[GRLUG] Yes, You Still Need Business Cards

Dan Taylor slash at darkhaven.net
Fri Mar 4 18:26:21 EST 2011


Something like bit.ly yes, but I'd think twice about using bit.ly
itself.  Using a .ly TLD happens to be Libya where two out of the 5
country's root DNS servers have been knocked offline. I'd use a redirect
service with a TLD in a country a tad bit more stable.

On 03/04/2011 12:08 PM, Benjamin Flanders wrote:
> Just had another thought.  Using something like bit.ly for the web
> address, you can track how many times your card was effective.
>
> Also www.grlug.org displays a webpage for about 5 seconds then
> redirects to the wiki. That slow redirect is distracting, is there
> anything we can do to either fix up the webpage, or take it out all
> together and just use the wiki?
>
> Share and Enjoy
> Ben
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Casey DuBois <casey at grlug.org> wrote:
>> Hey Ben,
>> That's an excellent idea!
>> I'm gonna get some cards in the works.
>> Casey
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Benjamin Flanders <flanderb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> This talk about business cards made me think about the groups I am in.
>>>  There have been many times I would like a business card to hand out
>>> with the GRLUG's info or the Grand Rapids Area BoardGamers info.  They
>>> are a very handy size, and the groups just might gain a valuable
>>> member.
>>>
>>> I've never ordered from Vistaprint, do they jack up the shipping cost
>>> for an order of free cards?
>>>
>>>
>>> Share and Enjoy
>>> Ben
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Casey DuBois <casey at grlug.org> wrote:
>>>> Since we were discussing the need for Business Cards the other day and
>>>> I wanted to share this with the group.
>>>>
>>>> http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/112169/yes-you-still-need-business-cards?mod=oneclick
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Casey DuBois
>>>> 616-808-6942
>>>> casey at grlug.org
>>>>
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