The smart woman’s way of sending greeting cards.

People are always surprised when they hear that I send out 4-10 greeting cards a week to extended family. I’m going to share my secret for a smart woman’s way to send greeting cards. Here’s the secret but sshh..don’t tell the family.

I make one card online and mail everyone the same card. Crazy right!?!

How do I do it?

I use subscription based Send Out Cards to send all my cards but Hallmark, American Greetings, and Shutterfly also provide similar services without subscriptions. Typically I sit down Sunday evenings while catching up on the DVR and make the weekly card. I also schedule birthday and anniversary cards for the next couple of weeks. I cheat and schedule the cards to be mailed on specific dates so I don’t forget a birthday or anniversary. Sometimes I even download pictures from Facebook to use in the card if a friend has had a baby or buys a new home. It’s a great way to personalize a greeting card! As I send greeting cards to new people I add their name to the address book so I only have to enter their address once! No more hunting for addresses for me!
Just the other day I read that Selena Gomez has invested in Postcards on the Run, a mobile postcard making service. I see this as a great app for moms on the run, the business traveler, or the vacationer.

Let’s say that your son just got braces, you snap a picture at the dentist office, click a couple of buttons and bang! The grandparents now have a mailed postcard of little Johnny with a mouth full of braces to put on their fridge! This would also be a great application for the traveler. Snap a picture of your world travels, add the words “Having a blast in (insert location here)!” and click! You now let your great-grandma know you had a blast on your awesome vacation or how boring your business trip really is!

Now some people may ask, “Why don’t you just text, email, or post the pictures to Facebook?” For one reason, my 89 year old great aunt doesn’t own a computer or a cell phone, so this allows me to include her in my life is through snail mail cards.

And isn’t it exciting to get mail in the mailbox that isn’t a bill?

- GG