card.ly

Although business cards are still important to have these days, their importance has diminished or at least shifted because of the Internet. I’ve seen some people hand out business cards that just have either a link to a Web site or a social networking profile. This is because those things are the modern equivalent of the old-fashioned business card. Let’s face it, some people are going to search for your name once they receive your business card, so it only makes sense to take control of your identity online. Unfortunately, a lot of people aren’t doing that, but card.ly gives you no excuse not to.

The simple sites that you create through card.ly are kind of a hybrid of a business card and a portfolio. The nice thing is that they’re extremely easy to create, and a number of attractive skins are available so that your identity can have the look and feel that you want. In terms of content, you can provide some information about yourself, your contact details, links to your social networking accounts, and even direct integration of content from your social networking accounts. Yes, card.ly is the business card for the social media crowd.

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