The problem with regular calling cards is that they just don’t stand out in a stack. When networking is the priority, making personal business cards shine is a must. Cards that are unique, distinct and catch the eye tend to be saved and held on to. Cards that look like every other one out there can get lost in the shuffle.

So, how can business people make certain their personal business cards stand out without making them so flashy they hurt the eyes? It’s not that difficult. Tasteful photo cards can make all the difference in the world.

Personal business cards that utilize photos are ideal for most business people and businesses in general for a number of reasons. The purposes they can serve beyond the flash factor include:

Face recognition – Many professionals choose to create photo cards that include their own portraits. This is a great way to make sure clients can always put a name and face together. Fields where this can be very important include real estate, legal, accounting and more.

Product recognition – Some companies choose to use photo cards that feature their main products in their design. This is a great way to make personal business cards “remind” clients and customers what is sold. It can also help in the branding process.

Personal business cards don’t have to get lost in the shuffle. When the right photo cards are created a business and its employees will be remembered. This is a great way to make networking pay off with calls, sales and repeat business.

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With a career in a traditional company we are afforded many things, not the least of which is a salary or hourly wage, the definition of job responsibilities, and the tools that we need for success including the business cards that we use for networking opportunities and sales calls. Volunteer positions, while just as important, are far more nebulous than our actual jobs; we are often called upon to take on a variety of responsibilities that we generally define as we go and it is often incumbent upon us to create our own tools and resources that help us achieve the goals we have set forth.

To this end, many people in volunteer positions choose to create their own personal business cards that they can use to operate within the community – introducing themselves in potential fundraising opportunities and generally giving their position a more professional appeal.

Today, personal business cards can be created quite easily and affordably through comprehensive photo sharing sites. While most people look to the photo sharing sites to upload their photos, create online and traditional photo albums, design customized photo gifts and create holiday photo cards every season, there is also the option to create personal business cards in whatever design the user chooses.

Personal business cards can be created and shipped right to our doors – in whatever quantities – in a matter of days. And before long we are able to have our customized tools in hand to operate professionally and effectively within our volunteer positions.

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The trend of the business world is one in which many people are finding themselves fast and furious entrepreneurs. The modern world provides a host of opportunities for those who wish to work out of their home offices; with some foresight, creativity, and a lot of hard work, home business owners can balance career and family while still managing to make a nice living.

Of course working from home offers its own set of challenges. Without the guidelines set forth by the corporate world we are often left adrift, looking for our parameters in which to operate most effectively. And so we set our own rules, think outside the box so to speak, and create a world that works best for us. But no matter how we choose to go about carving out a career for ourselves there are still administrative needs to address, not the least of which is office space and the variety of equipment that allows us to do our jobs effectively.

The use of personal business cards is something that is absolutely crucial for those in any industry. And for those who work out of a home office, personal business cards are even more important – simply because there is no corporate home office supplying them.

Personal business cards can promote you and your company – introducing your services in the business community. One of the elements that many people choose to include on their business cards is their own photo or a personal photo that defines them in some way. With such an inclusion, a reputable photo sharing site can be instrumental in helping business owners create sophisticated, professional, and unique personal business cards.

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There is not much for which we do not turn to the Internet in these modern times. The Web has afforded us fast access to all the products and services we could ever want; the challenge for those of us who are continuing to make this transition has been really grasping the unfettered availability of a variety of products. For businesses large and small – or self-employed businesspeople – the Internet has been especially beneficial in terms of providing what are ordinarily higher priced products at lower prices, but with just as much commitment to quality.

Personal business cards are an oft printed material by businesses of all sizes – and also printed by those with their own products and services to promote. While it may have once been necessary to go through a larger commercial printer to get even a small run of personal business cards, today the options are much more extensive thanks to online commerce.

Through photo sharing sites, for example, where one might upload pictures to order photo prints, photo albums, and photo cards, there is also a variety of products available for consumers including personal business cards.

Visitors to high-end photo sharing sites can choose to use a particular photograph – a popular practice in such industries as real estate where realtors generally include a photograph on their personal business cards – and can dictate what particular information they wish to include on their cards.

Personal business cards are available on a number of reputable photo sharing sites at a much lower price than consumers would normally be able to get through traditional printers. Just as beneficial is the fact that personal business cards can be created, printed, and shipped to the consumer’s door in a matter of days – some of the fastest turnaround that we are likely to see in the industry.

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After the blog comment about “it being hard to find our contact information on our website,” I wanted to follow up with some more information about Photofun so potential new customers (Photofuners) could understand who we are; where we come from and what we do.

We launched www.photofun.com on Saturday March 15, 2008 and are getting a steady stream of visitors, many of whom have signed up (to become “Photofuners”), uploaded photos and have ordered one or more of our outstanding photo-products.

To give you some background about www.photofun.com:

Photofun is a Texas based corporation, with its U.S. headquarters in Dallas, TX.

