Are we there yet?

I was gifted "coins" to try out Paperless Post, an online eCard site, in exchange for writing a review.

Above is the card I created for everyone that signed my guest book at the StARTup Art Fair in Houston, 15 people.
Here is the back side:

Of the 15, 7 opened, 2 unopened, 6 bounced. Paperless Post provides a handy accounting of that:

I'm not sure if the bounces are from invalid emails, or from the recipients' spam filters.
I guess my next experiment would be to send the card from my personal email.

Creating the card was easy, though figuring out how to navigate to the "use your own image" took me a while. For recipients' emails, it's possible to import a list from services like Constant Contact or MailChimp, which I haven't done yet.

Paperless Post is an elegant solution for sending invitations and cards. The card "opens" with an animation of the card emerging from an envelope (also customizable). Response cards can be included, recipients respond within the site. Some of the eCards are free, if you use the provided templates. Since I was gifted coins, I went all fancy.

I've received eCards from friends using this service, and I'll say, they do feel more special than a "regular" newsletter type email. I suggest giving Paperless Post a try the next time you need to email an invitation or special announcement.

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