Postcard Perfect

Please allow me to pimp two very nifty people in this digital world of ours. Naomi of IttyBiz works from home helping very tiny businesses figure out how to tell the world why they’re awesome. While that sounds like it would make for a niche-oriented blog, her writing is accessible, engaging, and often very relevant. Sometimes she gets downright high-larious (yes, I’m channeling Jayne). She’s one of those networking people. She either knows something awesome, or she knows someone who does. I’ve found several interesting reads following her web of links around the net.

Which leads me to my next little bump. Wednesday, Naomi put up a fantastic guest post on motivation from David. First off, the post is excellent, so go read it, and then come back and I’ll tell you about David and his company. Go on… I’ll wait…

David runs a nifty little company called Postcard Perfect. Here’s the idea: upload your own photo, tell them what you want it to say, and where to send it, and then they print and mail it for you. You can do this from the internet, or insert the memory card from your camera into one of his kiosks. Imagine a personalized “Wish you were here” card, with a photo you took just ten minutes before, with none of the hassle of buying stamps or finding a post box.

I was impressed by both his post, and his idea, so I shot him an email to give him some kudos. Every struggling entrepreneur (are there any that aren’t?) needs a high five every once in a while. He got back to me within minutes, and he came across as one of those pleasant people. When I’d mentioned that I was less likely to use his service, as most of my friends live close, he replied that it was his goal to get people to see mail, real hold-it-in-your-hands mail, as something of value again. He says he surprises his wife with cards all the time.

He was gracious enough to give me a free trial, so I shall return and report (and hopefully pimp again) when I’ve given it a test run. Until then, check these peeps out!