How It Works: Postcards

how to createA POSTCARD

You’re going to love how easy this is!

Choose a Design

Select one of our beautifully designed postcards that will make you stand out from your competitors.

Customize

Make the postcard your own by easily adding images and copy to specific areas of the postcard.

Select Recipients

If you don't have a list you want to target, no worries! You can purchase a list to get your message out to the size audience you want to target.

Zoom. Within 24 hours we are mailing your postcards to your recipients.*

*Excluding weekends and holidays.

step one

CHOOSE A DESIGN

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On the Browse Designs page, click on the postcard you want to customize.

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Once you've selected a postcard that you like, hit the CUSTOMIZE button to get started.

step two

CUSTOMIZE

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Update the copy on Page 1 of the postcard.

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Upload and place the image(s) on Page 1 you want to include on the postcard*.

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Select Page 2. Include your contact information and office information on Page 2.

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Place your headshot and logo on Page 2*. Note: Interruptions happen don’t worry you can save your postcard designs and finish it when you get back.

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Once you have finished customizing your postcard select the REVIEW & BUY button.

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Review Page 1 and Page 2 of your postcard and select the PURCHASE button.

*Photos for print must be 300 dpi to ensure image will print properly. Not sure what that means? Read more about this at the bottom of the page.

step three

SELECT RECIPIENTS

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You can purchase a list or upload your own mailing list (minimum of 250 addresses). The list size you upload or purchase will be the number of postcards that are mailed.

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Review the details of your order and select the PROCEED TO CHECKOUT.

Have questions about uploading your images? Click the link below for an overview.

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Image Reference Guide

Image Resolution

Resolution, also known as DPI (dots per inch) or PPI (pixels per inch), can be described as the number of dots that fit horizontally and vertically into a one-inch space. Generally, the more dots per inch, the more detail captured, and the sharper the resulting image. The problem with measuring resolution in this way is you have to also know the physical dimensions of the image. That is why we prefer to measure resolution in pixel dimensions.

You can always reduce resolution, but you can’t increase it without suffering a loss in quality.

You cannot change the resolution from very small to very large. This is going to be problematic. The resulting image will become pixilated and blurry. The best solution here is to start with the largest image you can. For best print quality, photos should be 300 PPI. Photos printing with a lower PPI can print grainy and blurry. Photos used on websites have different requirements than photos for print. Most photos taken from websites are 72 PPI (by print standards, this is low quality and unusable in most cases).

Low Resolution Image

This image was most likely pulled from the Internet. We can tell this by the logo watermark in the bottom right-hand corner and the image size. Any main image under 600 pixels is going to be low resolution.

High Resolution Image

This image is high resolution. The file size is much larger (MB are larger than KB). The pixel dimensions of the image are large enough for this image to be placed anywhere in an ad.

Finding an Image Size

Finding an Image Size in Mac OS X

First, locate the image that you are trying to find the pixel dimensions of. If you have a two-button mouse, simply right-click on the image; a menu box should appear. If you do not have a two-button mouse, you can control-click on the image. Once the menu has appeared, select “Get Info.” A new box will appear. Under the “More Info” section, you will see a line that says “Dimensions.” These are your pixel dimensions. Any image below 600 pixels wide is not recommended.

Finding an Image Size in Windows

First, locate the image that you are trying to find the pixel dimensions of. Right-click on the image so that a menu block appears. Scroll down to “Open with”, and then select “Paint.” Once the image is opened in Paint, click on the “File” menu bar, and select “Properties.” The window below will open and show you the image’s pixel dimensions. Any image below 600 pixels wide is not recommended.