I remember the first day that I signed up for a Flickr photo account, one of the free offers they gave to people signing up was a box of free Moo MiniCards, though at that time I had no use for business cards.
What Are Moo MiniCards?
Moo MiniCards are small business cards that you get to design and create. You can use either your photos from a service such as Flickr, or upload a design, or designs, you have created. The cool part is that not only do you get to design the front side, you also get to include text on the back side.
The Moo MiniCards are roughly 2″ x 1″ which makes them smaller than typical business cards but I find the weight of the paper used seems to be slightly heavier.
I thought it was time now to look at ordering some Moo MiniCards, mainly because I don’t have any sort of business cards to hand out to people when they ask. I think they would be great for the Social Media scene, small and if the photos are decent, memorable.
When I was looking to order some of these cards, my buddy John Biehler mentioned he had a first-time buyer’s discount code I could use which would save me some money on my first order. I loaded up Moo’s website and started the process of ordering the MiniCards.
At first I wondered out of over 3,000 photos I have online, how could I possibly choose photos for my first batch? Rebecca mentioned I could probably ask people to choose my cards for me but I never did end up doing that, perhaps next time though! I just sat down one day and started to go through my Flickr Photostream choosing photos I liked, ones hopefully the represented myself the best.
I ended up choosing 17 photos, though I could have chosen 100 different photos for the 100 MiniCards that the order was for, but I didn’t. On the backside I went with a black background and some basic contact information in white. Some people have asked why I did not choose to put DynamicShark Media on it, but I thought these Moo MiniCards would be more for a personal/photography use than an actual business card for DynamicShark, in which I’m still designing.
After looking over the photos I had chosen, adding information on the back of the cards, I submitted my order. The processing of the order and shipping the result to me would be roughly 5-8 weeks. It was quicker than that.
Arrival of my Moo MiniCards
I received my Moo MiniCards in roughly 2 weeks from the day I submitted my order. I was pretty excited to check them out.
I thumbed through the cards and out of the batch of 100 only 1 seems to have a weird print issue, that doesn’t bother me though. I like the quality and feel of these MiniCards. I can’t wait to start giving them out to people. Hopefully other people like them as much as I do.
I’m really happy with the outcome of these cards. Let’s hope I can give them away so I can order another box of them!
Have you ever used Moo Cards before? If not, I recommend you to check them out!
RaulFeb 05, 2010 at 11:09:13
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They look SO cute!
Chantel I.Feb 05, 2010 at 11:44:57
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They look good, Ty. Can I ask how much they cost?
Tyler Ingram February 5th, 2010 at 11:49:24[Link]
Umm with shipping I think it was under $20?
RosieFeb 05, 2010 at 11:52:28
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Nice cards!
I signed up for a paid Flickr account when they had that deal too — only I never actually saw the deal after I paid. Hrrmph.
RobynFeb 05, 2010 at 12:29:27
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They look great Tyler! I want some too =)
KarlFeb 06, 2010 at 11:54:22
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Those are neato, thanks for for posting
KimmFeb 06, 2010 at 13:38:58
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Awesome, I might just have to get some now.
ChrisFeb 06, 2010 at 21:37:24
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I’ve always hummed and hawed about picking up some moo minis. That said, I none of my pics are anywhere near the quality of yours.. so.. I’m at a disadvantage.
VancityAllieFeb 08, 2010 at 14:29:31
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They look great Tyler!
Mine just came about a month ago and I love them! So far I’ve handed out a few and the feedback has been positive.
Moo has done a very good job with their business hey?
Let’s swap cards!
Tyler Ingram February 8th, 2010 at 14:43:30[Link]
Yea! next time we meet up we’ll have to swap cards!
I can see how the Moo cards can be like trading cards, especially if you use a different selection of photos!
BombLogicFeb 28, 2010 at 19:50:58
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Looks great!
Mine just came about a month ago and I love them! So far I’ve handed out a few and the feedback has been positive.
Moo has done a very good job with their business hey?
Let’s swap cards!