UPrinting 1000 Business Card + Canvas Print Giveaway!

By Selene M. Bowlby in Marketing on June 2nd, 2009

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Update: The contest has ended – winners announced below!

It’s sometimes difficult to believe how quickly time flies…

One year ago today, I took the plunge towards running my own web design business full time, by giving my two weeks notice at work. In two short weeks, I’ll officially be celebrating the one year anniversary of being a full time freelancer!

To commemorate this milestone, I’m hosting a giveaway!

I was approached last summer by UPrinting with an offer for free business card printing, in exchange for a sponsored review. Just starting out on my own full time, it was perfect timing for a new set of business cards to help promote my business.

UPrinting has contacted me again with a similar offer – but this time I’m able to give back to my readers by offering a giveaway!

What You Can Win

One reader will win 1,000 FREE custom size business cards
One reader will win 1 FREE 18×24 rolled canvas print

How to Enter

You can enter in one of two ways…

Leave a comment at the end of this blog post, describing what you would use the free business cards and/or canvas print for. This gets you 1 entry.

– or –

Write a post on your blog, linking back to this post and to www.uprinting.com - then leave a comment here linking to your own post. This gets you 2 entries – twice the chance to win!

Contest Rules

Comments will be open until June 13, 2009 at 4:00pm (GMT-4)
You must include your real name and email address with your comment, so that we can contact you if you’re the winner
Two winners will randomly be selected using Random.org
You can choose from any of UPrinting’s stocks for the prize items
Die cut not available on business cards
Winners in the United States and Canada qualify for FREE shipping. Shipping fees will apply to winners outside these areas

About UPrinting.com

For over 25 years, UPrinting has been a trusted leader in Online Printing, featuring its signature easy-to-use website and the famous free file review, a complimentary proofing service which requires no upfront payment. UPrinting offers convenient marketing support services such as design, lists, and direct mailing to help grow small and medium-size businesses nationwide.

UPrinting.com’s high quality printing services include Canvas Printing, Business Card Printing, brochures, postcards and more, all at the most affordable prices.

Design Inspiration

To help inspire… you can view some amazing business card and canvas print design inspiration on Flickr!

Update – Winners Annouced!

First and foremost, I want to thank everyone for the congratulations on reaching my first anniversary of being a full time freelancer! It’s been an amazing first year, and I can’t wait to see what is in store for my second year!

Of course, it goes without saying that I’d like to thank everyone who entered the giveaway, and UPrinting for sponsoring the prizes.

And The Winners Are…

Melissa – 1,000 FREE custom size business cards
Rose – 1 FREE 18×24 rolled canvas print

Congratulations to you both! I will send your email addresses to Uprinting, who will be contacting you shortly with details on the prize.

Winners were randomly selected using Random.org’s True Random Number Generator.

About the Author

Selene M. Bowlby is a web designer and front-end web developer with over twelve years of professional experience in the design industry. As the owner of iDesign Studios she specializes in creating custom web sites for other businesses. more »

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http://blog.christopherpowell.ca Chris

I would love to win either prize. Uprinting is where I ordered my last batch of business cards, and they are fantastic, and those banners look awesome, and would be nice when I am out at events around town.
http://www.shadowfox.be Mestdagh Nicolaï

I would use the opportunity to advertise myself as a freelancer.
http://www.saulrosenbaum.com/blog Saul

Congrats – the first year is definitely the hardest, love the site btw. I’m sure you have MANY years ahead of you. keep up the good work
http://blu3digital.com Christian Markley

I am just finishing up my new logo design and biz card design (I met a great designer on Twittter!). I need to order new cards…this would be a great way to support all my friends on Twitter and UPrinting!
http://www.soulvisual.com Jeremy

Thanks for the opportunity!
Im seriously thinking of going solo too, those free business cards would fall at the perfect time…
http://www.critical-hits.com Dave T. Game

My business cards have a game on the back, so I’d use them to give them out both as business cards and to anyone who wants a free game if I had 1000 free ones!
http://www.fearmediocrity.co.uk James Pearson

Congrats on completing your first year, may you have many more as a successful freelancer
http://www.kreativeking.com Clemente Gomez – kreativeKING

I would love to win the business cards. I am trying to kick off my freelance career and business cards are a must.
http://digitaloctane.comvectorlab.net mike mckenzie

Great work on flying solo for a year. i work for a very large company doing very “boring” work, and started my own LLC with another dude a few years ago, Id use the biz cards to get new cards done for my side business.
http://catchatori.blogspot.com Tori Bishop

Congrats on your success! I would love some new business cards, since I only have a few left!
http://www.hispaniclanguages.com Claudia Alvis

Congratulations on the anniversary. I’d use the cards to advertise my services as a freelance translator of course.
http://www.picknicksbrain.com Nicole

I’d love to win the business cards! I can use them to give them out to people I network with and I’m considering going locally and talking about my topic — baby sleep!

