter Mailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shipping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday mailing deadlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[usps shipping deadlines]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.stamps.com/?p=304</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
If you are sending a card, letter or package this holiday season, make sure you pay attention to the mail deadline dates.  The USPS has released their package shipping deadlines for all holiday greetings or packages to arrive by December 25.
Interesting USPS Holiday Mailing Fact!
The USPS is expecting to deliver 16.6 billion letters and packages [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could the Recession Cause Longer Lines at the Post Office?</title>
		<link>http://blog.stamps.com/2009/12/04/usps-post-office-closures/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stamps.com/2009/12/04/usps-post-office-closures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letter Mailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post office closures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[usps]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.stamps.com/?p=290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Times are hard for every business, and that includes the U.S. Postal Service. Like many other companies, USPS has had to make some tough decisions to keep offering its unparalleled services. 
USPS Announces Post Office Closures Throughout US
In July 2009, the USPS announced it would need to close up to 677 post office locations throughout [...]]]></description>
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