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Specials poster maker: make yours free

A specials poster for the week: three or four specials, each with its price and days. Type them, pick a look, and save the picture to post on WhatsApp Status or print it for the window.

Also free: your specials on Weekly Eats.

Step 1 of 4

For example: Corner Cafe

See how it works

What you type stays on your phone. We only see it if you press "Send these to us on WhatsApp" or "Send them by email form" further down. It is kept on this phone, so it is here when you come back.

  • Bold look in orange, tall shape
  • Bold look in teal, square
  • Big headline look in cobalt, A4 to print
  • Big headline look in plum, A5
  • Braai look in green, tall shape
  • Stripes look in blue, square

Made-up places. Prices are examples, not a guide to charge.

How it works

  1. Type your place and this week's specials.

    Example. A phone showing the step "What is the special?" for Bridge Street Grill: the special being typed, and the specials poster beside it with the place name on it.

  2. Pick how it looks.

    Example. A phone showing the step "Pick how it looks": the specials poster for Bridge Street Grill on the left and the same words in other looks on the right, one of them chosen.

  3. Change the colours, if you like.

    Example. A phone showing the same step with "More colours" open and one colour chosen: the specials poster for Bridge Street Grill is in that colour.

  4. Share it on WhatsApp, or print it.

    Example. The finished specials poster for Bridge Street Grill filling a phone screen, and the same picture printed on a page stuck to a wall.

The pictures show examples with made-up places and prices.

Run a weekly deal? Put it on a free page people can open.

A Weekly Eats page shows your specials by day, in your own words, with the price where there is one.

Listing is free. Nothing goes on the page until you have checked it and published it.

How listing works

Or type your place name and a special above. Then you can send them to us from here.

How do we check it is your place?

To make sure it is really your place, we set it up with the email address your place shows publicly, on its website, Google or Facebook. If it shows no email, we phone the number it lists and ask you to confirm by email. A phone call alone is not enough. So we can only set up a page when we can check the place is yours from something it already shows publicly. If your place has nothing online yet, we cannot set one up from here, and the poster maker stays free to use. If you message us on WhatsApp, message from the number your place shows publicly.

See an example page

You get a picture to post, and a bigger one to print on a normal printer page (A4) or half a page (A5), not a Word file. Free, no account, and nothing is uploaded: the picture is made on your device.

What goes on a specials poster

1Three or four specials, one line each
A poster holds three or four specials. Each special is one line: the dish or deal, then its price. Fewer lines are easier to read from a distance.
2The days under each special
Choose the days each special runs, from Monday to Sunday. A special that runs Friday to Sunday shows those days, so a diner can see when to come in.
3Name the deal
Say what the special is: "Beef burger and a cold drink", not "our special burger". A clear name is the one people order by.
4The words at the top
The heading at the top says when the offer runs, such as This week or This weekend. Keep it to a few words, so the poster is read as current.
5Where the poster goes
Post the tall picture on WhatsApp Status at the start of the week. Print the A4 picture for the window, where people walking past can read it.
6Only the specials you can serve
Tap only the days a special really runs, so the poster never promises a dish you cannot make.
7Put the start day in the heading
Start the heading with the day the offer begins, such as "From Monday" or "Friday to Sunday", so anyone who sees the poster can tell whether it still runs. An old heading is the first thing to take down.
8Type prices as whole numbers
Type each price as a whole number, such as 89, and keep the same number of figures on every line, so the price badges line up down the poster.
9One offer on each line
Do not join two deals on one line. A line that reads "burger and chips or ribs" leaves the diner guessing which price is which. Split it into two specials, each with its own price and days.

Specials poster design ideas

Six ways one week of specials can look: a bold orange card, a bold teal card, a cobalt headline, a plum headline, a green braai card and a blue stripes card. Pick the look closest to your sign, then type your own specials over the example.

Bold look in orange, tall shape
Bold is a flat colour with heavy lettering, the days in a bright colour and each price on a badge. The tall shape suits WhatsApp Status.
Bold look in teal, square
The same heavy lettering in teal, for a post on Facebook or Instagram.
Big headline look in cobalt, A4 to print
A large yellow headline sets the week at the top, and the specials sit on white strips in cobalt. A4 is the window size.
Big headline look in plum, A5
The same headline in plum, on A5 for the counter.
Braai look in green, tall shape
The Braai look in green, tall for Status.
Stripes look in blue, square
Stripes in blue, with the days on white tabs, sized for a square post.

A specials poster, step by step

The example has four specials: grilled chicken and chips on Monday to Wednesday, a beef burger and a cold drink on Thursday and Friday, ribs for two on Friday to Sunday, and a Sunday lunch on Sunday. Type each special, then tap each day it is on. Add another special for the next line, up to eight. The note at the foot says how to order. The heading reads This week, so the poster is redone each Monday, or taken down when the specials end.

Tips

  1. Put the special that sells most first.
  2. Keep each name to one line.
  3. Tap only the days the special really runs.
  4. Use the note for how to order, such as a phone number.
  5. When the week turns over, save a new picture and take the old one down from Status and the window.

Sizes and printing

Tall, for WhatsApp Status
Tall like a phone screen. Best for WhatsApp Status and for Stories.
Square, for a post
Square. Best for a post on Facebook or Instagram.
Printer page (A4)
A4 is the size of a normal printer page. Print it at home or at a print shop. A home printer leaves a thin white edge.
Half page (A5)
A5 is half of a normal printer page. Good for a counter. A home printer leaves a thin white edge.

Questions

Can one special run on more than one day?
Yes. Tap each day it is on, such as Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For a special that runs every day, tap Every day.

What you type is kept in this browser on this device until you clear your browser data, so you can come back, change a price and save a new picture. A photo and a logo are optional and are not kept for the next visit.

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