Archive for July, 2010
The Gift of Encouragement
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 | Blog, Show You Care | 1 Comment
Why not take Ephesians 4:29 a step further and encourage someone through a card?
Eph4: 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
I sent a card to a lady I met a week ago, just to say how much I enjoyed our time together. Her response was, well, see for yourself:
Kathie – thank you for your lovely card! There is still something special about finding a personal note in the REAL mailbox.
Now, an email or phonecall may have been well received too, but sending something in the post seems extra special these days somehow, don’t you think?
Looking for a postcard option that’s impressive?
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 | Send Out Cards | 1 Comment
Then look no further than Send Out Cards!
If you need a postcard to promote a service, product, launch, change of address, new business, or anything else, then Send Out Cards is the perfect option for you. Create your design, upload the database of people you want to send to, click on the button to send and it’s printed and posted with a real stamp to your list. What could be easier? And all that for less than $1.50 per postcard stamped if you set up an account of your own. Or you can purchase one card at a time for $2.99.
Why not give it a try?
Below are examples of two of my own postcards and also the other side where you put your message and address it. All of this is done online.
Would you pay someone to manage your Christmas cards?
Friday, July 16th, 2010 | Special occasions | Comments Off
I saw a similar title in Google Alert recently and, of course, went off to view what this was about.
They were asking if you’d pay someone to write, address and mail your Christmas cards for you, and if so, how much would you be prepared to pay?
Naturally I left a comment, which at the moment of writing this post, is pending moderation.
However, let’s explore this for a moment.
If you were to go the ‘traditional’ way and either bulk purchase cards or have cards printed of your own, and then give your database to someone else to manage, you would not only be paying for the card design, printing and then the time for someone to manage it for you, but also for the postage as well. I’ll let you work out the cost for yourself.
Now, let’s look at the system I use. Send Out Cards.
You could elect to purchase at the retail option. The card will cost you $2.99USD including postage – you can organise it online.
Or, you could set up a retail account and purchase the cards online, write in them and then click to send. The cards will cost you 49c per card plus postage of 45c (USD).
What about if you set up a wholesale account? You’ll now get the cards for 31c plus postage of 45c. Starting to sound better?
But, wait, you still have to design the card, write in it, add your database and then send them to print and post!
Easy! Convert your database to a tab delimited file and add a group column ‘Christmas list’ and upload to the system.
Design your card by uploading your photos or images, even logos and add your text in your own handwriting which was previously uploaded when you established your account. This may take you a few minutes to an hour – depending on what you decide you want.
Save the card as a campaign if you want to reuse it, or simply use as a once off send.
Next, select your Christmas list group or simply tick all the people on your online database you want to send the card to and then click to send. Sounds easy? It is! Whether you have a 100 people on the list or several hundred (or more) it will take you the same amount of time to set the card up once and send to many. Now, is the time and cost saved worth something to you?
If so, then perhaps you need to contact me to find out how to take the next step!
Sending thank you cards
Monday, July 5th, 2010 | Special occasions | 2 Comments
Do you have a big birthday coming up? Or what about a special celebration such as an engagement or wedding? Or perhaps you’ve recently had a baby? Or there may be other reasons for sending out cards to a big list of people.
Have you thought about the thank you cards you need to send afterwards? Were you even planning to send some? Does it seem too big a task for you?
The Send Out Cards system makes the task easy. You can design your own card or choose from the many thousands of templates already available. Personalise it with a photo of yourself if you wish.
If you have a spreadsheet with your guest list already, it can be saved as a csv file and uploaded to the system. Then you simply choose and design your card, select your database and click Send. The cards will be posted to everyone on your list and you didn’t have to go to the shops to buy up the right number of cards, or handwrite them all or even make a trip to the post office to post them. It can all be done in front of your computer in far less time – even if you want to use your own handwriting, which can be uploaded into the system as well.