Photofun started in Hengelo, a mid-size town in The Netherlands, in 2004 and has grown to become one of the leading photo-sharing services in Europe. Photofun does business in The Netherlands as Webprint C.V. (www.webprint.nl) and as Photofun, Inc., (www.photofun.com) in the USA. For ease I will call both companies Photofun when referring to our company.

Due to our success and the quality of our product we now have millions of customers all over Europe, with thousands of new customers signing up each week.

In November of 2007 the decision was made to enter the U.S. market and now here were are!

I joined Photofun in December to head up the U.S. venture. I have been in senior management leadership positions in the printing industry for over 20 years in the USA, and more recently (for the last five years) have been in the “on-demand and personal variable data digital printing sector.” My personal philosophy when it comes to business is to service the customer to the absolute maximum, to delight them with quality, service and price, and to be a market leader. I believe strongly that the company that I lead should be the leader in the marketplace in every element; creating excitement, and great products at competitive prices. I will do my utmost to create a unique company that will bring all of these elements to you.

For the last three months we have been working hard preparing for the launch of the U.S. website. Photofun is in full control of all production processes; everything we produce is manufactured entirely in-house. We own and write all of the programs that underpin the applications you will use on our site. In fact, at the very instant that you place an order, the product you have created (online), is transferred directly to a production printing device and printed automatically. The core of our business is built around our web-engine; it is due to this direct transfer of files that we are able to offer our ground- breaking low-prices and the reason that the quality of our product is so high.

All of your files are stored electronically on secure servers that are networked across the USA and Europe, using some of the most powerful and fast connectivity available today.

Photofun’s credo is “Quality & Innovation,” so we will constantly strive to bring new and high-quality innovative products and services to our site; we will continue to work hard to remain the technology leader in our field and to bring new products and services to our site for you to use so that you will always enjoy your experience when working with us!

Photofun’s corporate headquarters in the USA is located at: 7616 LBJ Freeway, Suite 540 Dallas, TX 75251.

Should you want to learn more about Photofun you can contact me. My email address is terry@photofun.com or my direct line is 214-473-5021.

I have personally made photo-products on our site (my wife and children love them) and as a fellow Photofuner I am blown away with their quality and value!

I look forward to working for you and sincerely hope that you enjoy your experience on our website… Please have Photofun!

Terry Rayner
President, Photofun, Inc.

One note: The engine for our website drives all of our applications and as we started in The Netherlands the base language used was Netherland’s (also known as Dutch) – we then used a conversion tool to convert the base language to American-English, British-English, French and German (to cover the languages of the countries our customers reside in); due to this, we are currently noticing a few minor language glitches. We are jumping on these glitches and are cleaning then up as we find them… if you see one please send me an email and I will credit your account with an additional 50 FREE 4” x 6” photos.

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As modern consumers we are challenged with walking the line between needs and wants on a daily basis – all with an eye towards our household’s bottom line. It is a difficult challenge to say the least; especially when you consider all of the conveniences afforded to us – some of which provide a much easier way to accomplish those tasks that once cost us so much time and money. But there is such a thing as false economy and those consumers who are attracted by the opportunity to save money by taking on a project themselves often find the reward to come up quite a bit short. The do-it-yourself movement – having put tools in the hands of home renovators, amateur mechanics, and part time interior designers – is one such example where, unless you know for sure that the savings will be worth it, it is very often best left to the professionals.

One industry that has offered consumers a world of time and money-saving options is that of photo printing. After all, there are few among us who do not own a digital camera; and the industry has taken note – offering consumers low prices on photo quality printers. But those who have taken the bait and bought the high-end printer understand better than anyone that their financial investment was far from over. In order to continue to produce high-quality photo prints and the myriad projects that the average consumer wishes to do with their photos, there requires a continued investment in photo quality paper and ink. The result? A staggering .30 to .50 average cost per print!

Such prices are even more out of line when you consider what the average amateur photographer does with their photo prints. Keeping in mind that photos taken are generally used for everything from holiday photo cards to photo albums, it is not difficult to see how the industry is making their money.

Super retailers, understanding this trend – and their customers’ need for fast, inexpensive photo prints – are offering what has been considered rock bottom prices on photo prints; many under .20 cents a print. And online retailers are keeping pace. Some of the most well-known online photo services currently offer their customers rates as low as .10 cents a print.

Photo Fun, however, offers customers the comprehensive, high quality services they have come to expect from online photo services at the lowest prices available - .5 cents a print.

Faced with the expensive materials, the time spent on creating photo prints that are of the quality consumers have come to expect, and the unpredictability of the equipment, consumers are largely abandoning their hopes of creating an efficient at-home photo lab. With photo giants such as Photo Fun offering high-quality, fast printing for everything from photo gifts to photo books – at industry low prices – consumers know they just have to logon to have everything they need shipped straight to their door – at the lowest prices available.

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