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October 29, 2012

Holiday Newsletters On High Quality Christmas Border Paper

Filed under: Seasonal & Special Events Ideas — PDWriter @ 3:09 pm

PaperDirect has a large selection of Christmas border paper for your holiday newsletters this year. The Christmas newsletter is a time-honored way to stay in touch with long distance friends and family members and let them know how everyone is doing. Many families have made the Christmas newsletter a yearly tradition, and with December right around the corner, it’s time to look at the various types of Christmas border paper you can order online from PaperDirect. Printing newsletters for Christmas is easy and fun when you use high quality, festive Christmas border paper that will surely brighten the holidays for all your recipients!

Here are some popular paper designs to make your Christmas newsletter especially festive this year: 

Shimmering Frost Christmas Border Papers by PaperDirect

Merry Christmas Border Papers by PaperDirectCranberry Lace Christmas Border-Papers by PaperDirectChristmas Newsletter Tips

If this is the first time you’ve written a Christmas newsletter, you may need some tips.

  1. When composing a letter to loved ones and friends you may not see very often throughout the year, keep your audience in mind and think about what you would like to know as a newsletter recipient. By tailoring your news to your recipient, you’ll have a captive audience.  Think about who you’re sending your newsletter to. What should you include in a Christmas newsletter? Possibilities might include marriage, any moves/relocations, vacations, new pets, children’s news, graduations, new employment situations and any significant changes in your life. You really don’t have to go into great detail–be succinct and your audience will be more interested. Highlight the year’s milestones and joyous occasions.
  2. Be positive and festive in your tone, but don’t go on and on about how many wonderful accomplishments your family has experienced this year because it sounds like bragging. There is a difference between reporting good news and boasting. Be careful not to cross this line in your newsletter. Similarly, don’t include tragic news or tales of hardship you’ve experienced this year. This is Christmastime, when love, warmth and happiness are the focus. The goal of the holiday newsletter is to simply update long distance friends and family about your past year, so keep it short, to the point, and fun!
  3. Include a family photo if you like as this is a nice added touch.
  4. End your Christmas newsletter by wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season and safe, healthy and prosperous new year!

PaperDirect is your online shopping source for Christmas border paper of many designs for your family Christmas newsletter this holiday season! Order online today.

October 24, 2012

Formal Tables Made Easy With Thanksgiving Place Cards

Filed under: Seasonal & Special Events Ideas — Tags: , — PDWriter @ 8:39 am

Fall Brilliance Folded Place Cards by PaperDirectAre you having a formal Thanksgiving dinner party and are panicked over getting everything together in time? With this wonderful holiday right around the corner, now is the time to think about all those little, finishing touches you’ll need to ensure the planning and dinner party go smoothly and as planned. Thanksgiving place cards from PaperDirect will not only help everyone know who’s sitting where, but they will add a touch of elegance to any Thanksgiving feast!

Adornment Folded Place Cards by PaperDirectHere are some of the most popular PaperDirect Thanksgiving place cards:

  • Adornment Folded Place Card
  • Fall Brilliance Folded Place Card
  • Swirls of Autumn Folded Place Card
  • Mahogany Rouge Folded Place Card
  • Symmetry in Nature Folded Place Card
  • Autumn Etching Folded Place Card

Thanksgiving Glow Deluxe Thanksgiving Greeting Cards by PaperDirectHave you made your Thanksgiving dinner list and checked it twice? PaperDirect is your online shopping source for other supplies you may need this holiday season. We have Thanksgiving invitations, Thanksgiving personalized napkins and even Thanksgiving greeting cards for loved ones and friends you may not see this year. Need suggestions on hosting a party? PaperDirect can help you there, too! Read some of these helpful blogs about hosting parties around the holidays:

 

October 17, 2012

DIY Marketing Tips That Won’t Break the Bank

Filed under: Marketing & Sales Promotion Techniques — Tags: — PDWriter @ 8:30 am

Marquetry Letterhead Papers by PaperDirectWhen starting up a new business, whether large or small, it’s important to budget your money wisely because you will spend a lot of money quickly getting the business set up. Whether you’re starting a work-from-home type of business using the Internet or opening a retail store or restaurant, every penny must be carefully accounted for, and you must find ways to market your business in inexpensive ways. One mistake many new business owners make is over-spending on marketing their business; one way to avoid this is to take a look at some creative DIY marketing ideas that won’t break the bank.

Many new, inexperienced business owners don’t realize there are DIY marketing ideas/strategies that are inexpensive and require little, if any, experience. The DIY marketing ideas below will save you money and may help you to get your business off and running much more quickly than you expected. Wouldn’t that be nice? Imagine less stress, fewer dollars spent, and more business in the first few months you’re open!Garden Gate Business Cards by PaperDirect

Here are some DIY marketing ideas that have worked for large and small business owners.

