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EDDM Pricing in 2026 and What Each Piece Actually Costs

EDDM Pricing in 2026 and What Each Piece Actually Costs

EDDM Retail postage is $0.260 per piece as of July 12, 2026, so see how postage, printing, design and prep add up and what a full carrier route costs.

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How EDDM Retail Works, What It Limits and What It Costs

How EDDM Retail Works, What It Limits and What It Costs

EDDM Retail needs no mailing permit, caps you at 5,000 pieces per ZIP Code a day, and requires a flat-size piece carrying the printed EDDM Retail indicia.

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Event Postcards for Invitations, Announcements and Fast RSVPs

Event Postcards for Invitations, Announcements and Fast RSVPs

Event postcards as invitations and announcements: which size to print, when to mail or hand out, how to word the RSVP, and where the QR code can sit.

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Graduation Announcement Postcard Wording, Sizes and Design That Prints Clean

Graduation Announcement Postcard Wording, Sizes and Design That Prints Clean

Ready-to-edit graduation announcement postcard wording, the sizes that keep the postcard rate, and the design rules that survive a 6 by 4.25 inch card.

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How to Choose a Postcard Printer That Handles Stock, Postage and Mailing

How to Choose a Postcard Printer That Handles Stock, Postage and Mailing

The stock, sizes, postage tiers, mailing services and turnaround terms to check before you pick a postcard printer, and questions that expose a weak one.

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How to Choose a Variable Data Printing Company That Gets Every Record Right

How to Choose a Variable Data Printing Company That Gets Every Record Right

Variable data printing merges your list into one template, so here is how the merge works and what to ask a VDP company about blank cells and proofs.

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How to Create Advertising Mailers That Convert

How to Create Advertising Mailers That Convert

Pick the advertising mailer format that fits your postage budget, design the offer side for response, keep the USPS clear zone and print and mail at once.

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How to Design Comment Cards That Customers Actually Fill Out

How to Design Comment Cards That Customers Actually Fill Out

Comment card questions, scales and layouts that get answers, plus the coating and thickness rules that decide whether a mail-back feedback card works.

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How to Get a Postcard Sample Before You Print a Full Run

How to Get a Postcard Sample Before You Print a Full Run

Three ways to get a postcard sample: a free stock and finish pack, a free digital proof of your own file, and a short printed run you can hold and mail.

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How to Get Postcards Printed Overnight Without a Reprint

How to Get Postcards Printed Overnight Without a Reprint

How to get postcards printed overnight, with the size that keeps postage cheap, file setup that avoids a reprint, and where the turnaround clock starts.

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Church Direct Mail That Fills Seats on Sunday

Church Direct Mail That Fills Seats on Sunday

How churches use direct mail to invite neighbors, welcome first-time visitors and fill seasonal services, with drop dates, lists and printing costs.

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How to Make a Custom Photo Postcard That Prints as Sharp as It Looks

How to Make a Custom Photo Postcard That Prints as Sharp as It Looks

Set your photo at 300 dpi, extend it 1/8 inch past the trim, keep type inside the safe zone, and see the exact pixel count every postcard size needs.

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