How to do an EDDM Mailing ~ The Easy Way!
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- In this short tutorial I'll show you how to easily prepare an EDDM mailing from start to finish. I've done thousands of these and have learned a lot of tricks along the way that will save you lots of time and money. One of them being how to avoid having to print SO many facing slips --- saving you lots of expensive ink-wasting cost.
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Also, you'll see the sizes that are EDDM compliant and get a good visual of how big each postcard size is in real life. I struggled hard when first starting to know what the sizes looked like when held by a person.
EDDM (every door direct mail) is a fantastic program that's perfect for restaurants, lawncare services, churches, realtors, and any business wanting to mail to an entire neighborhood/area/city. The postage is SO cheap and the postcards are huge.
Lastly, if you're looking for cheap, high quality printing, feel free to check out my website printing4supercheap.com or email me at jake@printing4supercheap.com and I'll quote you on anything you'd like. I even offer full turnkey-mailing so you don't have to touch any postcards if you don't want to do fulfillment yourself.
Enjoy the tutorial!
- Jake
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The most helpful video ever!!! My first time doing this and nailed it 🙌🏼 thanks 🙏🏽
just saw this sorry haha. that's awesome!
@@HighResponseMarketing Can you help answer my question please? Thanks! When are you mailing an EDDM the rules have not changed as far as mailing only half of a route right? For example, if a route has 700 stops on it, you would not be allowed to have 400 mailings, right? You need to pay for all 700 and also supply 700 mailings, correct? Also, do all businesses get the EDDM on that route? Thank you for your help.
As a former mail carrier, I approve of this message. EDDM will make a carrier's day a bit longer, but keep the size to an appropriate size and the problems should be minimal. 6.5 x 8 is super effective, customers don't find them annoying in size and it's easier to handle altogether. I worked on all walking routes so between 6-13 miles a day, so when we had EDDM's our day got longer. If they are the decent size, it makes it less difficult especially if it coincides with an advo day.
Thanks for keeping the carriers in mind!
Edit: We call them tubs as well.
This is EXTREMELY helpful. Thank you!
thanks Lucinda, what a cool name btw! EDDM is great for Realtors.
THANK YOU for this! It saved me a load of time and I got it right the first time at the post office with no hassle!
Glad it helped brother!!!
Love this company .... he helped with all my questions so that I could send out 5000 postcards EDDM! I appreciate you and your help! 🌴 Very helpful video... thanks again.
thanks Karriann!!!!
Super nice guy, I am excited to work with him. I just placed a call for my candle business and he was very informative
Thank you Tamicka so much! I look forward to working with you and it was really nice talking to you I'm glad you called.
thank you so much I been trying figure this thing out for days!!
no problem simone, glad it helped! shoot me an email if you've got any specific questions or get hung up on anything. contact@printing4supercheap.com
Wow thank you so much for this! It’s very insightful 💫
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Thank you! This is my first time and was feeling overwhelmed by the number of mailers that had to go out, but your video made it extremely easy.
WELCOME! any help you need I'm here
Thanks a bunch! Super helpful!
glad you found it helpful! hit me up if you need any help or get stuck anywhere
Great video!! Thanks guys!
glad it helped!
Awesome video. Best one I’ve seen on EDDM. New subscriber here! Thank you.
Thank you so much!
Great advice. Thanks so much!!
your welcome! happy to help
You and your girlfriend were super helpful, thank you so much!
Happy to help!
very helpful, wish i had known the specifics on sizes before i bought my 5*7 postcards. thanks for the tips.
Hopefully they'll give you a pass to mail them!
Great video, thanks for your help! I will be doing my 1st EDDM campaign with my Advertisement Circular this week !
nice!!!!!!!
How did it go?
Very helpful thank you
You're welcome!
Thank you!
Welcome
Great vid
thank you Andrew!
Thank you
You're welcome!
Thanks much!
anytime Kira hope it helps!
