Mike Bowler

A couple of months ago, I discovered Send Out Cards, an amazing tool for keeping in touch with people.

With this service, you create cards online that get physically printed and mailed through the postal service. The cards are really easy to do, look really professional and yet are a lot cheaper than buying a Hallmark style card from the store. I'm paying about a buck a card plus postage for something with my own images, written in my own handwriting (they scan your handwriting and signature).

I'd originally just planned to use the product to promote both my consulting business and EasyBrandingTools.com. After getting a chance to try the system and actually seeing the resulting cards, I decided to sign up as a distributor. So in addition to using the system myself (we sent about a hundred cards in December), I'm using this as a additional business opportunity to make some money.

The video clip that I've attached here is from CNBC's show "America's Best Products" and was aired earlier this year. If you are reading this in a feed reader and can't see the video then click here.

I didn't fully appreciate this service till I'd sent my son a card and seen the final result. I was amazed by how easy it was to use and how professional the resulting cards look.

I don't expect anyone to take my word for this. Just as I wanted to use it myself, I assume that anyone who is interested will want to try it out. Fortunately, this is really easy to do. I can set you up with a gift account that lets you send a couple of cards at my expense. If you're interested, then let me know and I'll set up a gift account for you and we'll walk through it together over the phone. I'll also mail you a sample card so you can see for yourself.

They've got over ten thousand stock images to pick from but frankly, I've only sent a couple of those. The real fun is in making your own images and putting borders or speech bubbles on them (all part of their package). All this for about a dollar a card plus postage. I'm impressed.

If you'd like to try this out then send me your mailing address and I'll fire a sample off to you. My email address is at the top of this web page as is my cell phone number.

This product is so much fun and so useful that I'd be talking about it even if I wasn't selling it. Let me show you how it works.

I see that Laura Creavalle has started a blog. Laura is a multiple time world championship body builder although that isn't how I know her. When we lived in Ajax, my wife and I were regular customers of her Healthy Gourmet Xpress service which makes quick, easy and nutritious means for people in a hurry.

Laura clearly knows exercise and knows delicious food so this should be an interesting blog to follow.