Networking is helping each other succeed. It’s been going on forever. We share our knowledge and resources in hope that we can help others. It’s not something we just do at work. Friends as for places to find good deals on cars, lawyers and even where to get the best pizza in town! A school is a network, a club is a network as is a sports team.

Whether you’re a consumer, a CEO or a marketer, relationship marketing is the “in” thing to do. New sites are popping up all over. Join this network, join that network, get 5000 connection by joining this other network!

I’m beginning to wonder if we are focused to much on the number of people in our networks rather than what we can offer to help those we have networks with? How well do we know those 500 – 1000 in our Network?

Beside this blog, I wish to offer something for you to evaluate. Visit http://www.squidoo.com/send-out-cards-opportunity, think about your business and see if the system discussed could help you improve and develop your networking skills to get what you’re really striving  for in making those connections!

Happy Networking!

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NOTE FROM SANDY:  This is great news for card senders!  Now  we’ll  have even more features to use in designing our cards. The article mentions ‘screen shots’  which I did not add here.

“Sending Cards Corporate Blog

OK, maybe “leaked” isn’t the correct term since we’re releasing these images with permission from management, but this is the first time the general public will have access to screenshots of the new card editor.

For those of you who don’t know, the card catalog interface and the new card editor have been re-done, tested, and we’d like to announce a big Card Editor Release Party! We’ve been spreading the word that the new editor will launch at the beginning of 2009, and we hope you’ll stay tuned for details so you can attend via your computer. We also want to highlight some of the new features that you’ll have access to in the near future:

The new card catalog will display more cards per page for quicker searches, includes a large pop-up view of the front and inside of cards for a detailed close-up before making your selection, and other features to help simplify your search for the perfect card!

The editor itself features an attractive, easy-to-use interface and offers a larger font selection, the ability to change the size, color, and alignment of individual text blocks instead of being applied to the entire card, and a built-in spell check to ensure your cards are pristine and professional.

Another exciting feature that we know many of you have been dying to use is the new versatility of the personal signature. In the new card editor, you’ll be able to add text after signatures (for all you “P.S.” people) and can change the size, color, and alignment of your signature just like any other block of text.

Adding pictures to your cards will be easier than ever. You can add anything from a full-bleed image across the card as we did in the screenshot above or you can select from other arrangements and add in your  images. We’ll even let you know the image quality of photos so you’ll know if an image is well-suited for printing or not.

The recipient page now looks just like an envelope to remind you that your card (or cards) are being stuffed, stamped, and mailed for you. Also, one of the most exciting features with the new card editor is how we’ve streamlined the process of sending a single card to multiple recipients. You won’t need to create a campaign card any longer, but can search through your contacts and simply put a “check” next to those whom you’d like to send your card.

Our final shot features the confirmation screen, where you’ll find the “Send Card” button. It will give you a detailed breakdown of the points and postage you’ll be using and even allows you to add points or postage on the spot so you don’t have to lose your work just because you forgot to add funds, and all this in the name of making your card sending experience as easy as we can. After all, our system is all about convenience.

Now this brings us back to the New Card Editor Release Party we’ll be hosting in 2009, which you can attend online. It will be broadcasted LIVE, here at the home office in Salt Lake City, and we need YOU to spread the word to your organization.

December 20, 2008 3:27 PM , Anonymous Sandy Morgan said…

WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO! Can’t wait! Can I put this on my blog?

Sandy,

You can definitely put this on your blog! Thanks for sharing it with others. You can also use the “Share this Post” link to share this post with your e-mail contacts and on applications like Facebook.”

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I actually sold cars at a Honda dealership for 2 years, way before SOC (97-99).  I was one of the only salespeople who ALWAYS sent a thank you card to EVERY person I talked to EVERY day, and I can’t tell you how many people would come in saying something to the effect of , ” I went to 10 dealerships, you’re the ONLY one who sent me a card, that’s why I’m buying from you.”  There were literally cases of these cards provided by the dealership, who also paid the postage, and 98% of the guys in the dealership were too lazy to do it.

As to ideas for picture plus (a feature of our Send-A-Card), you can adapt what I do with my mortgage clients.  How much more effective will the thank you note from the salesperson be if there is a photo of the buyer next to his brand new car on the day of delivery inside of it ?  Think that might generate a referral or two?

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It’s simple.

Everyone has a need to mail out greeting cards each year… everyone! Yet, who has the time or inclination to run to the store and pick out a card for each birthday, holiday, or special occasion that comes up?

That’s where we come in. Our web site offers a massive collection of high quality cards, that you can order instantly on line, customize to your exact likeness, and have mailed to your recipient. You can even plan card campaigns, and have hundreds of cards sent out by mail with just few quick clicks of the mouse.

In today’s busy world, a customizable card mailing service is a much needed AND appreciated thing. That’s why our company has grown by 300% per year (and seems to grow faster each year!)

