Bulk Mailing and Tracking 101

What you need to know to save postage with USPS bulk mailing, plus how to track your mail.

Scott Scott
 Postage $aver Software


NEWS updated 8/13/25: USPS has challenged the PRC decision not to end Bound Printed Matter rates. See our post about the USPS Bound Printed Matter proposal for details.

NEWS updated 6/30/25: USPS will soon prohibit using rubber bands when preparing bundles of presorted flats. See our post about the new USPS bundling rule for details.

Getting Started with Postal Bulk Mail:
● Cheapest Way to Mail Targeted Advertising
● Five Steps to Prepare Your Bulk Mailing
● Using an Indicia Instead of Stamps
● What are Intelligent Mail Barcodes?
● Sending Political Campaign Mail
● Filling Out the USPS Postal Wizard
● Submitting Postage Statements Electronically

Tracking for Cards and Envelopes:
● Free Tracking for Letters and Flats

Verifying Your Mailing List for Bulk Mailing:
● When are NCOA and CASS required?
● How to Comply with Move Update (NCOA)
● How to Comply with CASS Certification

Using Other Bulk Mail Categories:
● Cheapest Way to Mail Postcards
● Cheapest Way to Mail 500+ 1st Class Pieces
● Cheapest Way to Mail Periodicals
● Cheapest Way to Mail Printed Matter
● Cheapest Way to Mail Bulk Parcels

More Good Things to Know:
● Is it a Postcard, Letter, Flat or Parcel?
● videoUsing a Mail Merge to Print Barcodes
● Can Bulk Mail be Personalized?


Scott
Scott started Postage Saver Software in 1994. He's been helping small businesses and nonprofits save postage with postal bulk mail for more than 25 years. Scott's based in Austin, Texas. He's happy to answer your bulk mailing questions!