Saturday, 28 September 2013

Birthday Cards



It's getting rare to find a personal message in our mail box. We mean the physical mailbox, not the inbox. Invoices and direct marketing stuff, this is what we get... Not much to be happy about, right? Where's the personal touch? where's the LOVE?

A few years back, we were still receiving and sending postcards and letters to family and friends. Beautiful, handwritten letters. It was cool. It was personal. It meant something. We felt warm.


But now, what do we have on hand? Birthday reminders on facebook and linkedin? Ok, not bad. Better than nothing. But how genuine and personal is that?

Birthday cards are not anymore the most common way to wish a birthday in this digital age. Those who still do it definitely stand out, and show they care. But the vast majority of us are far too busy taking care of our own little world. We don't take the time to send a personal, real greeting card.

Here's something that can be a nice compromise for those who don't have enough time to send real cards, but still want a personal touch: ecards.

You can find some really nice ecard websites on the web, with some beautifully designed ecards. Some of them are really funny and can be animated, so you share a bit more than a simple picture or image. You can also add your own text to make it more personal. And the main benefit of ecards: schedule them in advance, and share them via email or facebook in an instant.

There's a very nice ecards website that has recently been launched. It's called www.greeet.com (yes, there are 3 'e' in Greeet, it's not y typo). You'll find there a big choice of birthday ecards, but also ecards for all types of occasions. www.greeet.com also has a feature that helps you schedule and store your greetings, so you never miss a greeting or a birthday.

So for those who don't have the time to send real birthday cards, but still want to share a bit more personal message than a simple one liner, www.greeet.com may be worth the visit.