Animated Greeting Cards Article

By David Solomon

I consider myself to be a very sociable person. I have hundreds of contacts in my cell phone and e-mail address books, and work very hard to keep these relationships active. Whether my contacts are friends, relatives, or business associates, I try to call or e-mail them at least once a month just to check in and see how things are going. I also like to acknowledge special occasions by sending a card or flowers.

Of course, when you have as many contacts as I do, it gets rather expensive to keep up with all the birthdays and anniversaries, which is why I've started sending animated greeting cards instead of traditional ones. There are hundreds of websites out there that offer free animated greeting cards that can be personalized and sent via e-mail to anyone I want. They run the gamut from sentimental to funny, from sweet to obnoxious, and everything in between, so I have quite a lot of flexibility when making my choices. Plus, the greetings are frequently updated, giving me new options every few months or so.

If I want even more features and a wider selection of animated greeting cards, I can pay for a membership at one of the top sites. With a paid membership, I'd be able to send an unlimited amount of greetings per year, would be able to schedule e-mail delivery for a specified date, and would receive discounts on associated purchases such as flowers or gift baskets. Taking into account the cost of traditional cards and postage, I know that I'd get my money's worth from an e-greeting site, so I'm probably going to join up in the near future.

In case you're wondering, the recipient doesn't need to download or install any special programs on their computers to view these flash animated greeting cards. They simply get an e-mail notification of the card's availability, click through the link, and view the card on their screen. They'll also see the sender's name in the notification e-mail, so they'll know it's not junk.

Greeting Card History

A greeting card is an illustrated, folded card usually featuring a message of greeting or other sentiment. Although greeting cards are usually given on special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas or other holidays, they are also sent on 'non-occasions' to say 'hello' or 'thank you'. Greeting cards, usually packaged with an envelope, come in a variety of styles, are manufactured and/or hand-made by hundreds of companies big and small.

There are animated greeting cards available for every holiday and important occasion that you can think of, including Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthdays, Easter, graduation, anniversaries, Christmas, and more. You can even send something just to say, "I'm thinking of you," because it won't cost you a dime to do so. Think of all the goodwill points you can score from sending free greetings, and give it a try today!

A brief history of Jacquie Lawson

It has now been several years since Jacquie Lawson, an English artist living in the picturesque village of Lurgashall in Southern England, created an animated Christmas card in 2000. The e-card, featuring her dog, Chudleigh, her cats, and her 15th-century cottage, was sent to a few friends for their amusement. Those friends sent the e-card to others, and within weeks Jacquie was inundated with requests from all over the world to design more e-cards.

In February 2002 she teamed up with her nephew to create a fully operational online greeting card website, and jacquielawson.com was launched. Nowadays Jacquie has assistance from her niece Sally Lisney and her neighbour Bev Pask-Hughes, who are both talented artists in their own right. As a result, the number of e-cards available has grown to 104. Compared with other e-card sites, this modest total reflects the care and attention to detail which go into making these cards. As a happy customer said recently in an e-mail to Jacquie, "I'd far rather have fewer excellent quality cards to choose from than piles of commercial rubbish!"

David Solomon is a prolific writer. He writes every topic imaginable from acne, baby, business to weightloss, zen and zoo. He writes everyday whenever he finds an interesting angle of story. Unlike other people who usually get the idea in front of their computers when they are writing, he gets his ideas when he does something trivial like cleaning his shoes, riding a bike, or even when he takes a bath.

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