How the shared postcard works

What lands in the mailbox

Sample 9 by 12 inch shared postcard with eight local business ads

Sample layout, front side. Munchie Machines is a real business. The others are made up to show how ads look.

9 × 12 inchesabout the size of a sheet of paper, so it stands out in the stack

Both sidesheavy card stock with a high-gloss finish

17 spotssplit between the front and back

One per categoryno competitor on either side

What goes in your ad

We write and design it. These are the seven parts that make an ad work.

1TALLPINE ROOFING

2Roof replacement · Storm repair · Gutters

3Free roof inspection

4Mention code CARD25 · Good through Feb 12

5Licensed and insured · Family owned since 2009

6(843) 555-0142

A standard spot, 4 × 3 inches. Tallpine Roofing is made up for this example.

1
Your logo and name
Send what you have. If you have no logo, we set your name in clean type.
2
What you do
Three or four services, so the right customer knows you are for them.
3
Your offer
The biggest words on the ad. A real dollar amount or a free first step works best.
4
A code and a deadline
The code tells you the customer came from the card. The deadline gives a reason to call now.
5
A reason to trust you
Licensed and insured, years in business, family owned, or your Google rating.
6
Your phone number
Large enough to read from the kitchen counter.
7
Your QR code
Opens your Facebook page, your website or a page we build. Every scan is counted.

Other things you can add

A photo of your work
Your license number
Your Google star rating
Years in business
Towns you serve
Financing or payment plans
A line in Spanish
Your website address

A double spot (8 × 3 inches) has room for a photo, a second offer or a longer list of services.

From your first text to mail day

You text usWe check that your category is open on the card and answer your questions.
Day 1
You reserveA one-page order form and a payment link. Your category is locked.
By Dec 11, 2026
We design your adYou send a logo, phone number and offer. We text a proof within about three days.
You approve itOne round of changes is included. Nothing prints until you say yes.
The card printsAll the ads go to the printer together.
By Dec 16
It lands in mailboxesThe Postal Service delivers to every home on the routes.
Week of Jan 11
You get your reportAbout 30 days later: your scan count, and your category held for the next card.
About Feb 10

The report you get

About 30 days after the card lands, you get one page like this for your ad.

SAMPLE

Tallpine Roofing

January 2027 card · Standard spot · Roofing

34QR scans

Day 3busiest day, 8 scans

29average per ad on the card

5offer code uses you counted

These numbers are made up to show the layout. They are not a promise of results. Most people who respond to a postcard call or walk in instead of scanning, so your own count of calls and code uses completes the picture.