Win 5,000 Business Cards from YGG and Orange32 ($400 value)

October 1, 2007  |  By Travis  |  Happenings   

YGG and Orange32 Business Card Contest

They make it easy to introduce yourself to strangers, help them remember your name, make you look bigger than you actually are, and certify the fact that you own your own business. These are business cards of course, an essential part of every entrepreneur’s toolkit.

From the dozens, hundreds, or thousands of cards that have passed through your hands over the years, chances are you can only recall several at most. If they weren’t your standard one-sided logo/text templates from Kinko’s, they may resemble the awful era of bevel and gradient madness from back in 2000.

It could be worse, I guess. You could have no business cards at all. Scribbling on napkins at events gets tired after a while.

The part where I get to the point

Whether your cards are an eyesore, or are running low, or you don’t have any, this is where YGG and Orange32 step in, with our first official contest.

We’ve partnered with Orange32, the nicest creative and print shop we’ve ever met, to give away a prize pack worth over $400. This package includes:

  • 5,000 double-sided, full-colour, UV coated, glorious business cards printed by Orange32 (the coolest printer out there). ($150 value)
  • The creative services of mois (Travis) to help you design, layout, and make sure your business cards are press ready. ($200 value)
  • Free shipping to anywhere in the world. This is open to everyone, not just in North America.
  • A free text ad for a month in the YGG sidebar under Featured Sites. ($50 value)

How do you enter this wonderful contest?

Funny you should ask. All you have to do is write a post on your blog about business cards. Absolutely anything to do with business cards. We’ll give you some ideas in a few moments.

Then link to the post you’re reading right now on YGG and Orange32’s website (www.orange32.com), in your business card post, and you’re automatically entered.

We’ll watch for trackbacks here and on Technorati. If you’re not tracked by Technorati, or nervous as hell, you can also send a link of your post to us, just to be safe: hello (at) younggogetter (dot) com.

How long does this contest last?

It begins today, October 1st, 2007, and closes on October 19th, 2007. All posts (aka submissions) must be live on your site by October 19th, 2007 at 11:59:59 p.m (EST).

The winner will then be chosen by Andreas Vavaroutsos (Creative Director at Orange32), Eric, and myself, within a week after closing. We’ll announce the winner on YGG and contact them to initiate the process and eventually send them their 5,000 business cards.

As a panel, we’ll pick the most interesting, unique, helpful, insightful, or strange post, and award that one person the prize.

Some ideas to help you write a post

When we say “absolutely anything to do with business cards?, we mean anything. So here are a bunch of ideas to get you thinking. You’re free to use any of these or come up with your own.

  • How to and not to hand out your business cards
  • What makes an effective business card
  • What to put and what not to put on your biz card
  • 10 ways to surprise your customers with your business card
  • The importance of grid systems in business card design
  • 20 business cards that you’ll never forget
  • The best of the best business card holders
  • What your business card should say
  • What e-mail address should be on your business card?
  • Coming up with business titles for your business cards
  • Digital versus Paper: Which business card comes out on top?
  • Understanding paper when it comes to business card printing
  • Does a business exist if it doesn’t have business cards?
  • Making use of the back of your business card
  • 10 ways you can use your business cards for anything but business
  • Benefits of making your biz card double as a discount card

Now get writing!

Help spread the word about this contest with your friends, colleagues, and readers. Depending on the response and amount of entrants we get, we’re going to try and offer more great contests like this on a frequent basis.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to use our contact form to get a hold of us.

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One of the original members at YGG, Travis became a partner back in 2006. He's responsible for all the creative and mischief you see before you.

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45 Comments

  1.   hellyeahdude.com said on October 1, 2007   

    Great idea! I love it, I will participate for sure!

  2.   Adnan said on October 1, 2007   

    Awesome guys and so cool that this is your first contest - I’ll try and enter.

  3.   chris.pund said on October 1, 2007   

    5000 of them? Damn…Count me in.

  4.   Connor Wilson said on October 1, 2007   

    Thank you for creating a quality contest with not only an awesome and unique prize, but where I can actually write a quality post to enter.

  5.   Travis said on October 1, 2007   

    Glad you guys like this contest. Can’t wait to see what you all write! :)

  6.   Eric said on October 1, 2007   

    @Connor - True, contests are mostly plagued with shotty or self indulgent topics. G’head, enjoy this one! :)

  7.   Christian Flickinger said on October 1, 2007   

    Nice :) I knew that reading YGG every day would one day pay off!

  8.   Pasquale.com said on October 2, 2007   

    This looks really great. I’ll try and write an article up while on break at work. I just got a new job at Warner Bros, and have been flat out - forgetting to blog regularly!

    Sweet, this motivation , and ideas for things to post about is brilliant.

  9.   Ryan Stamper said on October 2, 2007   

    Hi there! That’s a relly cool idea! Hmmm 5,000 business cards is just great. Good work. ;)

  10.   Eric said on October 2, 2007   

    @Ryan - Congratulations on your recent site launch!

  11.   Satish said on October 3, 2007   

    I’m in it to win, entering soon!

  12.   fumbleson said on October 3, 2007   

    I NEED those cards. I’ll be entering. I love this concept- really like what you guys are doing with this community.

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  14.   elysa said on October 4, 2007   

    What a fun contest. That is a lot of business cards!

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  22.   Shama Hyder said on October 10, 2007   

    Here you go Young Go Getter-

    http://www.afterthelaunch.com/2007/10/10/3-innovative-business-card-marketing-strategies/

    Thanks for the inspiration!

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  24.   MrPrizes said on October 11, 2007   

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    Please feel free to keep me up to date on future listings. Have a great day!

  25.   Cory said on October 11, 2007   

    Well, I wasn’t as serious as some of you, but here is mine:

    http://corydorning.net/blog/whats-in-a-business-card

  26.   Adam Kayce : Monk At Work said on October 11, 2007   

    I’m working on it! I think it’s a great contest, and I’ve got an idea brewing…

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  28.   jimbo_dk said on October 14, 2007   

    That’s my one ^^^

    I’ll post another one if I get the time.

  29.   Christian Flickinger said on October 14, 2007   

    Question: Does the link have to show up in the comments on this page as a linkback? I made my post when you first started the contest, and the linkback did not properly show up here. It verifies through technorati though.

    Just asking :)

  30.   Travis said on October 15, 2007   

    Christian,
    No it doesn’t.

    You can post a link to it here in the comments or e-mail it to us through the contact form, just to be safe.

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  38.   l o r e said on October 19, 2007   

    Entering the contest! Hope it’s not too late! :)

    http://lore-concepts.blogspot.com/2007/10/business-card-related-unique-links.html

  39.   Erz said on October 19, 2007   

    Here’s my entry:
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    Thanks!

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