Thank you for doing this video
welcome glad it helped
Thank you for making my life easy. Usps website sucks
Welcome and yes it does!
Thank you so much the USPS website was so confusing!
Happy to help Steve! Feel free to ask if you've got any more questions or anything, it definitely can be intimidating at first.
@@HighResponseMarketing yeah who prints all the post cards?
@@brandonhamilton8871 i own a printing company so I do my own printing and all my clients. I'm generally cheaper & faster than anywhere else for postcards email me if you want a quote: contact@printing4supercheap.com
awesome helped so much. i still dont know how to fill out the first page of the PS3587. Is there a video for that?
Thanks! I should make one. If you want to email me in the meantime though I show you just what to put on it. Email is itsbobross@gmail.com
Thank you for the tips, if you're doing residential only, should you write it if you're not printing?
welcome! when you pick residential only on the eddm website for your paperwork, it will put it on your facing slips and paperwork automatically!
Super helpful, thanks. Do you recommend pay online or in person at Post Office? If a business wants to mail to 5000+ in 1 zip code do you just split it into 2 separate mailings with 2 sets of paperwork over 2 days? Also, I presume you get clients to pay for printing and mailing upfront?
great question, pay ONLINE. Makes it way easier for the clerk at the post office when you dro pit off. Correct, split it into 2 separate days/paperworks but then bring it all to the post office the same day.
yes ALWAYS, always, always get paid 100% upfront. Since postage and printing are hard costs you do not want to get stuck carrying that bill. Nor do you want to become a bill collector.
Hi Jake, thanks for the awesome video. I was wondering where I can purchase glossy card stock paper for my flyers. I’ve been to Walmart, target, Office Depot and staples and no one seems to stock what I need. Any help would be appreciated
Hey JW, you won't find it anywhere unfortunately, it's sold in large sheets for offset printing presses, and the gloss is actually a coating applied after. The best thing to do is just buy some unbranded samples! highresponsemarketing.com/samples
Thanks for the info question what machine you use to print the indicia ?
Hey Miguel It's actually part of the artwork so printed all together! You don't print the indicia afterwards thankfully.
There is also an option to mail a letter size postcard (I'm using a 8.5 x 5.5) as EDDM under the USPS Marketing Mail. It is on the Postage Statement-USPS Marketing Mail section C31 (as of July 22, 2022). You cannot ship them to city routes, but they can be used for Highway, Rural, and PO Boxes and they must be dropped and paid for at a Bulk Mailing Facility.
I was not aware of this. I will have to check this out. Thank you!
Looks like postage is a couple cents more though, you might be better off just spending the extra money on regular eddm flats sizes and get the lower postage plus the ability to send DDU to any routes.
I wonder if the will work for my Contracting Services
one of the most commoh industries for EDDM!
Very helpful, thanks. Mail carriers hate the large glossy cards because they are both individually slippery and they tend to stick together. They also weigh a ton collectively. My girlfriend is a carrier and she told me not even to THINK about doing an EDDM mailing on her route. LOL
I'm so glad to read your commend. I love glossy because I think is more colorful than the others, but then being glossy to the face and not at the back, would work better for carriers? I wouldn't like to give them a bad day!
Awesome video! What happens if the date you picked to drop them off you don't make it?
doesn't matter! I've done countless of these all across America for the past 10 years, never once had a problem. So long as that postage is paid, they don't care. There's no penalty or anything.
@@HighResponseMarketing Fantastic bc I'm sending out my first thousand and I'll be 2 days behind. Definitely gonna check your company out for my next campaign!
@@Kolby.with.a.K awesome, they won't even look at the date! hopefully all your other stuff is in order lol. Good luck on your campaign ... next one hit me up!
This is awsome!! I am trying to run my 1st eddm campaign and have my design done on Canva, but please help HOW do I go about adding the required eddm postage to my design??
thanks Johnathan! If you wanna shoot me an email I'll add it for you if you'd like, my email is contact@printing4supercheap.com
If not, what you'll need to do is look up the eddm indicia (you have to use the RETAIL one), crop it out and upload it to canva, then stick it in. Kind of a pain ... just shoot me an email and I'll send it over to you or put it on if you share your postcard link. Happy to help so you don't get rejected at the PO!