Congratulations on your success this past year and happy anniversary!
http://sreffler.blogspot.com Sara Reffler

Congrats on your almost one year anniversary!

I know how you feel – I graduate this summer with my AAS in Web Design, and I’m going out unemployed into the freelance web designer pool. I’d love to have 1000 business cards to help get myself off the ground, and promote myself as a great graphic designer.

I’m also starting my own Etsy custom banner design shop, and am thinking of selling business cards to users. If I get 1000 cards from UPrinting, I’d definitely go back to them for my orders!
http://www.small-business-graphic-design.com Rhonda Brown

Congrats!

I would use the business cards to promote my own freelance business that I have recently started, because business cards are the most important item a business person can have. I would especially like to get them from UPrinting because of the quality of print they can do.
http://www.vontrack.co.nr Vignesh Jayaprakash

I will be using for awareness of global warming at the back of my card..
http://www.kreativeking.com Clemente Gomez – kreativeKING

Thanks for the clarification Selene. Here is my post

http://kreativeking.com/?p=445
Eric Norton

Congrats on reaching the one year mark!

I have a number of interviews and conferences coming up in the next few months and I’d love to be able to have a fresh batch of cards to distribute.
http://www.maine-lyweb.com Linda Chadbourne

Congrats on your first anniversary!

I’ve been freelancing for over 10 years and haven’t had business cards for 8. I think it’s time!
http://www.stoutideas.com Michael Stout

Hook it up with some cards! I need some to plug my food blog.
Lenny Terenzi

I just ordered my new biz cards from UPrinting but I have a new music project entitled Hell Camino that could use some cards and a banner for show promotion! Sweet!
Christine

I would love the canvas print to make a gift for someone special. Thanks for the chance!
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=96518 Melissa

I would create business cards for my Etsy shop
and the canvas print would be of my daughter

thanks for the chance to win!
http://blog.findsafefood.com Rose

This might sound weird but I’d use them for allergy business cards. It’s a business card that lists my kids food allergies and details. Then when we eat at a restaurant I can just hand them to the server to give to the chef. Instead of having to give the entire run down to someone who might not even pass it on correctly.
Jeff Rivers

Happy anniversary! I’d love to win this giveaway…
http://krop.com/juanestey John Estey

I would use these to print cards for a friend.
My post is the first one on this blog:
http://juanestey.blogspot.com/
http://www.cfdesignz.co.uk Craig Farrall

Hi,

I have been following you since the start, and can’t believe it has been a year since you started out, wow time has flown. So congratulations on that

Now onto why I want to win this? I want to win this so I can follow in your footsteps and become a freelancer, I am pondering upon that now, so this would be ideal, so I can’t start out my business properly with business cards.

So fingers crossed, and good luck with the future and stuff.

Regards
Craig Farrall
Patricia Davidson

Congratulations on your one year anniversary! Keep up the good work!

I would love to win as I need new cards.

Regards,
Pat
http://bonezdesign.net/ Patrice Poliquin

Congrat for you freelance first year anniversary!

With that cool giveaway, I would like to get my first cards ever. I’m a ending student in multimedias and it could be a nice time to get some cool cards free.

Thx alot
http://lsquareddesign.ca Les Reynolds

I’ve love to get new business cards for my freelance business. The last ones didn’t turn out great and I need to start passing them out more.
http://matthaltom.com Matt Haltom

Selene Congrats on making it one year! My one year of freelance work is actually in 3 days!!!!! WOO Way to go us.

If I was picked to win, I would use the business cards toward my little side project The Local Happy Hour. I need to get out and meet restaurant and bar owners to promote the site once it is ready. Unfortunately I’m still a college student for 1.5 months and I’m still living off nickels & dimes.