How to design an eCard
Creating an eCard with eCard Shack
eCard Shack’s design process is the simplest and best on the web. We provide you with the tools to build fantastic business eCards for your customers quickly and easily.
Our Create Your Own eCard service enables you to choose from a wide range of awesome Christmas eCard templates. Each template is customisable with your message, text colours, logo and more.
The eCard Shack design process
Step 1 – Choose your design template
A template design can be up to 3 pages long and comprises a front page theme, music and a background theme for pages 2 and 3.
Step 2 – Customise your eCard
eCard Shack offers you more customisable features than any other eCard design tool. Each time you add details to a page you will see your design update before your eyes, keeping you in complete control.
Choose what is displayed on all three pages of your card, with a choice of custom eCard fonts, text colours and more – including options to link to a web address and social media channels.
Front Page
Inside Page
Back Page
Step 3 – Choose music (or remove it)
eCard Shack gives you the best Christmas eCard music selection out there, but if our range of classic holiday tunes aren’t your thing, you can choose not to have music on your card at all.
Step 4 – Preview your eCard
Finally, you can preview your completed eCard and decide whether to go back and make changes or save it. Once the eCard has been saved to your eCard Shack account you can share test emails with colleagues, add other designs or go ahead with placing your order. You can design as many eCards as you like free of charge.
Tips on how to design an eCard for your business
eCard Shack offers you some simple yet very effective tools to get the most out of your eCards. Here are our key tips to getting the best results from a project:
Include your logo in your eCard design
This is one time of year to place your brand at the forefront of your clients’ minds. Unless you have a terrible logo why waste an opportunity?
Add your signature to increase engagement
This feature has a modest fee of $50 / £40 however it genuinely adds personality to your eCard and is a closer representation of the paper cards of the past.
Experiment with different text size options
Want to personalise your design? Choose your own text styles, sizes and colours throughout the pages of your eCard.
Choosing the right eCard design template
It is important that you choose an eCard that is consistent with your brand or the message you are trying to convey. e.g. Don’t choose a Santa image if it’s a corporate tone you are looking for.
Include your social media links to increase followers
– We offer you the ability to add links to your Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram accounts. You don’t need us to remind you how important they are in modern business.
Add links to your website to increase visitors
Adding a link to your website is a great tool to drive visitors to your website. Who knows, your eCard could actually make a profit for you.
Think of a good message for your eCard design
We provide some suggestions for your eCard however from experience there is no substitute for thinking of something different to capture your audience and leave a lasting impression.
Add music to make your eCard design stand out
We are always amazed when approximately 30% of our clients choose to exclude music from the eCard. Who could possibly be offended at hearing a great music track to accompany a well-intentioned eCard?
Benefits of designing your own eCard
Have full control of your eCard
From choosing your eCard template to adding your music, message and details, you have more control over what you’re sending rather than what's available elsewhere.
Show your creativity
Rather than feel restricted with standard options, eCard Shack’s design tool gives you the freedom to experiment with different fonts, colours and branding choices.
Design eCards with ease
eCard Shack’s online tool makes creating an eCard effortless. As the process above reveals, it’s step-by-step and very straightforward.
Save time creating your eCard
Sending traditional Christmas cards to your customers, partners or employees is a time-consuming process. With eCard Shack, you can design an eCard in under 5 minutes.
Ready to design an eCard? Browse our wide range of templates today.