메인 콘텐츠로 건너뛰기
항목을 찾을 수 없습니다.
dropboxsign 로고
Dropbox Sign을 사용해야 하는 이유
아코디언 메뉴 펼치기/접기

포함된 기능

온라인에서 문서 서명
전자 서명 만들기
템플릿 선택 또는 생성
PDF를 작성하고 서명하기
온라인 계약 체결하기
문서 관리
기능 살펴보기
오른쪽 방향 화살표 아이콘

이용 사례

영업 및 비즈니스 개발
인사
스타트업
재무 기술
부동산
온디맨드 서비스
제품
아코디언 메뉴 펼치기/접기
Dropbox 아이콘
Sign
간편한 문서 전송과 서명
Dropbox 아이콘
Sign API
워크플로에 전자 서명 통합
dropbox fax 아이콘
Fax
팩스 없는 팩스 전송
dropbox 통합 아이콘
연동
여러분이 일하는 곳이라면 어디서든 구현 가능한 Dropbox Sign
관련 자료
아코디언 메뉴 펼치기/접기
블로그
워크플로 전문 지식과 제품 소식
고객 이용 후기
실제 성과를 엿볼 수 있는 실제 스토리
도움말 센터
Dropbox Sign 제품 심층 설명
자료 라이브러리
보고서, 동영상, 정보 안내서
개발자
요금
아코디언 메뉴 펼치기/접기
Dropbox Sign 요금제
가장 적합한 요금제 찾기
Dropbox Sign API 요금제
실제 성과를 엿볼 수 있는 실제 스토리
영업팀에 문의
가입
영업팀에 문의
로그인
아코디언 메뉴 펼치기/접기
Dropbox Sign
Dropbox Forms
Dropbox Fax
무료 평가판
블로그
/
전자 서명의 기본

eSignatures by the Numbers: Cost & Time Savings

by 
Janice Yau
December 9, 2018
5개
분 소요
Cost & Time Savings of eSignatures
툴팁 아이콘

새로운 이름, 변함없이 강력한 성능! HelloSign이 Dropbox Sign으로 새롭게 탄생했습니다.

닫기 아이콘

If you’re like most companies, the thought of using eSignature technology and going paperless is an intriguing one. Lifting the burden of piles of paper sounds fantastic, and the idea of never having to deal a printer again is compelling.

‍

Yet, you remain unsure.

‍

You’ve done the research, like what you see, but have a few hesitations on whether eSignatures is the right move for your organization. Sure, change is hard and embracing new technologies can be difficult. We understand the uncertainty. All that paper, oddly enough, is like a nice, warm blanket. You are comfortable with the current processes, and it's hard to let go.

‍

We’re here to say don’t delay any further.

‍

The main reason why you should make the change now?

‍

Cutting Back on Paper Means Cutting Back on Costs

‍

Perhaps the most overlooked aspect of using eSignatures is the amount of money that they can save you.

‍

With something as prevalent as paper, we often ignore the actual dollar amount associated with its use. We need it, we buy it, we move on. Rarely does anyone in a business environment question the purchase of paper.

‍

In many ways, it’s similar to a commodity like milk or bread. Even if we notice a slight uptick in its price, it remains a necessary staple of the business world, so we believe we cannot operate without it.

‍

It’s not just the paper itself either. We often excuse associated costs that come with using that paper. 

‍

Consider the following:

  • The related expenses that go into printing, copying, or scanning paper documents. You must also account for the toner and maintenance and upkeep required on your business machines.
  • The shipping costs required to send physical documents versus virtual files.
  • The cost in storage, either in real dollars for off-site facilities or lost in a lease due to square footage set aside for boxes of documents.
  • The disposal fees when it comes time to purge outdated or unnecessary paperwork.

Taken individually, usage costs may be nominal, but they do add up.

‍

The office worker in the US uses on average 10,000 sheets (or two cases) of paper every year. It may seem a slight number, but when you account for printing and copying, costs can increase upwards of 31% of the original purchase price of the paper.

‍

Considering a case of paper costs roughly $50, that means $131 in paper per employee.

‍

Add to that expenses from document distribution, storage (which usually means 10% to 15% of your monthly office lease), and destruction of dead files, and the expenses quickly rise.

‍

Adding insult to injury, a large number of printed materials never even make it out of the printing tray. As Kelly Glaser notes:

‍

The real issue is how that paper is being used or, in this case, not used. According to a recent survey, 70% of the total waste in offices is made up of paper and as much as 30% of print jobs are never even picked up from the printer. Even worse, 45% of printed paper ends up in the trash by the end of the day. When you consider that the total amount spent annually by U.S. companies on printed documents is $120 million, it’s clear that there is a lot of pointless printing in modern offices (and a lot of wasted money).

‍

Even a modest office of 25 to 50 employees will experience a considerable level of savings moving to eSignature technology.

