I have two ladies that I work together with in our greeting card business. These ladies joined my organization earlier this year. I have not had the pleasure of meeting either of them yet, but we talk a lot on the phone and correspond via email.

They really are great ladies and are very productive and forward thinking in relation to Internet marketing. Occasionally I need to help them here or there with the odd thing, but for the most part, they just get in and get the job done.

We always have great conversations about marketing and the industry in general. It is a real privilege to work with these ladies.

I like writing but unfortunately, spelling is not one of my strong points. One of the ladies, Di, is a real stickler for typos and spelling errors. The first time I sent something to her, she replied with all of the mistakes she had found. She was very diplomatic about at that time as I guess she was unsure how I would take it. I am not to proud to admit that I am not the greatest speller in the world and I was thrilled that she had taken the time to correct my work for me and I told her this.

I guess that was like a red flag to a bull because she now routinely points out any little typos. I am really grateful for this and am so glad that I have her as my editor. When ever I have a document that I want checked, I send it to Di to look over.

As usual I couldn’t help making a card using an image from iStock. You can find lots of images in the bargain bin and it will only cost you $1. The cards that I send cost me $0.93 and so an extra $1 here or there is fairly trivial. It is still under $2 for a card which I think is very good. Of coarse taking your own pictures with a digital camera is the best way to go.

My greeting card service has over 16,000 cards to choose from but the main reason I like to choose my own pictures is so I can put my own slogan on the front of the card. It is easy to get the right picture for the right situation and then add a personal slogan that has a meaning for the recipient. It is not exactly necessary but hey, I am having fun so what does it matter.

Thank You Card #2

This was a very nice thank you card to write. I am an acupuncturist in a small country town on the east coast of Australia. I am in a small town of 8000 people named Cooma, which is in the Snowy Mountains.

We have a number of physiotherapists and one in particular refers many patients to my acupuncture clinic. I have spoken to Amelia on the telephone many times but have never actually meet her in person. She is very busy and so am I and we just haven’t had the chance to catch up in person.

I have been meaning to thank her for some time now and so this little project of sending out 2 cards everyday is having a good effect on me.

As it is coming into December I was able to also wish her a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and so I was able to send 2 messages with one card.

It is always a great feeling hitting the send button knowing that my custom made card will be printed, put in an envelope, stamped, and sent out within 24 hours. All this for $1.34, with a first class stamp and all!