@@HighResponseMarketing could I also get the postage to add to my design?
can different bundles go into the same tub? or we gotta separate them/
same tub is totally fine, but I do separate mine just because it makes it easier for carriers to just grab the one that's for their route. Otherwise they have to fish through and figure out whose is whose. Hope that helps!
Do they have to be bundled by 100s? Can you just rubber band 588 and do package 1 of 1?
They have to be bundled by no more than 100s. Otherwise the carriers will have a hell of a time delivering them and they'll technically not have to. The bundling lets the carrier grab a reasonable amount and know that it's 100 homes trust me your carrier is not going to count out your cards, and they will probably reject your mailing or it will sit there forever
On your postcards do you put the stamps and the address on or does the post office do that for you
Because this is an EDDM mailing it doesn't have individual addresses. That's called a targeted mailing. With EDDM, you pick the mail carrier routes that you want to send to and then every piece has a generic looking mark and "local postal customer" written on it. The mail carrier just drops one off at every house on his route.
Hi! And thank you for this video. I wish I had found you before I printed out a stack of a flyers I made on Canva for my Etsy shop, trying to drive local business and not just online. I thought I could put some behind the flags on mailboxes, but soon found out that's a felony. Sooooo, now I'm trying to find out how to make the best of the ink I used! My question is: Is there a way to fold my 8 1/2 x 11 inch flyers, one sided, and do an EDDM mailout? Maybe the indicia can go on the back side along with the label? Thanks for your help! I'd like prices from you for the correct way to do a mailout, maybe a post card type, for next time. KK
I didn't see this comment till now sorry! I wish you sent me an email or text I'd be happy to help. Did you get anything resolved on this or still need help?
Great video! question, what website do you use to print your postcards? Thank you!
I do all my own printing and print EDDM cards for businesses all over the nation! Printing4supercheap.com
and thanks for liking the video, if you've got any EDDM questions or anything you need I'm here for ya
Does the usps print the stamp and addresses on the post cards??
They are called flat trays or tubs for flats. You can also use sacks and for 6x9 or 6x11 you can use EMM trays. You can fit more than 2000 cards in an EMM Tray loose no bands.
Eddm you can't use 6x9 though it's not a flat. And has to be banded in 100s or less.
Thanks... I don't know why this seemed it was going to be intimidating to do - hah
it is definitely intimidating at first, but it's so easy after you know what to do! :)
Does the white postage label get added by the post office? Or is that supposed to be added when designing the mailer?
Hey Benjamin! It needs to be added to the artwork so it gets printed at the same time! If you're printing through me just shoot me an email and I'll make sure it's on there. Even if not, I'll still help you out though!
Thanks this was very helpful but I'm still a little confused on a couple things.
1. Do i design the flyer on the EDDM website?
2. I want to target a specific subdivision, how exactly do i go about doing that?
Glad it helped. You would just select your routes and calculate the postage on the EDDM website. For design, I highly recommend canva.com which is free and super easy to use.
If you want to target a specific subdivision, look up the address on the EDDM site and just click on the route it covers, that's it!
Is it possible to get the postcards made and pick which address you send them too? Instead of a whole area just select addresses?
That's called a "targeted mailing" or "list mailing" and we do many of them every week. It's a much different process but you just have someone like us or any mailing house do it for you. You can email me if you want and I can look up a list count for the demographics and area you want or you can look it up yourself using sites like "leadsplease.com".
You can pick out ages, homeowner/renter status, incomes, sex, all sorts of filters to find exactly who and where you want to mail to. My email is contact@printing4supercheap.com if you need to reach me.
@@HighResponseMarketing Thank you I will be reaching out.
