Just a few short years ago, it was necessary to take a trip to the store and let go of several dollars just to buy a greeting card for a friend or relative\’s special occasion. Once the card was at home, signing, addressing and paying for postage was required along with a trip to the mailbox–just to get the card on its way. With the advent of the Internet, this is no longer required. A few mouse clicks from the comfort of home allows anyone to send a fun greeting with an animated ecard.

Everyone loves some special recognition on their birthday, anniversary or special event. However, an actual paper card just takes up space and will eventually be thrown away, causing unnecessary waste and sometimes guilt. An animated ecard solves this problem. A person can still get those fuzzy good feelings associated with receiving a card without the clutter that goes with it.

If you have many friends, family and co-workers on your contact list, trying to keep up with greeting cards is a hassle in itself. Not only does it get costly when you pay for the cards individually, the postage adds up too. Animated ecards a fun, easy way to keep these people in your network happy and let them know you\’re thinking of them in much less time and at a huge financial savings.

You would probably be intrigued to realize how many occasions can be served by animated ecards, but if you can think of an occasion, you can bet there is an animated ecard to complement it. Mother\’s Day, Father\’s Day, Independence Day are just a few holidays that you can use an ecard for. Christmas is another.

What better way to stand out among your family and friends than to send an animated ecard for Christmas while everyone else is still sending out traditional cards? Not only will this allow you to send cards to more people than normal due to the cost savings, but this will give your contacts a pleasant surprise to enjoy when they sit down to their computer.

Even more, animated ecards are a way to pass the time when you are bored at home or work. Just browsing the animated ecards a website has to offer is a fun activity in itself. Many are funny while others are creative and unique. If you are missing someone special or if you have not talked to a friend in a while, finding the perfect animated ecard is a way to entertain yourself and stay close to those you care about in your life.

As you can see, animated ecards are perfect for a wide range of occasions, from formal holidays like Christmas to just everyday communications with those in your personal and professional life. They are an eay alternative to traditional mail. Animated ecards can save you loads of time and money when you need to send greetings to a large list of contacts. Animated ecards also just a fun way to spend part of your day.

Trevor Richard writes for Extravision (www.extravision.com), specialists in animated ecards

Trevor Richard writes for Extravision (http://www.extravision.com), specialists in animated ecards.

Author Bio: Trevor Richard writes for Extravision (www.extravision.com), specialists in animated ecards

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