Send An E-Card For The Holidays

So you do realize that Christmas is in a few days right? I hope you have all your shopping done, and packages and cards mailed out. Realistically, I know many of you haven’t had the time to do any of this, or just suffer from an extreme case of procrastination. Either way, there’s still hope for you if you send your greetings electronically.

E-card sites are nothing new, but as we move further into the digital age, these will probably be more and more common than paper cards. E-cards are also useful for your loved ones that live on the other side of the world where you can’t easily snail mail things, so you don’t have to consider e-greetings as pure last-minute alternatives. Here are some sites for you to send free e-cards :

Apple iCards (www.apple.com)
This is my personal favorite site to send e-cards from. Apple’s cards have a simple, classic, elegant look to them that you’re sure to love. If you’re a .Mac member, you can use your own photos. When you go to the website, make sure you click on the .Mac/iCards link.

Hallmark (www.hallmark.com)
Send free electronic greetings with e-cards and postcards with personalized messages. Cards for all holidays and occasions are available. You can send animated greetings using your own photos using the Smilebox software (PC only).

American Greetings (www.americangreetings.com)
Create free e-cards, printable greetings and invitations for Christmas, birthday and all your events. All year long, there are so many to choose from, including your own pics. If you send an e-card with Yahoo! you will end up with an American Greeting ‘s service.

Blue Mountain (www.bluemountain.com)
I remember Blue Mountain being around back in the days of dial-up Internet access. “Way back” in those days is when I first started sending e-cards from this site to those who were advanced enough to possess an e-mail account. It’s actually another arm of AGINTERACTIVE (American Greetings).

Amazon (www.amazon.com/gp/ecards)
Choose from 14 different categories of cards. There doesn’t seem to be as wide of a selection or capability as the ones mentioned above, but the cards are fairly decent.

There are so many more e-card websites out there, but the links mentioned are the ones that I consider to be the cream of the crop. Just remember that Christmas isn’t about what you give someone or how much money you spend, so e-cards are actually perfect, whether you are indeed a procrastinator or on a tight budget.