Is it possible to drop off EDDM by shipping it to the Postal Office by FedEx or UPS?
yep! we do it everyday. I wouldn't recommend fedex though. UPS ground via pirateship will be best if it's within a couple states, after that usps priority flat rate will likely be your best option.
Hello how do you know when the post office sends them out? Do they give you a status update?
If you drop them off yourself, just ask when they'll go out ... Usually it's next day. If you're sending them out remotely the tracking will show delivered.
Thank you for this video. One question...i am confused on the pricing please help!!! From what i think i understand i need to buy the physical post cards themselves say (1000 postcards for aprox $140)...then i need to buy 2 EDDM routes thru USPS (equalling 1000 houses for ANOTHER $200)...AND THEN i have to pay for the postage for every single post card that im planning on mailing out (1000 postcards at 50 cents each equaling $500!!!...am I correct???...if so then a simple EDDM campaign adds up quick and can be a bit much for a young start up
thank you! sorry for the confusion. Let's say you want to send 1000 postcards out your breakdown would be like this:
approximately $250 or so for printing
approximtely $208 for postage (eddm is 20.3 cents per piece currently in 2024).
So you're total all-in is about 46 cents per piece.
Considering a stamp alone is 68 cents, not including even printing, you can see what a bargain EDDM is. And if you do higher quantities the printing cost comes down to even less.
I mail out 1000 post cards a few days ago and they were smaller than 4 * 6, USPS EDDM didn’t have a problem with it. In Louisiana the size must be bigger than 3.6 hight and 3.6 width
The postmaster can accept whatever they want but that size technically doesn't qualify, so it's risky.
So we’re doing EDDM for our buddies roofing company. How do we learn what he’s doing as far as picking and buying routes from the post offices online? Would love to see that. Thanks man
Hey Tyler, roofing is perfect for EDDM. I'll do a video on that this week brother.
@@HighResponseMarketing thanks man. You covering the bulk system vs the retail system? I’m doing the bulk mail now for him so we’re doing like 160-320K cards a month. It’s awesome but I want to learn what he’s doing and he said the bulk system is so hard online to learn. So different from retail. Anyways thanks man I’ll be looking out for your videos
@@tylerjohnson1352 that's a lot of cards! Yeah the bulk method is definitely different and has some added complexities but nothing you can't do. I'll be making full videos and guides on it real soon. I'm not sure if I can this week but I'm trying for next week to have it covered in-depth. It's 100% do-able though no worries!
How does the Eddm postage mark get on the piece ?
the best way is to have the designer or printer put it on, but it has to be added to the artwork BEFORE printing! feel free to email me jake@printing4supercheap.com and I'll put it on there personally for you.
Can you make a video on the ROI? I’d love to see what some people have gotten doing this method.
I’m trying to do this and continue to add 5k postcards each month if it works till I get to thousands a month
sure, definitely.
If the post office for drop off is too far to drive can you ship a box of the flyers to the appropriate post office? Thank You
Yes! I actually have a video on that I can't remember the title of it but I think it's something like "how to send eddm remotely"
@@HighResponseMarketing I found it just after watching this one. thank you
@@NickYourHomeLoanFriendKrehnke nice! if you need any help or anything email me or ask in comments or whatever you need.
Do you need return address for Eddm? I have an online business? Thanks!
Nope! You're good to go without one
Would I be able to send sample soaps with these eddms and how can I find out the cost for the size I want. I’m so confused
Where do u get the carrier route info from and how do u pay?
As a specialty soap lover I would love to say yes but unfortunately no unless they're less than 1/4" thick
If the route I am sending to is across the state will my local post office be able to route them out still even if it's 4-5 hours away?
No but you can ship them to the remote post office. Regional priority rate boxes will likely be the cheapest... The boxes are free and you can fit 300-400 pieces in each for about $15 or so.
I also should mention it is possible to have them deliver them remotely, using a permit. But it's about 23 cents in postage. Plus it can take a while. Regional priority boxes are the way to go!
