1. Schedule cards and gifts to go out BEFORE December 16th

USPS strongly recommends sending all mail no later than December 16th so that it arrives in your recipients' mailboxes by December 25th.

For international shipping deadlines, please check the USPS site for recommended mailing dates.

2. Place SOC Photo Store Orders Early

During the Christmas season we recommend placing your order on or before the following dates to ensure delivery in time for Christmas:

Shipments to USA and Puerto Rico

Ground, Priority Mail, First Class - Monday, December 12th

2nd Day - Wednesday, December 14th

Next Day - Friday, December 16th

Shipments to Canada

Priority, 1st Class Mail - Wednesday, December 7th

UPS Standard - Friday, December 9th

UPS Express - Monday, December 12th

All other International Countries

Wednesday, December 7th

3. Submit bulk orders BEFORE December 1st

If you have a holiday card you would like printed in bulk and sent to you without being stuffed and stamped, our customer support team can assist you. These bulk orders (minimum order of 250 cards) must be placed before December 1st. No bulk orders will be taken again until January. Place a bulk order by creating your card and then calling customer support for further assistance.

4. Mail In Your Personalized Handwriting Font Form BEFORE November 25th

It can take up to 14 business days for your fonts and signatures to be added to your account, so make sure your form is delivered to us before November 25th. This will allow sufficient time for your fonts and signatures to be uploaded before December 16th (the recommended mail date for all holiday cards and gifts).

Two personalized handwriting fonts and 8 signatures come with the purchase of a Wholesale Premium Package. Find additional font and signature options on the Purchase Products page.

Download the Handwriting Font Form. Use a color printer to print the form (the boxes must be red), fill it out, and mail it to the address in the instructions section of the form.

5. Update Your Contact Manager

The holidays are about letting everyone know you care! Check your contact manager to ensure those you care about are listed. It's also a great idea to import groups of contacts you have from other applications.

Importing can be tricky at times, so we've included a tutorial to help you out:

• How to Import Contacts Into Your Contact Manager

6. Create the Perfect Holiday Card

Your cards will stand out this holiday season with our incredible greeting card system. With PicturePlus 2.0, you can use holiday borders, templates, clip art and more with your pictures to build personalized, custom cards.

Check out this tutorial to learn how:

• PicturePlus 2.0 Tutorial

7. Edit Your Cards Before Clicking Send Card

The month of December is our busiest time of the year. So that we can make sure your cards are sent out on time, our production team will be printing cards at a much faster pace. Starting on December 12th you DO NOT have until midnight to edit your cards like normal. Instead, we encourage you to edit your cards as soon as possible because your card can be sent to print as soon as you click Send Card.

8. Add Points and Expense to Your Account

Without points and expense for postage, your cards won't make it to the printers and into the mailboxes of your family and friends. Make sure you have enough for the holiday season beforehand so you can beat the holiday rush.

For help with purchasing points and adding to your expense, please see the following:

• How to Purchase Points and Expense

9. Send Your Holiday Cards Campaign-Style

If you haven't created a card campaign before, now is the perfect time to find out how it's done! After you have the perfect card, plenty of points, and all your holiday contact information is updated into your SendOutCards account, you are ready to send a campaign with a few clicks of the mouse.

For help creating a holiday card campaign, use the following link:

• Creating and Sending a Campaign Tutorial

*IMPORTANT:

Due to the high volume of traffic on the SendOutCards website during the holiday season, you may experience slight delays in the speed of the website. This is why creating and sending your holiday cards early is ideal.

SendOutCards Customer Support Team is excited to help you during this busy holiday season. Final holiday schedule of operation will be announced soon.

Please contact our Customer Support Team by phone (801-463-3800), by email support@sendoutcards.com, or by live chat (link found at the bottom of the SendOutCards website). Response times may be delayed during the holiday season.

Share this holiday checklist along with your holiday cheer, cards and gifts with your friends, family and fellow SendOutCards users. Make this special season worry-free by scheduling your cards and gifts early - we will do the rest!