Own the card or share it
Direct Mail Postcards for Garage door repair
Own the whole 5,000-home card from $4,399 and ship in about 3 weeks, or split the card and take the only garage door repair slot on it.
A broken spring is a 10pm emergency. The card on the fridge beats whoever the homeowner can find on Google in three panicked minutes.
Typical response rate
0.8-2.0%
Cost per lead vs Google Ads
35-60% lower
Typical average ticket
$250-$1,500
Why postcards work for garage door repair
Garage door repair is a classic emergency trade. A broken torsion spring or a dead opener happens suddenly, usually inconveniently, and usually when the homeowner is already running late. The decision is made in minutes, not hours. A category-exclusive postcard on the fridge is the only local presence Google Ads cannot dislodge in that moment.
Pricing is clean and repeatable, which makes postcard offers easy to design. Spring replacements are $250-$450. Opener replacements are $400-$700. New doors are $1,200-$3,000. Put a specific starting price on the card. Exclusivity on the route means the homeowner is not looking at three postcards with similar prices, they have one trusted answer.
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Questions before you buy
How much does garage door repair direct mail cost?
Two ways to buy. Share the card and one category-exclusive slot runs $349 to $2,699, set by the slot position and how many homes the drop reaches. Own the card as a solo advertiser and your own 5,000-home postcard is $4,399, with the entire front of the card, edge to edge, with no co-advertisers anywhere on it. You see the exact price before you pay.
How fast does the postcard ship?
A solo drop ships on a guaranteed date within about 3 weeks of purchase. A shared card ships once the zone fills, usually 2 to 4 weeks after the last slot sells, and you see the drop status before you pay.
Will a competitor be on the same card?
No. A solo card is yours alone, with no co-advertisers of any kind. A shared card runs one business per category, so once you take the slot, no other business in your trade is on that card.
Is it available in my ZIP?
Solo runs in any US ZIP with residential mail delivery. Some ZIPs are PO boxes only, or belong to a single business or a military base. Those have no carrier routes, so there is nothing to mail. Type your ZIP at localad.io/solo and a zone opens on the spot, so there is nothing to wait for. Shared cards run in neighborhoods where a zone is filling.