Every Door Direct Mail

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Hassle-Free and High-Quality Every Door Direct Mail® Printing

Need to create personalized messaging that will reach your target demographic? Print EDDM®-compliant postcards that fulfill the USPS’ requirements. This direct mail strategy lets you reach a specific demographic at affordable rates. You can easily promote your business and expand your current market reach. Just use the USPS’ mapping tool to see which postal route fits your potential customer profile based on demographic data like age range and household income. Once your postcards are ready, USPS will deliver your message to every address in the selected postal route.

This removes the need to upload a mailing list or include a postage permit. At UPrinting, we take care of every customization detail, from sizes that fit EDDM® postcard requirements to cardstock that endures multiple handling.

EDDM® Postcard Printing Guidelines

We print approved EDDM® sizes from 6.25" x 8" to 11" x 17" on your choice of durable 14 pt. or 16 pt. stocks.


The 3 most popular Every Door Direct Mail® postcard size options are:

  • 6.5” x 9”
  • Oversized postcards 8.5" x 11"
  • Tri-fold menus 4.25" x 14"

The dimension guidelines as listed on the USPS EDDM® page are:

  • Rectangular with four square corners or finished cor­ners that do not exceed a radius of 1/8 inch
  • One of the following: more than 11.5 inches long, more than 6 1/8 inches high, or more than 1/4 inch thick
  • Not more than 15 inches long, 12 inches high, or 3/4 inch thick.

All available sizes follow the EDDM® postcard requirements. Our three most popular sizes are:

  • 6.5” x 9”
  • 6.5” x 11”
  • 8.5” x 11”

Download any of the templates available to ensure the file follows all the necessary printing guidelines. The sample design below shows how your artwork will appear with the guidelines considered:

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  • A safe zone should not include any important details, text, or images beyond its green dotted area. This prevents essential information from being cut in the final print.
  • The trim line determines where the final design will be cut. Only your background color should be seen here, but cannot include anything in the safe zone.
  • Bleed should include the background of your artwork, up until the edge of this area. This is crucial for designs that extend up to the edge of your final size.

Direct mail postcards' available finishes include matte, gloss, and high-gloss UV. You also have the choice to use standard EDDM® retail indicia or to have your indicia on your artwork file. Together, these options allow you to create quality postcards in EDDM® compliant sizes and formatting that suit whatever artwork you have.

Optional bundling in sets of 100 is also available to meet USPS requirements for EDDM®.

You can also download any of these free postcard templates and mailing guides in your preferred size and file format. AI, JPG, PDF, PS, and PUB formats are available. Use these templates with your preferred design tool to account for the bleed, trim, and safe zone for your artwork, as well as for technical mailing requirements. Templates are also arranged according to size and orientation.


How to Craft an Effective Direct Mail Message

Stick to one main purpose for your EDDM® postcard.

Are you promoting a new product line or store opening? Are you a realtor announcing your next open house? Or do you simply want to greet both old and new customers during the holidays? Decide on your postcard’s central message and design every element to serve this purpose.

The simpler, the better.

You probably have a lot to say but a simple message comes out clearer. Focus on the purpose of your direct mail postcard. Otherwise, you distract customers with information that may get in the way of your end goal or call-to-action. Make sure everything on the postcard leads and helps the recipient toward the desired action.

Formulate a design strategy.

Your postcard needs to do more than look nice. The message should appeal to your target demographic and be readable in one glance. A call-to-action must be clear so the EDDM® postcards serve their purpose. Align the message such that it leads your recipient to the call-to-action.

You can also personalize the message and images according to your chosen demographic. See what colors, tone, and images match so it can appeal to your target market. To narrow down your design choices, try to imagine the demographic’s lifestyle. Activities like their outdoor hobbies and food preferences help in envisioning what attracts your selected recipient.

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Printing & Ordering is Easy

Ordering EDDM® compliant postcards is easy if you choose a professional EDDM® printer. Download our postcard templates and mailing guide in the size and file format you need. Use these templates with your preferred design tool to account for the bleed, trim, and safe zone for your artwork, as well as to account for technical mailing requirements. When you’re ready to print, just select the options you need, and upload your file. You can get your finished EDDM® postcards in as soon as 1 business day and start selecting postcard mailing delivery routes at your local post office through bundle mailing with USPS.

Resources:

8 Postcard Printing Tips Your Printer Forgot to Tell You
Direct Mail Postcard Ideas

EDDM® and EVERY DOOR DIRECT MAIL® are trademarks of the United States Postal Service.

UPrinting is an independent provider of Every Door Direct Mail® products that are not associated with nor sponsored by the United States Postal Service.

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Save time by using our free templates. Our templates have been setup with proper bleeds and margins, assuring your print job turns out accurate. To download, select a file type and click on the size below.

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Another wonderful experience with UPrinting December 10, 2023 by Valerie Byrnes ( CT )
“As with all the orders we have placed with UPrinting, these were high quality, on time, exactly what we expected, and the process was smooth and easy. UPrinting is always the first place I think of when I need a quality print job at a great price.”
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Good quality July 14, 2023 by Amy Wolfe
“The cards were good quality and the images were sharp”
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“Came quickly and look perfect!”

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Q:
I have a list of 250 specific addresses I need to send postcards to. Is that possible with uprinting?
Asked 9 days ago by Matthew W.
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Definitely, we can inkjet the addresses to your postcard. However, this will need to be processed by our Mailing Team. Please create an account online then give us a call so we can you send quote.

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Are you mailing the postcards too? What is the difference between 12 and 14 pt.
Asked 19 days ago by Martin S.
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Yes we do have a mailing service and you will need to call us and speak to a Custom representative to set this up . Those are both card stocks used for Postcard printing with !4 pt being the thicker option. The thickness of this would be comparable to the same material for business cards.  

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Hi does uprint add the indicia code on the post cards or do I have to add it to cards I noticed I put the text I wanted for for my eddm cards but it didn't show the indicia code
Asked a month ago by Vance c.
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You would need to submit that and get it from the Post Office using this link

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Is there an option to target certain income levels or age ranges of the homeowners within a certain radius or zip code?
Asked 3 months ago by Amanda S.
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Our solution for that is Direct Mailing, where we can offer mailing lists with specific addresses which indicate specific demographics within a zip code. However, since your interest is for EDDM, we understand that the USPS also offers this service but instead of addresses they have mapped postal routes within a zip code using data such as what you need. Please contact the USPS for this and how to use their online tool.  

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If I choose to design a front-only piece, does the indicia go on the same side as the artwork, or will it be placed on the blank back?
Asked 3 months ago by Chan N.
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It will be placed at the back side together with the address.

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