When you're considering creating a PDF file for the purpose of having it printed out, make sure you let whoever is doing it that it is a PDF file, meaning, leave off all the fancy graphic stuff, which will make the file huge. The best size for a PDF file is 5MG or lower if at all possible, or at least close to it.
Another little tip that your visitors will appreciate is to let them know the size of the file that they are going to be downloading. This helps them so they are not surprised and frustrated over how long it will take to download. This applies whether the files are big or small.
Last, if you do have to make it a huge file, offer it to be downloaded in pieces. Surveys show that downloads increase by a significant amount with large files if visitors are allowed to do it in pieces and categories, rather than be forced to do the whole thing.
It's one of those aspects of choice that consumers love. In other words you've customized it and they can choose which parts of your information they need for their purpose.
Do these things and you'll find your PDF downloads increasing tremendously.
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