GCU Forum - Name Specific Cards

Emily_138045 Junior Member artist Posts: 59	Name Specific Cards Mar 4^th, 2011, 9:32pm How well do name specific birthday cards sell?
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Norma_133903 Senior Member artist Posts: 485	Re: Name Specific Cards Reply #1 - Mar 4^th, 2011, 9:44pm I did a few series of these to try them out. I sell the odd one, but not enough to justify the time taken to create and upload. Cards in the same series that don't have names have sold well.
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Eve_138255 Ex Member	Re: Name Specific Cards Reply #2 - Mar 4^th, 2011, 10:25pm I haven't sold any of mine, except to myself. I thought it would be nice if my friends all received birthday cards with their names on the front.
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Reply #3 - Mar 5^th, 2011, 1:50am

I sell one or two each quarter and I only have one card with female names, but for me it was such a chore to upload them that I did not come back to GCU for nearly three months. The repetition of adding the same card with a different name nearly finished me off and took all the fun out of making cards.

The same card for age specific and general Birthday card far out sell the name cards, I have not given up on them it is just that my time is best spent on other things at the moment.

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Pamela_135500 Gold Member artist Posts: 1945	Re: Name Specific Cards Reply #4 - Mar 5^th, 2011, 6:28am That was a great question Emily I had often wondered how they sell. I don't think I would have the time or patience to go there but I have considered it. Very interesting to hear everyones experience with sales on this. Pamela
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Tanya_131398 Senior Member artist Posts: 388	Re: Name Specific Cards Reply #5 - Mar 5^th, 2011, 7:19am I tried name specific cards too and had similar results as posted here. Much better results with age, year, and relationship specific cards.
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Doreen_137017 Gold Member artist Posts: 5273	Re: Name Specific Cards Reply #6 - Mar 5^th, 2011, 7:52am Great question Emily...good to hear the responses. Having successful Zazzle stores, I see no reason to put my time into creating name cards at GCU so it's good to know they aren't big sellers
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Peggy_137160 Gold Member artist Posts: 760	Re: Name Specific Cards Reply #7 - Mar 5^th, 2011, 7:56am I already reach "am I finished, yet!" with breed names ... I'd go bonkers trying human names!
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Pamela_135500 Gold Member artist Posts: 1945	Re: Name Specific Cards Reply #8 - Mar 5^th, 2011, 7:59am Peggy Doreen, good point Pamela
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Sue_132963 Gold Member artist Posts: 1224	Re: Name Specific Cards Reply #9 - Mar 5^th, 2011, 9:46am There is no way I could stand the monotony of the name-game. I do believe that people search first for more relevant criteria and then if they want a specific name added they will either ask the artist, (which I have had the customer ask me to do) or go to a site like zazzle where they can add it themselves. Just my HO.
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Emily_138045 Junior Member artist Posts: 59	Re: Name Specific Cards Reply #10 - Mar 6^th, 2011, 1:30pm Wow, thanks so much for your feedback, everyone! I have a whole bunch of name specific cards that I've already created, so I might as well submit them. Afterwords, I think I'll redirect my energies. I really appreciate your thoughtful responses!
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