I just wrote a post for the Garden Bloggers Spring Fling suggesting that all attendees have some kind of card to trade at the meet-up. Moo mini cards are my hands-down favorite, but the price is kind of high.
These cards are a great way to promote your blog
Even if you’re not going to the Spring Fling, you need to have a handy way to tell other people–relatives, friends, garden club members, even total strangers–about your blog without getting tongue-tied and without having to scribble the url on a scrap of paper.
Shoot, even if you’re not a blogger, they’re a great way to communicate with photographs, whether it’s your garden or your grandchildren.
About Kathy Purdy
Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children
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Love those cards! Thanks for the reminder.
It is funny what Robin said about people giving you a funny look when you say you blog. I get that too. And what seems very strange to me is that none of my friends read my blog. They think blog reading is too “technical”. HA!
Twitter: @ZanthanGardens
As Annie pointed out the tiny writing on the back of my Moo cards is hard to read but I blame this on my choosing green print instead of standard black. The green ink was lighter in life than it looked on the website.
Twitter: @reddirtramblin
Thanks, Kathy, for the reminder about cards. After the GWA Symposium, mine are about gone.
Dee
Susan, when I last bought cards from VistaPrint, the shipping was $5 for me, too, but as best as I can tell, it’s gone up to $7.
I use the free cards from vistaprint.com. You just pay for shipping – about 5 bucks. At that price you can have more than one, for different purposes. There’s not a huge choice in templates but I found one I like.
I like the cards. I have to say that most people do seem to be able to remember gardeningwhileintoxicated.com. But maybe I’ll get the cards anyway; they are v. pretty.
I wish I were going to the Spring Fling so I would have an excuse to order these cute little cards. It wasn’t until fairly recently that I actually told people I met that I blog. I would estimate that about half of them look at me as say “What?” They don’t get it at all.
Must be the people I hang out with…
Robin at Bumblebee
Thanks for this excellent suggestion. I’ll certainly check them out.
Gosh, Annie, now that you mention it, I do have to hold it at arm’s length to read it . . . I wonder if I had to do that last year, too? Perhaps there’s an option to have less lines but larger type?
Twitter: @Annieinaustin
Although MSS/Zanthan’s minicard looked darned cute to me, Kathy – it was almost impossible to read the tiny writing.
Must be one of those older garden blogger things. Sigh.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
I don’t know where he got them, but a friend of mine was handing out little cards like this – he got them done with pictures of his dogs and other personal photos.
Twitter: @Faire Garden
Thanks for the head’s up about the cards in time to get moving on it. You are so right about scribbling urls on bits of paper, sure to get lost.
Frances at Faire Garden
Great suggestion, Kathy. My “moo cards” should arrive in plenty of time for the spring fling.
Another source for you (I do much work with this company, they are an internet-based digital printer, but are here in Buffalo and I know them). And the prices are just slightly more “economical” than the Moo cards (100/$15.95) – and you can order as few as 50 ($9.95).
Check out:
http://www.magicprints.com/category/10/1?showsteps=1
You sustainable types might want to stay away from the template with the lawn mower & field of grass.
Although I have to say, the Moo Cards are nice looking, and the choice of designs & illustrations is far superior.
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