Can I use a black and white flyer that I created on my computer and get copies and take to post office. I’m trying to market my husbands pressure washing business and we are on a tight budget.
Hey Patty, this is a tough one to answer. So technically, no it wouldn't count. Copy paper is pretty thin, and you'd need about 3 sheets of it to make it thick enough to qualify. BUT I can't really imagine a postal clerk checking that as long as the height & width match (which for 8.5x11 is fine). I asked my local clerk and she said they'd have no real way of checking thickness so she doesn't see why anyone wouldn't accept it.
What I think you should do, is simply talk with your local postal clerk - who will probably put you in touch with the postmaster) and ask them if it's OK since it meets the height and width. With their blessing, you're good to go! You might actually be able to print thick flyers though for cheaper than you could make copies. Feel free to email me for a quote if you want! contact@printing4supercheap.com
I'm planning to design and print my own mailers. How do I go about putting postage on my flyers? Will the post office provide me a permit number for my ECRWS postage indicia?
That's great you're doing it! You have to put the specific and disha for retail EDDM on your artwork, so that way when that prints every piece will have it. The post office won't provide you a permit number for retail EDDM because it isn't needed. You'd have to buy a permit, which makes sense down the road if you plan to do a lot of EDDM but it's a more complex process.
And feel free to email me if you need any help specifically I'm glad to add it to your artwork or whatever you need so you get your EDDM out with no problems!
@@HighResponseMarketing What is your email address?
@@MicsDown2Nonsense contact@printing4supercheap.com shoot me an email!
thanks for this info. isn't there an insignia to print on the postcards?
yup, here's their quick fact sheet with it: www.usps.com/business/pdf/quick-reference-guide.pdf
if you're ever in a bind feel free to email me and I'll put it on your artwork and make sure it's good to go. jake@highresponsemarketing.com
So who prints the addresses? Is it done at usps or is that something I would have to print on every card?
Every card has to have it, but they're not individual addresses, it's just a certain addressing that says "local postal customer" so the mailman knows to deliver to everyone on the route.
It's actually part of your artwork so it gets printed on every card!
@@HighResponseMarketing this info is absolutely WRONG! If you are doing EDDM, you pick a route, print out the info you need from USPS, bundle your mailers, drop them off... You don't need any USPS postage info on the cards.
@@BLocke88 you need the EDDM retail permit indicia and "local postal customer" addressing. If you don't, you run the risk of them not accepting it and there's nothing you can do. Not printing the indicia or addressing is really stupid and risky.
I've noticed some EDDMs in my mailbox that have something about shipping addresses and "postage paid" etc where a stamp would go. Is this necessary for mailers? I didnt see any instructions on their website about it.
Yes! Required
How do you bind the cards together for the bundles? Rubber bands? String?
Rubber bands!
@@HighResponseMarketing thank you!!
Do I need to design a "PRSRT STD ECRNWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID EDDM RETAIL" on the upper right corner of the design I am making?
Yes! As well as another area that says "local postal customer"
If you're printing with me you can always send me artwork to double check or have me add it
What type of paper to use for EDDM and what is scoring?
14 or 16pt cardstock is my favorite and what I always use and print for people on. Scoring is when you want something folded, the cardstock is sliced across halfway so it folds easily.
When ask for date do you put the ship date 9/1/23???
you can actually put any date you want. they don't care! it really doesn't matter because they just deliver as they get them. I generally just put the day I expect them to be dropped off to the post office. But I don't really put too much thought into it or worry.
So if I have 12 routes that are around 200 each i should still do a tub per 200 bundle?
correction (2 bundles a tub?) Seems like a lot of tubs
Nope, thank god! 12 routes would be 12 tubs (or boxes - whatever you're using). Each one just having the bundle in them.
Thank you, Is stared using EDDM and this video was my main reference, the official site does not help much
thank you! I know what you mean. I also have a step-by-step guide if you need it. Just email me jake@printing4supercheap.com I'll send it to you.
