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Guides in this set: Pick a Date Calendar Fundraiser: The $496 Math and How to Run It; Editable Rebuild Case Lessons: Decide from the File, Not the Label; Business Card vs Postcard: Same Brand, Different Canvas; Separate Logos, Photos, and QR Files: Why Screenshots Fail. Practical tips for EDDM, postcards, banners, yard signs, and more from 55printing.
October 13, 2026
How a pick a date calendar fundraiser works, the exact $496-per-calendar math by month, why it avoids raffle rules, sport variants, and a free grid template PDF.
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October 13, 2026
Editable rebuild decisions: Word to PDF and PDF to JPG do not restore layers, and text recovery does not make a flat PDF editable.
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October 12, 2026
Same brand on a business card and a postcard: rebuild hierarchy per canvas, check the 3.5 by 2 inch card file, then proof the postcard on its own template.
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October 11, 2026
Separate logo, photo, QR, and copy sources from screenshots; check QR print size, contrast, and quiet zones with the free tools before proof.
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October 10, 2026
Spot UV business cards put clear shine on the logo and name. 250 standard cards print at $59.29. 16 pt matte, 100 to 1,000. Ground to 33140 is $19.65.
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October 10, 2026
Build the first-proof handoff, then paste Print Clear and color-profile readings into the upload note before you ask for proof.
Read more about What to Send for a Clean First Proof: Build the Handoff
October 10, 2026
Free 2027 calendar template download: 12 letter-size month pages plus a year-at-a-glance sheet, correct dates, Sunday start, prints at home at 100%.
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October 9, 2026
Paid design vs free cleanup: separate a bounded cleanup from a larger design decision by naming the source, exact change, approved assets, and proof question.
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October 8, 2026
Year at a glance calendar printing: the 12-month single view, in a bound book at $1.82 each or a flat card at $96.21 per 1,000, plus a free 2027 grid PDF.
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October 8, 2026
Define free design help as a bounded request with source, product, exact change, approved assets, template, and proof evidence.
Read more about Free Design Help: Define the Small Change Before Upload
