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Greenerprinter Mailing Services

eco-friendly mailing from Greenerprinter

With Greenerprinter, you can save time and money with one-stop printing and mailing. We can print your mailing piece on recycled paper, and then mail it direct from our facility, so you'll save on shipping fees (and the related carbon emissions) as well. You can choose to either create a mailing list or upload your own list. Our CASS certified mailing software will "clean" the list by fixing incomplete addresses and removing invalid addresses. We will also update any addresses that have changed through the National Change of Address Registry (NCOA).

To get started, simply choose the item that you want to print and mail from the list below:

If your mailing order requires custom work, such as an additional insert, please contact a Greenerprinter Customer Service Representative via e-mail or call 1-866-978-8547 toll free.

 
Mailing FAQ
 

Questions about mailing and mailpiece design

Questions about mailing lists

QUESTIONS ABOUT MAILING AND MAILPIECE DESIGN
Which products are available for mailing services?
Currently our site provides mailing as an option for the following products: Brochures, postcards, booklets, catalogs, and newsletters. If you are trying to mail some other type of product simply request a custom quote for pricing.

What different types of mailing options are available?
We offer bulk mailing at First Class, Standard Mail and Non-profit rates. First Class usually arrives between one to three days after mailing. Standard Mail takes longer, but is discounted from the First Class rate. Mailing using Standard Mail usually takes from three to seven days. If your company is setup as a non-profit agency with the post office, you can mail via the Non-profit rate. Non-profit mailings is the cheapest mailing option, but can take anywhere from one to two weeks and sometimes longer.

How do I know if my piece can be mailed or not?
Just about anything can be mailed, but to take advantage of special bulk rates, a mailpiece needs to conform to certain criteria. In order for a piece to qualify, it must have the following aspect ratio: Length divided by Height = 1.3 - 2.5 (see graphic below) and have four square edges.
Anything outside this ratio is considered "non-machinable" by the US Post Office and will not qualify for bulk rates.

How should I design the mailing panel of my mailpiece?
The mailing panel needs to be formatted to U.S. Postal Service specifications. A good rule of thumb (in addition to the Aspect Ratio listed above) is to leave at least 3.5" of white space on the right-hand side of the mail panel and 5/8" along the bottom. This space is required to accommodate the indicia, the mailing address, and any barcodes that will be applied. Please leave this area white (though a light color is generally acceptable). The U.S. Postal Service website is also a valuable resource for information about how to design mailpieces.
You may also refer to the visual aid graphic below (click here to download an EPS file of this template).

What size should I make a card that is going to be mailed?

Cards that are between 3.5 x 5 and 4.25 x 6 fall under the less expensive "Postcard" rate. Cards at this size are automatically given "First Class" service.

Cards that are larger than 4.25 x 6 (on either dimension) but under 6.125 x 11.5 fall into the "Letter" category. For these cards you may choose either First Class or a less expensive Standard rate.

Cards that are larger than 6.125 x 11.5 (on either dimension) but under 15 x 12 are considered "Flats" and fall into a higher price category. For these cards you may choose either First Class or a less expensive Standard rate.

We do not recommend mailing cards that are larger than 15 x 12


How can I reduce my mailing costs?

In addition to choosing to mail via Standard Mail, which is a slower and cheaper mailing option, you can also create a smaller piece.

Mailing a piece that is between 3.5 x 5 and 4.25 x 6 fall under the less expensive postcard rate and introduce a savings over "Letter" sized pieces. Cards at this size are automatically given "First Class" service which is cheaper than Standard Mail.

Cards that are larger than 4.25 x 6 (on either dimension) but under 6.125 x 11.5 fall into the "Letter" category.


What is included in the mailing cost?
Our mailing services include:
- Processing your mailing list (removing duplicates, CASS Certification)
- Printing our indicia on your order
- Printing addresses from the mailing list on your job
- Postage costs
- Applying wafer seals (if required)
- Delivery to post office

What if I'm only mailing some of the prints?

You'll notice there is a "Quantity to be mailed" section in the Job Specifications panel. This number will be subtracted from the total print quality and the balance will be shipped to the address (or addresses) you enter in the Shipping section.


How can I confirm that my job has been mailed?

We recommend that you add your address (and some friends) to your mailing list to confirm the timeliness and accuracy of your mailing. In addition, we will send an email confirmation when your order is delivered to the post office.


Can I download the Greenerprinter indicia?
Certainly... click here to download the First Class indicia, click here to download the Standard indicia.

What other special mailing services do you offer?
Lots! Read on:
You can take your mailing a step further by employing powerful variable data and personalization options which allow you to vary the look and content of the mail panel for each individual recipient. For instance, you could:

- Include a special graphic for all of the residents of a certain city.
- Include one graphic on the mail panel for female recipients and another for male recipients (provided gender is one of the fields in your mailing list)
- Include a decorative graphic of the first letter of the recipient's last name.

You can even include short personalized messages, such as:
"Dear <<recipient's first name>>, All residents of <<recipient's city>> can receive %<<rule based on recipient's city>> off on their first visit."

There's also a brand new feature that will allow you to place messages like the one above onto a "sticky note" that's affixed to the mailpiece.

Variable Data Printing within our mailing system introduces almost limitless creative opportunities for you to distinguish your organization's materials from everything else in the mailbox.

If you're interested in using any of the options listed above, please contact Greenerprinter Customer Service at 1-866-978-8547 (toll free).


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Questions About Mailing Lists
How should my mailing list be formatted, and what file types will you accept?
The mailing list should contain only the information necessary for mailing:
- First Name
- Last Name
- Company
- Street Address ("Address 1")
- Apartment or Suite number ("Address 2")
- City
- State
- Zip (5-digit or 5-plus-4)

We recommend sending Excel files (.xls), but we can also accept tab-delimited text files (.txt), or comma-delimited text files (.csv).


You can download an Excel template here.


How do I send my mailing list to Greenerprinter?
Once you place your order you can upload both your artwork files and the mailing list(s) for each order. If your order has already been started, you can e-mail your mailing list as an attachment to csr@greenerprinter.com. Please include your order number in the subject line.

Can Greenerprinter combine multiple mailing lists?
We charge an additional $10 per file to "merge" the lists, which will be added to the order total by a Greenerprinter customer service representative after your order has begun.

What does "CASS Certified" mean?
CASS stands for "Coding Accuracy Support System", and was developed to improve accuracy and reduce waste for bulk mail projects. Our CASS Certification software regularly synchronizes with a USPS online database of known addresses. When your list is processed (CASS Certified), the software checks each and every address to confirm that it is a possible address. Addresses that are not known are then removed from the list.

What if my list contains a large number of undeliverable addresses?
If we notice that there is a large number of invalid addresses in your list (usually 10% or greater), we will contact you and offer (for an additional fee) to attempt to "clean" your list. Often there are minor problems in addresses ("Rd." instead of "Ave.", misspelled city names, etc) that can be easily fixed by the software.

Can I get my "cleansed" list back?
If you want your list back after we've processed it for mailing, simply let us know when you place your order.

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