How can I go about doing business with you I’m struggling to make mine
Just shoot me an email! jake@printing4supercheap.com
I have Rx cards... How do you do direct mail with those cards?
By mailing them in envelopes! If you want to send them eddm though it'll have to be bigger size
Does USPS require a return address on EDDM Retail? I can't find anything at USPS and one printer's FAQ says it's required to have a physical address or P.O. Box of sender in upper left on EDDM postcards
no requirement for return address and honestly senseless to have one, there's no reason nor requirement. Use a more competent printer! (ahem ... me!).
@@HighResponseMarketing Thanks Jake and yes I will be using you:)
My first time I didn’t print on the postage paid thing
I'm guessing they took it anyways right?
if one of the routes are for 612 or 402 do we send out 7 and 5 bundles? or how do we go about that?
If the route is 612, you'll do seven bundles, six of 100 and one of 12!
@@HighResponseMarketing Awesome!! Thank you so much! Your video was very helpful unlike the website 😂
@@stephaniehernandez9829 I know sometimes that stuff can get pretty confusing! Anything else you need feel free to ask.
@@HighResponseMarketing Thank you again! I appreciate your help!
So if there are 504 pieces I bundle 5 x100 bundles do I just leave 4 loose or add 1 to 4 bundles ?
I would make one bundle 104 (it's ok). But you could do it both your ways too!
@@HighResponseMarketing ok thank you for responding
What is the max weight per post card?
3.30z,, which is pretty heavy! a postcard for reference doesn't even reach an ounce, even a huge one
where do you get the facing slip?? MO
when you buy your routes and print your paperwork at eddm.usps.com it generates them!
Who is the best place to get postcards printed?
Or type of printer to get to print postcards myself for my business?
by far would be through us! printing4supercheap.com you can email me directly for a quote: jake@printing4supercheap.com
Can I do person's names in the mailing, like "John Smith", or
must only use generic, "resident" ????
I don't see how to get names using the USPS EDDM tool.
Nope not with EDDM. For that you'd need to do a "targeted" mailing. The postage is higher, the process is more complex, and the postcard sizes are smaller, but it's a great way to laser target an audience.
Let me know if you need more info.
So I don't need address just the mail routes?
for EDDM yep!!! there is a certain marking you need to add to the artwork but I can add it for you
@High Response Marketing ...what are you scared of take the next step " the love of my life currently " with or without the currently...it's just a test...to see how it flies. i get the no marriage thing..eff the irs.
postal small tote ...there are pallet sized tote tubs which are the larges ups has them also but the smalls never leave the buildings
Is this a good method for a target audience 65 and older?
absolutely!
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I’m still confused on how to fill out the facing slips? Do you need one for every bundle? Thanks!
I know how confusing it can be at first Hannah! Ok so facing slips you DO need for every bundle. If you have say a route with 436 addresses, you'll need 5 slips becuase one will be a 36 piece bundle.
Then on every slip, you would write "1 of 5", " 2 of 5", etc. And the quantity per bundle. Then slip them under a rubber band around the postcards.
@@HighResponseMarketing so helpful! Thank you, I’ve watched your videos over and over again. They’re very helpful!
@@hannahcorcoran7513 thank you so much Hannah I'm glad they're helping!!!
@@HighResponseMarketing one more question… do I need to have a separate box for each route number when I drop them at the post office?
@@hannahcorcoran7513 you can ask as many as you want. you can also feel free to email me at jake@printing4supercheap.com
separate box for each ROUTE yes! That helps keep it easy for them to just give the mail carrier the box and he knows it's his whole route.
You can use the same boxes your printer (or me or whoever does your printing) put them in, or you can also ask the post office for postal tubs that they'll give you to use
All this info is still valid correct? Like no policies with the USPS have changed?
ALL THE SAME PROCEDURE thank God. Feel free to email me at jake@printing4supercheap.com if you have any trouble, I'm happy to wlak you through or help any way I can.