‍

But there’s a lot more to signing a piece of paper than penning in your name and initials.

‍

It’s not just money you will save.

‍

A More Efficient Way to Function

‍

When you adopt eSignature technology, dollars aren’t the only thing to consider. Streamlining your paper management procedures does wonders for your operations and levels of efficiency.

‍

Think about the time it takes your company to obtain a signature on a hard copy document.

‍

Do you measure it in minutes? Hours? Or can it take days? If your organization falls into the last category, you are by no means alone.

‍

To grasp the full scope of what goes into to getting a contract or other document signed traditionally, let's detail it out:

Illustration showing steps of getting a contract or other document manually signed



Look, we even tossed in the email shortcuts to help streamline the process, but even then there's a lot of printing and scanning.

‍

At best, it’s a cumbersome process.

‍

Now, let’s detail it out, this time with eSignature technology doing all the heavy lifting:

Illustration showing steps of getting a contract or other document signed using eSignature

‍

If you’re keeping track, we used 117 words to describe the first procedure. The eSign instructions required less than half that.

Free Your Team from the Pushing of Paper

‍

If you’re not convinced already, there are still several more benefits to streamlining your document management efforts with eSignatures. For example, the advantages an eSignature platform present for your team members also stand on their own.

‍

We’ve already touched on the reduction in time by not having to print, scan, or mail documents that require signatures. But similar to the overlooked costs of paper, eSigning can also relieve your employees of some of the hidden realities that come with a paper-centric company.

‍

First, it eliminates the need to chase down signatures and makes following up far easier. When the document execution process is handled electronically – from start to finish – emailing reminders or sending out a fresh set of docs is as simple as a click of the mouse or tap on a trackpad.

‍

It also dramatically reduces the need to check for and correct errors in the documentation. In addition, there is no need to fiddle with difficult PDF forms that can be a challenge to create and manage.

‍

Next, lost docs become a thing of the past. If your signer misplaces a contract or fails to sign signature pages promptly, you no longer have reprint, rescan or re-email the forgotten or lost pages to get them signed. Just submit a new set of documents seeking their eSignature.

‍

Finally, moving to eSignatures makes the overall storage and management of your signed agreements easy to control. Gone are the towers of floor-to-ceiling document boxes, the dead file destruction costs, and the stacks of paper blooming from desks and floors like miniature cities.

‍

Your hard copies are now soft copies and fully managed electronically.

‍

All of this amounts to less time your team has to spend organizing paperwork. Which means more time to focus on what matters – your company.

‍

Try it Out for Yourself!

‍

Even if you choose to push your transition out a little longer, you are ultimately just delaying the inevitable. Society is moving to less paper. When you stop and realize the number of tasks you perform every day on your smartphone or tablet, it's not hard to see the execution of signed document as a logical next step. So why delay and deny yourself and your company the rewards that come with eSignatures?

‍

Try eSignatures out for yourself.

진행 상태 확인

모두 완료되었습니다! 받은 편지함을 확인하세요.

Thank you!
Thank you for subscribing!

Lorem ipsum

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique. Duis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut commodo diam libero vitae erat. Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem imperdiet. Nunc ut sem vitae risus tristique posuere.

Lorem ipsum
오른쪽 방향 화살표 아이콘
닫기 아이콘

Up next:

책상에서 노트북으로 작업하는 사람. 문서에 추가되는 전자 서명을 보여주는 화면.
전자 서명의 기본
8
분 소요

SES, AES, QES: 전자 서명 유형 설명

Person signing a document on a tablet in a living room.
전자 서명의 기본
5개
분 소요

How to validate a digital signature—and why it matters

패킷

궁극의 직원 채용 서류 패키지

제품
Dropbox SignDropbox Sign APIDropbox Fax연동
Dropbox Sign이어야 하는 이유
전자 서명문서에 서명PDF 작성과 서명온라인 계약전자 서명 만들기서명 편집기Word 문서 서명
지원
도움말 센터영업팀에 문의지원팀에 연락쿠키 관리시작하기: Dropbox Sign시작하기: Dropbox Sign API
관련 자료
블로그고객 이용 후기자료 센터합법성 지침신뢰 센터
파트너
전략적 파트너파트너 찾기
회사
함께 일하기이용 약관개인정보 보호
Facebook 아이콘Youtube 아이콘

사용 가능한 결제 수단

Mastercard 로고Visa 로고American Express 로고Discover 로고
CPA 컴플라이언스 배지HIPAA 컴플라이언스 배지Sky High Enterprise Ready 배지ISO 9001 인증 배지

Dropbox Sign 전자 서명은 미국, 유럽연합, 영국을 비롯해 전 세계 많은 국가에서 법적 구속력을 발휘합니다.
더 자세한 정보는 이용 약관과 개인정보처리방침에서 확인할 수 있습니다.