Comments on: Holiday cards (with an offer) http://steppingonlegos.com/blog/holiday-cards-with-an-offer/ life, love & laundry Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Laurie http://steppingonlegos.com/blog/holiday-cards-with-an-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-15952 Laurie Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:53:58 +0000 http://steppingonlegos.com/?p=2016#comment-15952 PS: I think you should charge for this and would be happy to pay you for customizing a holiday card for us. Have you even seen what sites charge for their "card sets"?! $150 for a year's worth of holiday templates. That's obviously insane, especially since most people don't do Valentine's day family photos, etc., but you could create custom sets for people (based on the holidays they like to have cards for - fall / Christmas / St. Patty's Day / 4th of July / etc.) and charge reasonable fees and do really well!! You could bundle it so people can choose 4 per year for $60-100 or something, which I would pay if it could be something where we sent you our photos and you inserted them into your templates to customize our cards. It's a thought anyway. PS: I think you should charge for this and would be happy to pay you for customizing a holiday card for us. Have you even seen what sites charge for their “card sets”?! $150 for a year’s worth of holiday templates. That’s obviously insane, especially since most people don’t do Valentine’s day family photos, etc., but you could create custom sets for people (based on the holidays they like to have cards for – fall / Christmas / St. Patty’s Day / 4th of July / etc.) and charge reasonable fees and do really well!! You could bundle it so people can choose 4 per year for $60-100 or something, which I would pay if it could be something where we sent you our photos and you inserted them into your templates to customize our cards. It’s a thought anyway.

]]> By: Kelley O http://steppingonlegos.com/blog/holiday-cards-with-an-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-15949 Kelley O Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:12:59 +0000 http://steppingonlegos.com/?p=2016#comment-15949 Am I too late???? Am I too late????

]]> By: Laureen http://steppingonlegos.com/blog/holiday-cards-with-an-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-15948 Laureen Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:32:01 +0000 http://steppingonlegos.com/?p=2016#comment-15948 So... I see that there are four ahead of me but... can't figure out if they want to take you up on the offer. I know I do! : ) As a single mom... who is a teacher in a district that has frozen our salary increase this year... I'd love any help I can get financially! I love all your work. From dresses to writing to photography. So… I see that there are four ahead of me but… can’t figure out if they want to take you up on the offer. I know I do! : ) As a single mom… who is a teacher in a district that has frozen our salary increase this year… I’d love any help I can get financially! I love all your work. From dresses to writing to photography.

]]> By: kerryanne http://steppingonlegos.com/blog/holiday-cards-with-an-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-15947 kerryanne Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:08:13 +0000 http://steppingonlegos.com/?p=2016#comment-15947 You are so generous! We already have ours so skip me. BUT you should absolutely sell your templates on etsy. I think you should make cards / prints from your photos and sell them there, too. They are beautiful. Postcards! You are so generous! We already have ours so skip me. BUT you should absolutely sell your templates on etsy. I think you should make cards / prints from your photos and sell them there, too. They are beautiful. Postcards!

]]> By: Sarah http://steppingonlegos.com/blog/holiday-cards-with-an-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-15946 Sarah Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:13:06 +0000 http://steppingonlegos.com/?p=2016#comment-15946 Yes!! I would love to have you design something!!! I haven't attempted photos yet, however, as my son is away at school but will be home for Thanksgiving... so let me know if that is too late... or maybe you just want me to pick the design and then add the picture later? Thank you! How fun! Yes!! I would love to have you design something!!! I haven’t attempted photos yet, however, as my son is away at school but will be home for Thanksgiving… so let me know if that is too late… or maybe you just want me to pick the design and then add the picture later?

Thank you! How fun!

]]> By: Jenny http://steppingonlegos.com/blog/holiday-cards-with-an-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-15945 Jenny Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:57:19 +0000 http://steppingonlegos.com/?p=2016#comment-15945 mine are done otherwise I totally would do it. I ordered in August from tinyprints last year section. I usually order through our photographer which is 3x tiny prints so it seemed like I got a deal. can't wait to see your cards!!! mine are done otherwise I totally would do it.
I ordered in August from tinyprints last year section. I usually order through our photographer which is 3x tiny prints so it seemed like I got a deal.

can’t wait to see your cards!!!

]]> By: Christina http://steppingonlegos.com/blog/holiday-cards-with-an-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-15944 Christina Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:51:48 +0000 http://steppingonlegos.com/?p=2016#comment-15944 First - love that picture of the bee and flower. Totally a frameable picture, IMHO. Second, I envy your ability to see something and then go make your own version, especially with picture software. I get so overwhelmed doing stuff like that. Third... totally might take you up on your offer, but I'd want to pay you because that is a totally marketable skill and I'm all about people being rewarded for using their talents! :-) But um, I'm nowhere close to having a Christmas picture (or pictures) to use so um... I'll get back to you on that? First – love that picture of the bee and flower. Totally a frameable picture, IMHO.

Second, I envy your ability to see something and then go make your own version, especially with picture software. I get so overwhelmed doing stuff like that.

Third… totally might take you up on your offer, but I’d want to pay you because that is a totally marketable skill and I’m all about people being rewarded for using their talents! :-) But um, I’m nowhere close to having a Christmas picture (or pictures) to use so um… I’ll get back to you on that?

]]> By: Laurie http://steppingonlegos.com/blog/holiday-cards-with-an-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-15943 Laurie Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:31:11 +0000 http://steppingonlegos.com/?p=2016#comment-15943 Ok, we're on it!! This would be my first choice: http://focused.whcc.com/store/new-holiday-2009/knapp-scraps-christmas-2009-4x5-5-flat.html And this would be a close second choice: http://focused.whcc.com/store/new-holiday-2009/knapp-scraps-holidays-2009-5x7-vertical-christmas.html We bought our template last year for way too much ($25 I think), then had to borrow a friend's pirated Photoshop, which neither of us knows our way around. We probably spent 10 hours making that damn card. WHCC is who we always use to print our stuff and they are AWESOME. They also have sales really often. Ok, we’re on it!! This would be my first choice: http://focused.whcc.com/store/new-holiday-2009/knapp-scraps-christmas-2009-4×5-5-flat.html
And this would be a close second choice:
http://focused.whcc.com/store/new-holiday-2009/knapp-scraps-holidays-2009-5×7-vertical-christmas.html

We bought our template last year for way too much ($25 I think), then had to borrow a friend’s pirated Photoshop, which neither of us knows our way around. We probably spent 10 hours making that damn card. WHCC is who we always use to print our stuff and they are AWESOME. They also have sales really often.

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