Based on their site it seems the minumum sizesto be met must be one of the following 6.125" (6-1/8") or 11.5" or 1/4" I don't see mention of 6-1/2" being the minimum?
It's just that sizes between 6.125" and 6.5" aren't a common printed size (i.e. 6.25). So I generally suggest just using 6.5x9, or 6x11 for example.
@@HighResponseMarketing ok i see, was a bit confused and had me freaking out cause I was about to place an order for cards. One place was 6.25 x 9. Ended up playing it say not seeing your response and went with another who had the 6.5"
@@michiganpowerwashingpros9093 Ah yeah some places might do the 6.25 but it's not very common. 6.5x9 is a great size! You should have ordered through me though, may have been cheaper!
@High Response Marketing I'll have to check that out. I stumbled upon your video when searching for more info today. I do plan to order another round in the next month so will definitely check what you have going on out!
Who will have all these post cards mailing address and names to put on these post cards?
Hi there. For EDDM you don't need addresses and names, it's a really simplified process of mailing, you just pick out neighborhoods you want to mail and the carrier brings them to every address there.
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Where can I print local postal customer
anywhere really, as long as it's easy enough for the postal carriers to read. They don't want you to put it across the center of the card though, so avoide that. You can email me your artwork if you want and I'll put it on there, no charge. jake@highresponsemarketing.com
I went to the post office and they said you have to have the customer's address and my address! I already printed the postcards, is there a way to fix it? I have space on the Flyer to be added
yes for sure, email me! jake@highresponsemarketing.com I will sort this out!
Q: How do you prove that you actually mailed the postcards?
there's a few different ways:
1. postage receipt or filled out USPS mailing form
2. tracking numbers if shipped to post offices
3. calling the postmaster and confirming
@@HighResponseMarketing Awesome. Just sent an email enquiring about your all-inclusive service. Was curious to know how much a 10K mailing costs.
@@piecesofme8531 sweet, did I reply to you? not sure if that was you who emailed me.
@@HighResponseMarketing Yes, thank you so much!
How much does post office charge for them to mail it
For the postage? It's currently 20 cents each but will rise I believe by once cent soon as there's a price increase coming up.
Hey Jake, Great Vid. ? Why not just let the Printer include mailing cost and mail them out.?? thanks in advance.
Thanks! We do a lot of mailings for people so they don't have to touch them. But not everyone wants to pay extra for that service. Having someone else do it involves mailing them to the destination post offices, which can be a few hundred dollars in shipping alone depending on how many postcards.
cost!
How do you get all the addresses? Do you have a video getting started from the beginning?
It's actually really easy you just go on eddm.usps.com
There's a map on the site and you just click where you want to mail to
City Marine... Super easy... No physical addresses go on any cards. The mail person just deliveries them in whatever route you pick. You supply the amount each for you pick would need
Thanks you for the response everyone! This helps.
@@citymarine7256 make sure you have the EDDM permit and "local postal customer" addressing on it.
I have been reading about people who feel they got scammed by EDDM because they never got a response. How do you know if the mail carrier actually delivered the EDDM postcards? Is there any way to verify mail carrier did not just dump the EDDM postcards?
It's a good question in making a video on that shortly
How do we know the post office actually delivers all of these? What if the carrier just dumps them in the dumpster out back?
I probably should make a whole video devoted to this question. It's a legitimate concern. It's a kind of complex answer.
1: the chances of it happening are very low. a carrier throwing out mail is a pretty risky move, as it's a felony and not very common. (kind of like plane crashes -- they show up in the news now and then but you pretty much assume you'll be safe when you fly).
2: If you put yourself in the shoes of mail carriers, the mail you would throw out are unassuming letters that look like junk mail. Things that no one will really "miss". Something that colorful and locally relevant would be pretty bold move for a carrier to try to dispose of, plus know that someone locally is expecting it to hit there. It just wouldn't make a lot of sense to throw out compared to heaps of credit card offers and such.
