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Setting up your first handwritten campaign, step by step

July 2, 2026 · 8 min read

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From account creation to your first hundred cards in the mail, with the settings most teams get wrong on the first attempt.

Prepare your recipient list

Export your list with separate columns for first name, last name and each address line. Verify postal codes before uploading — address errors are the single largest cause of undelivered mail.

Choose the handwriting and the card

Handwriting style carries as much tone as the words. A looser, faster hand reads as warm and personal; a more upright hand reads as considered and formal.

Order a sample before you commit to a run of thousands. Seeing the ink on paper changes decisions.

Schedule and review

Stagger sends so replies arrive in a manageable stream rather than all on one Tuesday morning.

Get started

Send oneand see.

A single card costs less than lunch and settles the argument faster than any case study.