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# Print Distribution Guide: Laws, Strategy & Best Practices

Print distribution articles on where you may hand out flyers, leave business cards or mail postcards, and the door hangers and flyers each rule covers.

- [Card Design Etiquette](https://www.4over4.com/articles/card-design-etiquette)
- [Industry Specific Ideas](https://www.4over4.com/articles/industry-specific-ideas)
- [Design Creative](https://www.4over4.com/articles/design-creative)
- [Marketing Promotion](https://www.4over4.com/articles/marketing-promotion)
- [Events Seasonal](https://www.4over4.com/articles/events-seasonal)
- [Print Specs Dimensions](https://www.4over4.com/articles/print-specs-dimensions)
- [Diy Crafts](https://www.4over4.com/articles/diy-crafts)
- [Print Materials Paper](https://www.4over4.com/articles/print-materials-paper)
- [Distribution Legality](https://www.4over4.com/articles/distribution-legality)
- [Direct Mail Outreach](https://www.4over4.com/articles/direct-mail-outreach)
- [Specialty](https://www.4over4.com/articles/specialty-printing)
- [Cultural Editorial](https://www.4over4.com/articles/cultural-editorial)

## [Are Business Cards Considered Advertising? The 2026 Answer](https://www.4over4.com/article/are-business-cards-considered-advertising)

Business cards count as advertising and the cost is a deductible advertising expense, so here is how the IRS treats it and how to make each card pay off.

## [Why Leaving Business Cards on Cars Can Cost You a Fine](https://www.4over4.com/article/why-leaving-business-cards-on-cars-can-cost-you-a-fine)

No federal law bans business cards on cars, but city littering rules and private lot no-solicitation signs do, with fines from $50 to $1,000, so ask first.

## [When Leaving a Business Card Becomes Soliciting](https://www.4over4.com/article/when-leaving-a-business-card-becomes-soliciting)

Leaving business cards is usually soliciting when the card sells a service, since handing one over is fine but cards on doors, cars or mailboxes get fined.

## [Business Cards in Mailboxes, the Law Most Marketers Ignore](https://www.4over4.com/article/business-cards-in-mailboxes-the-law-most-marketers-ignore)

Federal law reserves a mailbox for stamped USPS mail, so a business card inside one is illegal, and here are the legal ways to reach the same homes.

## [Flyer Distribution Locations for Business Success](https://www.4over4.com/article/20-places-to-leave-stunning-print-flyers-for-local-business-promotion)

Post flyers legally on community boards inside shops, libraries and gyms, never on public poles or mailboxes, plus 20 local spots that really work.

## What You Will Find Here

Five articles answer one question: where can this piece legally go? Start with [Flyer Distribution Locations for Business Success](https://www.4over4.com/article/20-places-to-leave-stunning-print-flyers-for-local-business-promotion), [Are Business Cards Considered Advertising? The 2026 Answer](https://www.4over4.com/article/are-business-cards-considered-advertising) and [Leaving Business Cards in Mailboxes, Rules and Alternatives](https://www.4over4.com/article/business-cards-in-mailboxes-the-law-most-marketers-ignore).

## The Printed Pieces These Rules Cover

Every rule in these articles lands on a specific piece. [Flyers](https://www.4over4.com/product/flyers) for counters and boards start at 50 for $39.54 in sizes from 4.25 by 5.5 in to 11 by 25.5 in. [Door hangers](https://www.4over4.com/product/door-hangers) at 4.25 by 11 in come 250 for $290.41 on 14pt or 16pt gloss. [Direct mail postcards](https://www.4over4.com/product/direct-mail-postcards) travel through the post at 500 for $89.68, and [business cards](https://www.4over4.com/product/standard-business-cards) start at 100 for $17.57. Read the rule for your channel first, then order the piece it applies to.

## Print The Piece The Rule Allows

When you are ready to print, [all printing categories](https://www.4over4.com/shop-by) covers the flyers, door hangers and cards this section leans on most. The full [articles hub](https://www.4over4.com/articles) holds every other topic, and the [product videos](https://www.4over4.com/videos) show each piece in about two minutes.