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Here’s my video business card. Huh? The concept is simple and fairly inexpensive: Some small businesses have turned to social media like YouTube and have packaged just what their business is all about in a mini video business card production.

Of course, we’re not drones. We don’t sit idle in front of a computer and sift through business card videos to find our favorite businesses; however, the video business card is a clever spin on the familiar. Think about it: We’ve passed out these little cardboard cutouts for ages and they’re more likely to end up in the recycling bin than in our wallets.

Traditional business cards may even seem a bit archaic and unimaginative to a 20-something.  In many instances they have been displaced by smart phone apps or ubiquitously placed URLs to video business cards.

In this case, a hot dog vender or hair stylist can hand out a business card with a YouTube link and find just what kind of relish or gel they use in their services. isendout is one of the many services that deliver low-cost media to clients who don’t want to be inundated with text.

The trick is: The cards have the service name and a link. That’s it.

Give it a try. It costs next to nothing to do and consumers get a visual of the service you’re trying to deliver.

In my next post, I’ll talk about real, disposable video cards that actually air video from a device the size of a driver’s license.