Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Print Mini Business Cards Directly from Flickr with Moo
Have you ever wanted to turn some of your Flickr photos into business cards? It seems Moo thinks so. They have created an online service that takes images from your Flickr photostreams, sets and groups and prints them onto
You can order 100 cards for $19.99 US (available to Canada and USA) but what makes it unique is every card can have a different photo!
Each card can have a personalized message on the back. Moo had a promotion for Flickr Pro users where users got a pack of 10 for free with the Flickr logo on the back.
The mini cards are about half the height of a regular business card at 28mm x 70mm on heavy stock paper with a smooth satin finish.
As for image resolution their FAQ states “For the best results, the minimum recommended image resolution for a card is 640×480 (VGA).” The Flickr logo and buddy icon can be removed during purchase.
Getting your Flickr photos onto the cards is dead easy. I was impressed by how simple it was. Four pages in their browser application to final purchase.
Wonderful how popular new web businesses like Flickr can often spin off new opportunities for savvy entrepreneurs who can enhance or support the original business.
I tried out their creation process so follow below if you are interested.
Uh oh, give approval huh? I hope they tell me where to revoke the permission after I finish.
Scroll and drag my Marrakech photos into the box below. Simple.
Position your card by dragging or zoom, preview and rotate.
Remove the Flickr logo and buddy icon if you wish. Up to 6 lines of text in 3 different fonts with bold option only. What, no italics?
Create account, shipping and billing and credit card info. This is where I chickened out. I probably will use their service but will need some time to pick my pics.
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