- Knob channel = door hangers. Pocket channel = cards.
- Business cards from $36.53 with FREE ground (2026-09-18).
- Do not punch a card and call it a hanger.
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Answer first: door hangers vs business cards is a channel choice. Porch knobs need door hangers. Pocket handoffs need business cards from $36.53 with free ground as of 2026-09-18. We do not invent a door-hanger dollar here. Quote each live form. Notes do not merge dies.
Take Carla in Doral. She ordered extra business cards and punched holes for a door route. Half tore before lunch. She switched the route to door hangers with a clear punch zone and kept cards for the booth. Two products, two jobs, honest totals.
Searchers compare hangers and cards because both are small print. They are not interchangeable.
Channel table
| Channel | Product | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Doorknob / gate | Door hangers | Die and hole |
| Handshake / pocket | Cards from $36.53 | Wallet size |
| Hand stack table | Flyers from $40.34 | Flat leave-behind |
| Retail rack | Hang tags | String hole |
| Same-hour emergency | Lobby | Ship shop cannot beat |
Design differences that matter
Door hangers need a clear hole zone and offer-first type for porch distance. Cards need pocket durability and a scannable QR at arm length. Stretching card art onto a hanger die crushes phones into the punch. Shrinking hanger art onto a card loses the claim.
Quantity math for mixed campaigns
Quote hangers for the doors you will hit. Quote cards for the conversations you will have. Do not average them into one per-piece rumor. Ground is FREE on cards from the dated floor. Door hangers follow their form Ground rules. Rural dest does not add a line on Ground when air stays closed.
Scenario: open house that needed both
Take a realtor who hung door hangers on the block and handed cards inside. She ordered both on purpose. The hanger carried the time and map. The card carried the agent identity. One product could not do both jobs without looking wrong.
File prep
Build each file to its chip. Export PDF Print. Canva custom sizes in inches. Soft social JPGs fail both. Studio Order this art must start from the matching product page so the product_id is right.
Upgrades that belong on cards only
Soft-touch and spot UV are card feel upgrades. Quote them on the card form after art lock. Do not expect those finishes on a door-hanger die because a blog mixed the words.
One mistake that wastes the route
Punching business cards for porches is the expensive mistake. Use door hangers for knobs. Use cards from $36.53 with FREE ground for pockets. Re-quote each form the morning you buy so the packed totals stay honest.
Campaign map: hang first, hand second
Many local services hang on Saturday and hand cards when someone opens the door. Quote door hangers for the hang count. Quote business cards from $36.53 with FREE ground for the expected conversations. Two packed totals. Two jobs. One story across both pieces so the brand feels consistent without forcing one die to do both jobs.
Keep the hanger offer huge and the card identity complete. Do not shrink the hanger claim to fit a card layout. Do not enlarge card chrome until it collides with a punch zone.
Compliance and neighbor habits
Some HOAs restrict door hangers. Some buildings ban mailbox inserts. Check before you print. If hangers are banned, switch to flyers from $40.34 with FREE ground for a legal hand stack, or to cards for events. Channel rules beat product preference.
Rural routes still see FREE ground on cards and on hangers when air stays closed. Air is for cruel calendars, not for default circle prospecting. Date both forms the morning you buy so blog comparisons do not override live cells.
Script for crews on the route
Hang the door hanger. If someone answers, hand the card. Do not hand a hanger indoors. Do not hang a card on a knob. Train the crew on that split so the dies stay honest and the brand feels intentional.
Track which streets convert. If hangers get removed fast but cards convert at events, shift budget toward cards from $36.53 with FREE ground for the next week and keep hangers only on high-visibility blocks. Budget follows channel results, not habit.
Rebuild art when the offer changes. Do not stamp a new phone number on old hangers with a marker. Re-quote the form. Soft updates on old stock look desperate and scan poorly on camera doorbells.
Brand system across both dies
Use the same logo mark, same phone, same URL on hangers and cards. Change the hierarchy: hanger leads with the offer, card leads with the identity. That system lets a resident go from porch to pocket without feeling bait-and-switched. Quote door hangers and business cards from $36.53 with FREE ground as separate carts. Never punch one to fake the other.
Train crews: hang the hanger, hand the card if someone answers. Track which streets convert. Shift budget toward the channel that earns conversations. Rebuild art when the offer changes instead of marker edits on old stock. Camera doorbells notice desperate updates.
Two-touch weekend plan
Saturday morning: hang door hangers on the mapped blocks. Saturday afternoon: host or attend a local event with business cards from $36.53 with FREE ground. Sunday: CRM the callbacks and restock the weaker channel. That plan keeps dies honest and budget tied to conversations.
If hangers disappear but cards convert at the event, print fewer hangers next week and more cards. If hangers drive calls and cards go unused, flip the spend. Re-quote each form when quantities change. Notes do not move chips. Punching cards for porches remains banned on this desk.
Creative brief in six lines
Channel. Offer. Proof. Next step. Logo. Legal. Write those six lines before Canva. Hangers get channel-offer-proof-next-step huge. Cards get identity complete with the same phone and URL. Quote each die on its own form. Cards from $36.53 with FREE ground as of 2026-09-18. Door hangers from the live hang form. No punching. No note-field merges.
Inventory restock rule
Restock the channel that ran out first. If hangers vanish and cards remain, print hangers. If cards vanish at events and hangers remain on porches, print cards from $36.53 with FREE ground as of 2026-09-18. Do not punch leftovers to force a channel. Re-quote the correct form. Crew training stays the same: hang hangers, hand cards, CRM the results.
Spend follows conversations
After two weekends, read the CRM. If porch hangers created the calls, print more hangers. If event cards closed the appointments, print more business cards from $36.53 with FREE ground as of 2026-09-18. Shift budget toward the die that earns conversations. Do not keep equal inventory out of habit. Re-quote each form when quantities change so packed totals stay honest and Ground stays FREE when air stays closed.
Date both quotes the morning you buy so blog comparisons do not override live cells on either form.
Should I use door hangers or business cards for a new route?
Use door hangers when the piece must hang on a knob. Use business cards from $36.53 with FREE ground as of 2026-09-18 when the piece must live in a pocket. Many campaigns need both. Order both. Do not punch cards for porches.
Do you price door hangers on this page?
No. Open the live door-hanger form for that packed total. Cards show a dated floor from $36.53. Re-quote each product if size or finish changes. Notes do not merge the SKUs.
Can I put a QR on both?
Yes, sized for the channel. Hanger QRs need porch distance and clear space away from the hole. Card QRs need arm-length scan and daylight contrast. Soft tiny codes fail on both.
Is ground free on both products?
Cards include FREE ground in the print number on Ground. Door hangers follow their form Ground rules with rural dest as our loss when air stays closed. Air still prices from the ZIP after you open it on either path.
What about flyers instead?
Flyers from $40.34 with FREE ground win for flat hand stacks. They are not hangers and not cards. Pick the channel first, then the product.
Can Studio send art to the wrong product?
It can if you open Studio from the wrong page. Start Order this art from door hangers or from business cards so the product_id matches. A note field will not fix a wrong die.
When does a lobby still win?
Tiny same-hour needs. A handful of emergency cards or a last-minute proof hanger mockup. Plant cartons win when count and evenness matter more than the drive.
Where do I start?
Open door hangers for knobs or business cards for pockets. Set quantity. Read print, FREE ground, and the packed total. Pay Later is available on checkout when you need a broker check before a card charge.
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