Let us take care of your postcard mailing for you!
How does it all work?
The PostcardManiacs say that once you understand mailing services you will find them to be a 'no-brainer'.
We can mail your postcards and save you money on the postage, which will make our postcard mailing services just about free.
What it will cost you to do it yourself...
Normally your postage for a 4.25" x 6" postcard is 24 cents.
That is the maximum size for the 24-cent rate. If we do the postcard mailing for you the postage will be anywhere from 18.6 cents to 20.4 cents per piece.
Why?
Well, we lease a special software package from the U.S. Post Office
that reads the addresses and assigns each a barcode. This software also
removes all the addresses it recognizes as undeliverable so that you
don't pay postage for cards that will inevitably be returned because of
a bad address. The Post Office gives a discount because they are
automated now and prefer to have machines read the barcodes instead of
having people read the addresses. This software is updated every three
months and of course, people do move and businesses do go under, so
there will still be a few bad addresses and postcards returned.
What you will save if we do it for you?
We charge you 4 cents per piece to inkjet the addresses onto your
postcards. This price covers the contact name, address and the presort
barcode and you save approximately 4 cents per card on postage because
of our presorting process. That means virtually no extra cost for you
to let us do it for you, and sometimes it even costs you less. You are
saving time, shipping charges, the cost of labels and the cost of
manual labor to adhere the labels.
There are many rules and regulations in this postcard mailing game and the post office
changes them constantly. So, although the concept is a definite
'no-brainer' the entire subject is definitely not.
Additional info can also be printed on the card at the time
of addressing for a slight additional charge. Ask you sales rep for
details.
Submitting your own list?
Please try to send it in one of the following formats:
Excel - Please make sure each field is in its own column. Example - Company, contact, street, suite, city, etc..
Comma Delimited
Tab Delimited
If you do not know how to export your list from your software call us and
perhaps we can walk you through it. We'll do our best! We do appreciate
your questions and welcome them.
We can supply you with a postcard mailing list or lists if you do not possess your
own. There are different fees for different types of lists. Call your
sales representative to find out more about lists.
|
