Business Holiday Cards Advice

Nothing quite beats receiving business holiday cards from the people who you have established a good relationship with. Even if you aren't particularly close, sending or receiving a holiday greeting is something warmly appreciated...

Use Business Holiday Cards to Keep in Touch

Before sending any business holiday cards though, you need to have the contact details of your friends, colleagues and customers. You'll probably have this sort of information tucked away in your database. Print up a list of their names and home addresses, and keep it firmly by your side. You'll be needing that.

Once you get this information, you will be able to surprise them with a holiday card. As they say, no holiday is officially over until the holiday cards have been sent. The great thing about business holiday cards is that they're often completely customizable - you can add your own photos to the card, add unique greetings or messages inside, and even personalize the card with your company or business logo.

So what you can do is use your own company, office or staff member photos (inspirational or motivational images too), upload these to a specific card website, select a holiday template or design that's suitable, and the website will send the holiday card through the mail for you.

Often you'll find that all you need to do is source out some good photos that'll make for an effective business holiday card. Once uploaded, these images slip neatly into one of the holiday card templates available. You add your own message. Cards such as this cost start about $1.59, with discounts when you order in volume. The size of the card is roughly 5 x 7 inches.

By keeping it simple, you can still send cards to your coworkers, colleagues and preferred clients when holidays come up or at certain times of the year. You may find too that some card based websites will let you order a holiday card as a proof allowing you to see the card quality beforehand. Look for recycled card stock if you prefer, and expect them to ship the card to you within 2 business days depending on where you're based.

This website allows you to customize your business holiday cards really easily by providing place-holder text and photo layout. Just type in exactly the message you want, what photo you want on the inside and outside of the card, and any photo captions you want to add. You get quite a lot of flexibility - add large or small photos, move things around on your card, or just leave the card blank and write in it yourself.