3. (the most failsafe method) ... when you drop your cards off, ask the postmaster or person at the desk when it will go out. 99% of the time it will go out the next day ... then just go out the next day around 4 or 5pm and drive around the neighborhood you mailed and see if you see your card sticking out in people's mail --- assuming it's a bigger size one.
4. If you're mailing to more than one route -- a route is generally between 300-650 addresses -- you'll have multiple carriers delivering. They're not all going to just toss your stuff, that would be virtually impossible to happen.
@@HighResponseMarketing Thank you for your quick and detailed response. I'll do my due diligence in your 3rd point if I do decide to go this route. And thank you for your video, very helpful.
@@shawnmcnamara5387 I did eddm last year and no go response back from it. I tried to mail it to myself in my neighborhood and never received my own fliers. I truly wonder if they just not do it and just toss them away.
@@HighResponseMarketing I did eddm last year and no go response back from it. I tried to mail it to myself in my neighborhood and never received my own fliers. I truly wonder if they just not do it and just toss them away. is there any solution to this?
Ok cool, but how much is the total cost of say 1,000 to print the post cards and to pay for the eddm service? I'm guessing $30? Less than $50? 🤷♂️
postage alone is $200. email me for full rates and options! jake@printing4supercheap.com
6 1/2 by 9
that size works for EDDM!
Can i print my post cards on card stock ?
You mean print them at home on cardstock?
@@HighResponseMarketing if the route has 288 stops can I just provide 250 postcards?
@@itsvicky2682 Yes you can! Unfortunately you'll have to pay the postage for the whole amount but it's really not that much. Then you just give them the postcards you have and the carrier will deliver what you have.
@@HighResponseMarketing thank you ! Wish me luck !
@@itsvicky2682 oooh good luck Vicky!
In this day and age......how can you be sure USPS actually delivers to each address VERSES to one dumpster?
I probably should make a whole video devoted to this question. It's a legitimate concern. It's a kind of complex answer.
1: the chances of it happening are very low. a carrier throwing out mail is a pretty risky move, as it's a felony and not very common. (kind of like plane crashes -- they show up in the news now and then but you pretty much assume you'll be safe when you fly).
2: If you put yourself in the shoes of mail carriers, the mail you would throw out are unassuming letters that look like junk mail. Things that no one will really "miss". Something that colorful and locally relevant would be pretty bold move for a carrier to try to dispose of, plus know that someone locally is expecting it to hit there. It just wouldn't make a lot of sense to throw out compared to heaps of credit card offers and such.
3. (the most failsafe method) ... when you drop your cards off, ask the postmaster or person at the desk when it will go out. 99% of the time it will go out the next day ... then just go out the next day around 4 or 5pm and drive around the neighborhood you mailed and see if you see your card sticking out in people's mail --- assuming it's a bigger size one.
4. If you're mailing to more than one route -- a route is generally between 300-650 addresses -- you'll have multiple carriers delivering. They're not all going to just toss your stuff, that would be virtually impossible to happen.
Don’t you need to make sure to print the Eddm simbol on your flyer too ??
YES!
What about the mailing statement I print and fill it out and they said there needs to be a barcode but it didn’t print with it. The guy that “knows” how to it didn’t work today so I have to go Monday.
There should be a barcode printed on the form, did you pay online or choose at post office? Sorry they didn't take it that's so frustrating!!!
Thanks for your response. I paid online. Have this happened to you before?
@@blancagiz never. your form doesn't have that barcode printed on it? that's so weird. I would just print out the screens showing you paid and bring it to the PO they should be able to take it no problem. That definitely is a glitch somehow
Is 70lb premium opaque paper approved for eddm?
hi Yes if it's COVER stock but not 70lb book or text. Did you call and we spoke earlier? I just tried calling back! Can you shoot me an email any chance? jake@printing4supercheap.com
@@HighResponseMarketing yes! We ended up talking about marketing for arborists! Thank you for calling me back!