13 July 2008
Free interactive business card gets the job done
Posted by Jerry Kidd under: Cool Freebies; Product Reviews; Sales Tips .
“My client would never do that…”
“That Web 2.0 stuff is just for kids.”
“My clients don’t ________ (fill in the blank)”
Have you ever said that? I hear it all the time as I travel about doing training classes. Every time I hear it, I wonder if I am hearing fear or defiance. The fear of something new or defiance of change. Whatever the motivator is, what I hear from those statements is someone whose days as an effective, productive business person are numbered and who doesn’t know it.
It’s time to embrace the new social media and let the world know that you are doing so. We all like to do business with those who are like ourselves, don’t we? Why not sign up for one or more of the social media sites, fill in a profile and then let people know about it? You might be just what someone on those sites is looking to find. Imagine their relief when they find a talented professional on a social media site…
Here is an easy way to tell the world that you are involved with new media AND also to get a cool email signature. Just go to http://www.retaggr.com and sign up. It’s FREE and it’s easy to do.
Here is my business card created with retaggr.
I do have my real estate credentials listed, but I also have my LinkedIn and FaceBook credentials as well as links to my blog, my portal page on PacUnion.com as well as links to my ePro and PRI bio pages. Everything that you need to know is right there in one place! And, anyone who is using LinkedIn or FaceBook knows what those logos mean and know what to do with them. Lest you think that they are the only two social sites available on retaggr, rest easy as they have logos for 136 different social media sites. You can also add your picture if you wish. It’s a great tool for anyone looking to connect with new people online, and it also offers you a way to have a nice email signature as well.
I’ll sign off with the email signature file that I created with retaggr. By the way, they also have easy to follow directions for you to follow to get the email signature into your email program so that it shows up every time you start a new email or reply to an email sent to you.
8 Comments so far...
Matt Lilly Says:
14 July 2008 at 2:14 pm.
Retaggr is awesome. It offers your website or blog visitors a quick way to get to the information they need.
Jerry Kidd Says:
14 July 2008 at 5:13 pm.
Can your company print a paper/card stock card using the retaggr info? It might be a good idea to have some regular cards as well as the web 2.0 ones.
Rick Rodriguez Says:
16 July 2008 at 10:01 am.
Hi Jerry,
I got my RETAGGR card going yesterday as soon as I received your email. I’m having a little trouble embedding it in my blog at typepad. Is there a typepad expert that can walk me through some of the details of using typepad that you know? I use the help menu frequently, and a lot of trial and error, but need help improving my blogs, etc. I appreciate the tips as always. Rick
Jerry Kidd Says:
16 July 2008 at 2:26 pm.
Hey Rick-
Glad that you like them! I am a WordPress guy and have no knowledge of TypePad at all so I am of no help to you there I am sorry to say. I did go check the Retaggr site and if you create a card you can log in and the the site allows you to post a badge to a Typead site. I clicked on that and it took me to the TypePad login page…where I got stopped. Have you tried that? Or, maybe you can find somebody on Craigslist…or maybe a reader of this blog may have an idea for you.
Best regards,
Jerry
Robert Collins Says:
11 August 2010 at 8:57 pm.
i always make my own business card through adobe photoshop and ms word, they are satisfactorily made though”:`
Fire Surround · Says:
7 November 2010 at 1:18 pm.
you can always create great business cards by just using adobe photoshop and some other photoediting tools ..
