Business idea

Nikolai · April 5, 2006

Got it with promo flyer from Amazon: www.photostamps.com.
Just imagine, if you're doing engagement/wedding, and offer engagement picture to go on a stamp for the wedding invitation. Or wedding picture going on on a stamp for the thank you letters. Or simply a family portrait pic going on Season Greetings envelopes..

Just an idea!

saurora · April 5, 2006

I had not considered it as a marketing tool when I glanced at the idea somewhere else a few days ago. I don't know the pricing on this stuff, but seems like it could catch on like wildfire. Awesome idea you have for marketing! I'm already trying to think of ways to use it myself....only now I pay so many bills online, I rarely use stamps!!!

DanielB · April 5, 2006

sounds like a great idea to me

dogwood · April 10, 2006

great idea... but...
The stamps cost more than regular stamps, and the photo is so small, that it might be tough to convince someone to pay you to shoot and provide the photos, then pay the postal service their processing fee, plus pay for the cost of the stamps.

Don't get me wrong-- I love the idea. But even a cell phone camera can shoot a decent image for a stamp. It'd be tough to convince someone your fancy pants camera and lighting and processing skills will make much difference for an image the size of a postal stamp.

Nikolai · April 10, 2006

I guess

dogwood wrote:

The stamps cost more than regular stamps, and the photo is so small, that it might be tough to convince someone to pay you to shoot and provide the photos, then pay the postal service their processing fee, plus pay for the cost of the stamps.

Don't get me wrong-- I love the idea. But even a cell phone camera can shoot a decent image for a stamp. It'd be tough to convince someone your fancy pants camera and lighting and processing skills will make much difference for an image the size of a postal stamp.

I depends on how you gonna "sell" it. I wouldn't base my "bread and butter" business on this, but it may be a nice touch for a medium-to-large project. Kinda icing on a cake.

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Dee · April 10, 2006

Great idea
I think they are perfect for Thank You cards, etc.

The amazon link stamps are 1.9 inches wide and 1.4 high with a square format image of 1.1 x 1.1.

Zazzle stamps are 2.5 inches wice and 1.5 inches high with a vertical or horizontal image area.

I saw one of the Zazzle stamps and they are large!

They would also be great for engagement announcements, wedding announcements as well as other occasions like baby announcements, party invitations, holiday greeting cards, etc.

windoze · April 10, 2006

we get invited to many bat mitzvahs....
manyh of the kids we know use the photostamps on their invitations..

troy

Mike Lane · April 11, 2006

http://www.zazzle.com/stamps/

Never used this feature, but it's an alternative.

Nikolai · April 11, 2006

Man, Dee...

Dee wrote:

I think they are perfect for Thank You cards, etc.

The amazon link stamps are 1.9 inches wide and 1.4 high with a square format image of 1.1 x 1.1.

Zazzle stamps are 2.5 inches wice and 1.5 inches high with a vertical or horizontal image area.

I saw one of the Zazzle stamps and they are large!

They would also be great for engagement announcements, wedding announcements as well as other occasions like baby announcements, party invitations, holiday greeting cards, etc.

You've got quite a collection there!!

If you don't mind my asking - does it sell? Is it worth your time?

saurora · April 11, 2006

Just curious, Dee....which is your best seller??? I think baby announcements would be super....the ideas are limitless!

Mike Lane · April 11, 2006

Mike Lane wrote:

http://www.zazzle.com/stamps/

Never used this feature, but it's an alternative.

I'm slow and reading is hard

colourbox · April 11, 2006

I remember when these first came out. The postal service pulled the original trial after people started ordering stamps with controversial subject matter, since it turned them into legitimate US postage. They tightened the content restrictions, hired a bunch of screeners, trained them to recognize banned personalities/images, and started it up again. Content restrictions are worth a read.

News about it:
The Smoking Gun
NPR story

Nikolai · April 11, 2006

Interesting....

colourbox wrote:

I remember when these first came out. The postal service pulled the original trial after people started ordering stamps with controversial subject matter, since it turned them into legitimate US postage. They tightened the content restrictions, hired a bunch of screeners, trained them to recognize banned personalities/images, and started it up again. Content restrictions are worth a read.

News about it:
The Smoking Gun
NPR story

Thank you for this little history lesson and links!

lynnesite · April 21, 2006

I'm using the zazzle stamps, for a while they kept the price at $14.99 a sheet. I did black and white fine art type images, and with the barcode that's required, yeah, they're quite large but coordinated well together. My customers are impressed.

Oh, and when I had matching notecards made, that really blew them away. Promotion ideas for *their* businesses (I do a fair amount of shooting for stallion owners that are always looking for new promotion ideas.)

Nikolai · April 21, 2006

That's great, Lynn!

lynnesite wrote:

I'm using the zazzle stamps, for a while they kept the price at $14.99 a sheet. I did black and white fine art type images, and with the barcode that's required, yeah, they're quite large but coordinated well together. My customers are impressed.

Oh, and when I had matching notecards made, that really blew them away. Promotion ideas for *their* businesses (I do a fair amount of shooting for stallion owners that are always looking for new promotion ideas.)

BTW, thus far all the private online stamps I saw do have those ugly barcodes on a side. :fish
Does anybody know some provider without it?

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