How do I send my first postcard?
(Yes, it's really this easy.)
Create a Postcardly email address like grandmakay@postcardly.com
Send an e-mail with an attached photo to grandmakay@postcardly.com
We mail Grandma Kay a postcard—with your words on the back
and your photo on the front—via U.S. Mail
What is Postcardly?
Postcardly turns your emails into real-life postcards, delivered by U.S. Mail. It’s especially great for staying in touch with older family members who don’t use computers.
You can send postcards from your phone, your computer, or anywhere you have email. Just send an email with an attached photo the way you normally send an email: your photo will be on the front of the postcard, your words will go on the back.
Why use Postcardly?
People love getting pictures that they can hold in their hands. Printing and mailing pictures from your camera is a pain. Email is easy. Using Postcardly is just like using email.
How much does it cost?
Postcardly costs $4.99 a month for 5 postcards, $9.99 a month for 15 postcards, or a one-time charge of $19.99 for 20 prepaid postcards.
If you’re on a monthly plan and go over your limit, Postcardly can print additional cards for $0.99 each. You can set up your account to either automatically stop additional postcards or allow them for this additional charge.
There is no commitment. You can cancel anytime.
How many words fit on a postcard?
The short answer is about 100 words. The long answer is that there isn’t an exact number of words that will fit, since letters vary in size and the number of line breaks matters more than the number of words.
The first line of a postcard is always the subject line of your email, which appears in bold, and if it exceeds 40 characters, it will wrap to the next line.
You can always see what your postcard will look like before you send it by emailing it to preview@postcardly.com. We’ll automatically email you back with a pdf preview, and it won’t count against your monthly limit.
Read more about How Postcardly Works with this link to the rest of the FAQs. You can find them on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/postcardly
Bonus:
You can get free postcards for every friend who joins. If you signed up with a monthly plan, you’ll get a free month for every friend. If you signed up for 20 postcards prepaid, you’ll get five free cards added to your account for every friend. Get enough friends to sign up, and you’ll never have to pay for Postcardly again!!!
My take: I haven't been this excited about a product/service in quite a while - this is definitely at the top of my "why didn't I think of that?!" list. Ever since I was a child, I have loved getting real ("snail") mail. I mean, to a child, there is something a little magical about getting something in the mail that is just for you (anyone remember those NutraSweet gumball samples?), especially if it was a letter from a grandparent or a pen pal from far away. Now though, with e-mail, texts, Facebook and Tweets, real mail is going the way of the dinosaur and that makes me sad.
But we can do our part to keep mail alive and well with Postcardly! Besides, even in these times, I'm sure you know of some people that don't like computers or don't have one due to finances. And you KNOW you have people who'd like to get a picture postcard they can put up on their refrigerator. Postcardly lets you do that in
literally minutes! Seriously. Within 10 minutes, I had my entire account set up and a postcard reviewed and ordered. You can even send postcards directly from your smart phone when you take a picture that way. And every time you add a recipient to your address book, you get an email right away with the email link to send a postcard INSTANTLY. And there is NO risk to trying -
every single new user gets 3 for free just to try the service!! You know what I'm thinking? This would be a PERFECT way to send your Christmas cards this year!!!! With a few clicks, you are done! No stuffing envelopes, no stamps, no return labels, no fuss! Try it for yourself today!
The giveaway: One lucky winner will get 10 free Postcardlys (every new user gets 3 for free, so the 10 is just an added perk)!
To win: Tell me who you'd send your first postcard to! Be sure to leave your email address with your comment if you are not a blogger or your email is not easily found on your blog. This giveaway is open until 11:59 p.m., EST, Thursday, December 8, 2011. Good Luck!
Bonus entries: Get up to 9 extra entries for a total of 10 entries (please leave a separate comment for each extra entry):
• Blog about this giveaway (don't forget to leave the link in your comment)
• Share this giveaway on any of your Social Networking sites (like Twitter and/or Facebook) and come back here with a link to your post/tweet (you can have up to two entries - be sure to leave 2 comments and if you tweet, include @CPAMom in your tweet)
• Subscribe to my blog via RSS or Email
• Add my blog to your blogroll or my button to your sidebar (leave your website address for verification)
• Follow me on Google Friend Connect
P.P.S.: New Facebook rules do not allow contest entries for "Liking" facebook pages.
This review was sponsored by Postcardly who provided the codes for 10 free cards for review and giveaway. I was not compensated in any way except for the complimentary 10 postcards. My opinion is my own.
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