Comments on: The Blog Card, Unconventional Blog Marketing Tool

By: piratefrankie

piratefrankie — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:55:38 +0000

I absolutely love moo.com cards. They are smaller, easier to carry around, and have tons of really cool artwork that go on the back. They aren't free, but they're well worth the investment. I got one of their cheap carry cases and keep it clipped to my laptop bag. People often comment on them and ask where I got them. Figure it's an extra way to keep my info in front of them.

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:18:41 +0000

@Annie, Free is the way to be. I like the idea of having two cards as well good cliff hanger.

@Diane, The first time I printed cards I only did about 50, then I had that contest which turned out really well.

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:26:57 +0000

A simple, elegant solution! And Annie's reply of just adding it to a business card is again simple and effective. Now I just need to get out more to pass them around LOL!

By: Annie

Annie — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:46:02 +0000

I made business cards for my blog online with VistaPrint. Most of the time they are free plus shipping. It doesn't get much cheaper than that. Another trick I learned with cards is to leave them at a restaurant with the tip. If the service was extra good, I write Thank You on my card! Since I am also a travel critic, I have 2 different cards (at the suggestion of my genius college son). I leave the "nice" one most of the time, but I have one that leaves people wondering if I will have something bad to say about their service. It is kind of fun.

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Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:39:31 +0000

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By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:11:19 +0000

@Justin Thanks for the kind words and playing the part with giving people a hand written discount is an act worth perfecting. Nothing can replace the confidence you exert, that is without being cocky.

By: Justin Levy

Justin Levy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:50:13 +0000

Josh-This is a great idea! I am in the process of making a new business card and had been considering putting my blog on it. While it won't only be a blog card, it will have the blog listed on it. I have also listed my blog in my email signature line as I send a lot of emails to friends, family, prospects, customers, business partners, etc. The key to the discount you mentioned is the hand-writing of the discount of the card. It makes the prospect feel as though they're getting something special. If it was just pre-printed on the card, or even hand-written ahead of time, it wouldn't have the same hook that it does when you write it in front of the prospective customer. Great idea! -Justin Justin Levys last blog post..How Productive Are You When Youâ€™re Online?

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:42:57 +0000

@Keith That is a great idea and I did think of it the other day. I will probably be doing that as soon as I run out and print more cards. It would be as easy as having a redirect url with a stats counter on that page. Good thinking.

By: Keith Hudson

Keith Hudson — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:39:46 +0000

Josh, have you thought of putting a unique url on your blog card so you can track how many card receipients actually visit your blog? I don't currently have the internet savvy to do it, but I imagine its pretty easy. Have a counter on the blog card url that counts unique visitors, and the page then redirects them to the actual blog site.

Just a thought.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:21 +0000

@Revenue Thanks for the Technorati love. @BigPappa I like the goal of taking over the t-shirt world @Ben Jason from http://spllogics.com/