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Pricing, minimums, onboarding, integrations, and where Inkpact is the better pick.</description></item><item><title>PostGrid handwritten notes: a print API vs a real pen</title><link>https://notecardhq.com/blog/postgrid-handwritten-notes</link><guid>https://notecardhq.com/blog/postgrid-handwritten-notes</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Can PostGrid send handwritten notes? PostGrid is a print-and-mail API for letters. 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Timing, what to write, and how to send them from your systems.</description></item><item><title>Handwritten notes for wedding and event vendors</title><link>https://notecardhq.com/blog/handwritten-notes-for-wedding-vendors</link><guid>https://notecardhq.com/blog/handwritten-notes-for-wedding-vendors</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Handwritten notes for wedding and event vendors: thank-yous after the event, referral and review asks that do not feel pushy, first-anniversary cards and notes to referring planners.</description></item><item><title>Handwritten notes from Salesforce</title><link>https://notecardhq.com/blog/handwritten-notes-from-salesforce</link><guid>https://notecardhq.com/blog/handwritten-notes-from-salesforce</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How to send real handwritten cards from Salesforce with a record-triggered Flow and a small Apex action, for closed-won thank-yous, renewals and other moments your org already tracks.</description></item><item><title>Handwritten thank-you notes for Shopify stores</title><link>https://notecardhq.com/blog/handwritten-thank-you-notes-for-shopify-stores</link><guid>https://notecardhq.com/blog/handwritten-thank-you-notes-for-shopify-stores</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How Shopify stores send real handwritten thank-you cards to first-time buyers, VIPs and lapsed customers, through a webhook or Zapier, plus what to write and what it costs.</description></item><item><title>Handwrytten pricing explained: plans, per-card fees and postage</title><link>https://notecardhq.com/blog/handwrytten-pricing</link><guid>https://notecardhq.com/blog/handwrytten-pricing</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Handwrytten pricing, explained: $3.75 pay as you go or $449 to $2,499 a month plus a per-card fee, postage extra. 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How to measure the lift from handwritten cards yourself with a holdout group, what to count, and how long to wait.</description></item><item><title>How to schedule handwritten cards for birthdays and anniversaries</title><link>https://notecardhq.com/blog/schedule-handwritten-birthday-cards</link><guid>https://notecardhq.com/blog/schedule-handwritten-birthday-cards</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Keep birthdays and anniversaries in your CRM and send each handwritten card ahead of time with a sendOn date. notecardHQ holds it and mails it on that day. Timing, code, CSV and gotchas.</description></item><item><title>IgnitePOST alternative: how notecardHQ compares</title><link>https://notecardhq.com/blog/ignitepost-alternative</link><guid>https://notecardhq.com/blog/ignitepost-alternative</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Looking for an IgnitePOST alternative? 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All-in cost at your volume, and the fine print.</description></item><item><title>thanks.io alternative: printed handwriting vs a real pen</title><link>https://notecardhq.com/blog/thanks-io-alternative</link><guid>https://notecardhq.com/blog/thanks-io-alternative</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>thanks.io prints its handwriting digitally, per its own help center. When printed handwriting is fine, when a real pen is worth paying for, and what each costs.</description></item><item><title>thanks.io vs Handwrytten: printed handwriting vs a real pen</title><link>https://notecardhq.com/blog/thanks-io-vs-handwrytten</link><guid>https://notecardhq.com/blog/thanks-io-vs-handwrytten</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>thanks.io vs Handwrytten: thanks.io prints its handwriting, Handwrytten writes with a pen. What that means, what each costs all-in at your volume, and which to pick.</description></item><item><title>Handwritten notes API: send real pen-written cards from your code</title><link>https://notecardhq.com/blog/handwritten-notes-api</link><guid>https://notecardhq.com/blog/handwritten-notes-api</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Send real handwritten cards from your code with one POST per card. Learn idempotency keys, US address checks, note statuses, and how to test with a test key.</description></item><item><title>How to write a handwritten note for customers</title><link>https://notecardhq.com/blog/writing-copy-for-handwritten-notes</link><guid>https://notecardhq.com/blog/writing-copy-for-handwritten-notes</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How to write a handwritten note for customers: length for a 7x5 card, tone, personal details, sign-offs, which characters a pen can write, and how to test.</description></item><item><title>Quality control for robot-written cards: how we check every card</title><link>https://notecardhq.com/blog/how-we-check-every-card</link><guid>https://notecardhq.com/blog/how-we-check-every-card</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How every robot-written card is checked: notes become pen strokes, OCR reads each word back, unclear words are redrawn and digits must match exactly.</description></item><item><title>Robot-written cards vs handwriting fonts: why real ink reads differently</title><link>https://notecardhq.com/blog/robot-handwriting-vs-handwriting-fonts</link><guid>https://notecardhq.com/blog/robot-handwriting-vs-handwriting-fonts</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why a card written by a robot holding a real pen reads differently from a printed handwriting font: ink, pressure, natural variation, and no repeating letters.</description></item><item><title>When to send handwritten thank-you cards to customers</title><link>https://notecardhq.com/blog/when-to-send-handwritten-cards</link><guid>https://notecardhq.com/blog/when-to-send-handwritten-cards</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The customer milestones worth a handwritten thank you card, from first sale to renewals and churn saves, and how to wire each one to an event in your system.</description></item></channel></rss>