  • Get your business listed in online industry directories.
  • Start an email campaign and be sure to target the demographic you are seeking as clientele.
  • Post client testimonials on your website.
  • Sponsor or participate in a local charity event or fundraiser.
  • Check reviews of your business regularly.
  • Join a professional organization and meet business men and women in similar situations as yours.
  • Use social media to promote your business as it’s not going away and it’s a great tool to get your business out there.
  • Choose eye-catching business cards and keep them up to date. There’s nothing worse than inaccurate contact information on a business card.
  • Show appreciation to customers through customer loyalty cards, discounts, coupons and other special offers.
  • Use direct mailings to show you appreciate your customers. Buy one get one free offers are a great way to keep existing customers and get new ones.
  • Start a blog on your website and post regularly. Make sure your blog’s content and tone match your business.
  • Spend time optimizing your website. Make sure web content is well-written and well-optimized so it gets ranked by search engines.
  • Make sure your website is user friendly by adding videos, if possible, and contact forms. If there is a comment section on your website, be sure to respond to comments and questions regularly.
  • Word of mouth does wonders for new businesses. Ask happy customers to spread the word about your new store or website and offer incentives for them to do so.

If you’d like to learn more about DIY marketing ideas from PaperDirect, please check out these blogs:

Hand Prints #10 Envelopes by PaperDirectRemember to shop online at PaperDirect for all your start-up business needs including business cards, letterhead and envelopes, and various business communication supplies.

October 15, 2012

Fall Border Paper For Your Special Event

Filed under: Designing Your Invitation — PDWriter @ 1:29 pm

Fall border paper from PaperDirect is the perfect way to announce your special event by way of personal invitations or by posting around the neighborhood, local stores and schools. Fall border paper’s beautiful autumn colors like brights reds, rich oranges, vibrant yellows and a variety of subtle Earth tones add autumn flair to any special event you need to announce this fall. From hay rides to Halloween parties, fall border paper from PaperDirect is a great choice for event needs!

If you’re wondering what else fall border paper can be used for, the list is really boundless. For instance, you can use border paper with fall colors to create newsletters to announce family happenings or school events; fall border paper is perfect any type of invitation; you can craft greeting cards using the lovely fall border paper selections offered from PaperDirect; border paper can be also be used to enhance flyers–especially with the eye-catching colors of fall; and border paper is commonly used to send out announcements of various events.

Check out these examples of fall border paper that will liven up any type of message you want to get out to a lot of people at one time. Or, if you’re just having an small, intimate gathering at home (say, a dinner party), you can use fall border paper to craft a lovely personalized invitation to just a few special friends or family members.

Fall Freshness Border Papers by PaperDirectScrolling Maple Border Papers by PaperDirectFall Interlude Specialty Border Papers by PaperDirect

October 4, 2012

Creative Halloween Invitations

Filed under: Seasonal & Special Events Ideas — Tags: — PDWriter @ 9:23 am

Haunted Hill Halloween Postcard InvitationsIf you are planning a Halloween party, PaperDirect has the creative Halloween invitations you need to impress your guests and set the mood for a ghoulish Halloween bash this year. With over 115 creative Halloween invitation designs to choose from, you’re sure to find one you love! Whether your party is for adults or children or both, PaperDirect’s huge selection of Halloween designs will create only one challenge for you: Deciding which one you love the most, and that’s not a bad problem to have, huh?

Invitations, Postcards, Border Paper and Banners for Halloween

Here are some of our most popular creative Halloween invitations:

  • Haunted Hill Casual Invitations
  • Smiling Jack Casual Invitations
  • Lil’ Monsters Casual InvitationsPumpkin Parade Border Papers
  • Halloween Masquerade Casual Invitations

You can also create your own creative Halloween invitation wording by selecting PaperDirect fall/Halloween themed border paper including these popular designs:

  • Pumpkin Parade Border Paper
  • Good Ghost Border Paper
  • Haunted Hill Border Paper
  • Spooky Lane Border Paper
  • Haunted Cemetery Border Paper

PaperDirect postcards can also be used to create your own Halloween invitations. Take Black Cat Capers Postcardsa look at these festive Halloween postcards that make great invitations that are easy to write up and inexpensive to mail out to your guests:

  • Spooky Lane Halloween Postcards
  • Black Cat Capers Postcards
  • Fright Night Postcards
  • Witchy Kitty Postcards
  • I Want My Mummy Postcards

How about PaperDirect Halloween vinyl banners that make create-your-own Halloween invitations?

  • Pumpkin Hayride Vinyl Banners
  • Haunted  Hill Vinyl Banners
  • Lil’  Monsters Vinyl Banners
  • Harvest Sunshine Vinyl Banners

The PaperDirect blog is a great place to read about creative Halloween party ideas, Halloween games and party planning tips. Here are some recent PaperDirect blogs that offer party planning tips (even for the novice) and other Halloween-related tidbits that you may find useful as you get ready for this very popular holiday for kids and adults alike!

Now that you have ideas for invitations and how to plan/organize your party, this blog has some fun Halloween party games to keep your guests entertainment.

 

 

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