By becoming involved with our company, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

Here’s how it works.

Visit our web site, log in. Select your card design and various customizations. We then print your card for you. We print your photos inside the card. We print your custom message in your handwriting, with your signature. We stuff the envelope. We even lick the stamp and put it in the mail for you. No more yucky envelopes to lick!

We do all this for LESS THAN THE COST OF A STORE-BOUGHT GREETING CARD.

AND when you become a distributor we pay you generous commissions, up to 38%! We also give you coaching bonuses and overrides.

That sounds good! Right?

Lots of people send cards every year! Families send them. Churches send them. Businesses send them. In fact, they send 7.5 billion dollars worth of cards every year. Aren’t you affiliated with a church, a business or a non-profit?

Want to know more? Sign up for a Gift Account at http://www.sandysendfreecard.com.

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Dan Robey’s book, “The Power of Positive Habits”, is a tremendous book to help anyone change their daily habits to create a more positive life for themselves and their families. The following article come his “The Best of Positive Habits.”

Everyone needs Sincere Appreciation

There is one thing that everyone in the world needs from time to time.

To be appreciated.

Here is a simple little habit that will show someone you love that you sincerely appreciate who they are, and what they mean to you.

Buy some Post-It notes and leave simple messages of appreciation in places where the notes will easily be seen by people you care about.

Here is an example:

Husbands can place Post-It notes on bathroom mirrors, in cars, or other places where their wives will likely see them. Write simple notes like; “I Love You,” “You looked beautiful at dinner last night,” “Thanks for taking such good care of our children,” Etc.

It is amazing how much better we all feel when we know that we are sincerely appreciated.

Leave positive message notes for your children, co-workers, friends, family, waiters, waitresses, the possibilities are endless. Just carry a package of Post-it notes with you for one day and use your imagination.

Make someone feel better about themself today!

Wishing you Continued Success!!

Dan Robey

http://www.thepowerofpositivehabits.com

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I love this article! It says it all! Connect with people. Show friends, family, associates and customers how you feel. Be excited and grateful for those in your life! Tell others how much you appreciate their existence in your life. Leave a Post It Note! Send a Card!
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Paying people a compliment appears to activate the same reward center in the brain as paying them cash, Japanese researchers said on Wednesday. They said the study offers scientific (Read more by going to above url)
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Many are debating whether the giving of money versus a compliment is more meaningful to people. Studies, like the one above, and recent polls seem to indicate that sincere compliments excite the reward area of the brain more than money!

I heard one person taking a poll comment that while the study may be true, it’s harder to give compliments?

#1 Solution: Send more greeting cards!

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Greeting cards are indeed one of the best ways to reach out and touch the person to whom you wish to convey love. Love is one of the greeting card industry’s best friends. Love sells products. Love sells words and images. Love even sells colors.

When you give cards, you give emotions. Love is the strongest emotion.

The love that is shown with a simple greeting card can start a relationship that will last a lifetime. Whether it be a friendship-only type of love or a relative reconnecting with another relative after a long absence of closeness, or the most common love of a couple seeking that special bond, a greeting card can play a big part.

Anytime a greeting card is given to someone who is in pain, it shows a love of someone who cares. When a person is hospitalized for a life-long illness, a greeting card can be a daily reminder, placed by the bedside, that the person is not alone in their suffering. When someone has suffered a hurt with another kind of pain, the pain of losing someone loved to death or separation, a greeting card can show a tender love of compassion. When someone has hurt feelings, a greeting card can show a love from empathy or a request for forgiveness. When a small child has been separated from their parent, grandparent, sibling, or even a best friend, a greeting card can send love across the miles. Love is the most tender of emotions.

The pictures on a greeting card can show love to introduce the caring that is placed inside with the words of the card. It helps clarify and create the mood when a greeting card has a loving picture as a preview to the feelings inside. The card may even help melt a hardened heart that has closed itself off to love.

Never underestimate the power of a greeting card meant to send a bit of love. While some scoff at the simple act of a card given, others depend upon the card’s power to smooth the way for a deeper relationship with the recipient. A person’s favorite colors, favorite flowers, favorite animals, or a hobby shown on the front of the card can touch something inside their hearts or jog a long-lost fond memory. The person then opens the card and may smile if a smile has not yet been forthcoming. Once they read the words that were chosen with care, it will seal the mood. After that, it is often only a bit of time before a phone call or letter or even an email of much awaited thanks will evolve. Once more, love is revived and celebrated.

Greeting cards….so simple and yet a saving grace for many. It should jog the memory to recall the nervousness with which the first greeting card was given by a shy teen to a sweet first love. Maybe the memory is of a lonely elderly person trying to find a soul-mate after years of missing their spouse. Whatever the memory, you can bet there is a greeting card involved somewhere along the line!

And greeting cards can be kept forever, to allow the reliving of a cherished moment over and over….

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