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Vervante • February 18, 2019

“Can I use song lyrics in my book without getting permission?” “What about quoting someone? Is that allowed?” This and other fair use/permission issues are frequent questions we hear from authors wondering what the legalities are for using things like quotes, poems, lyrics, song titles, scriptures, and more in the books and products they are creating. These are good questions and something every writer should have a basic familiarity with. Whenever you want to directly quote, excerpt, or reproduce someone else’s work in something you are writing, you should consider whether or not you need legal permission to protect yourself and your business from potential future problems. Some of the things you may want to quote or reuse will fall under the “Fair Use” umbrella, which means you don’t need permission as long as the way you’re using it does not impede on the owner’s rights. Other things, however, are legally protected by copyright and should only be used after acquiring permission. Q: Can I quote a celebrity or influential person like Oprah or Richard Branson in my book? A: This is one of the most common questions we get. The answer depends on how you are using the quote. A quote used within a book, article or social media post to support the topic in a positive or neutral way is usually OK. Creating something that entirely depends on quotes from other people is NOT OK.   Here’s an example: DON’T NEED PERMISSION If you use a few brief quotes by Steve Jobs, Richard Branson and Tony Robbins in a book discussing entrepreneurship, that would fall under fair use. If you are creating a planner or journal that contains quotes as a small part of the product, but it is filled with a lot of other information created by you such as instructions, motivations, education, art, etc., you are probably safe as well. **But be sure to provide attribution – it’s just the right thing to do. More about that below. NEED PERMISSION However, if you write a book of quotes, or create a deck of cards or other merchandise that contains nothing but quotes from celebrities, influencers or other famous people, that would NOT fall under fair use and you DO need permission. The following is a quick roundup of common issues we get asked about and whether they need permission or not. Please note that this is not a full list and we are not copyright lawyers, so it’s best to do further research if you are unsure. This article by attorney Howard Zaharoff in Writer’s Digest magazine called “A Writers’ Guide to Fair Use” is a good resource. Another good one is How to Legally Use Quotations. You can also check out The Library of Congress online search engine for copyrighted works at the Copyright Office website. You DO need permission to use: Song lyrics or poems (even partial ones). Songwriters are very protective of their rights—and permissions can be very expensive and difficult to obtain. There are a couple of exceptions, though: If you’re quoting a song from before 1923 you don’t need permission. All works before then are in the public domain. Hymns that are in the public domain fall under fair use. Not ALL hymns are free to use, though, so be sure to check. If you’re writing song lyrics as part of a scholarly work or a critical review, you may have permission under fair use. Art or photography that is copyrighted. Best practice is to use photos or images that are public domain, licensed creative commons, stock images, or belong to you. Quotes from famous people if they are used as a book title or as a majority of the book contents. Quotes from "new" versions of the Bible published after 1923 (see section below) You DON’T need permission: To use quotes from famous people as long as they are used in a brief and positive or neutral way to support your independent work - and with proper attribution. To quote or reference the title or author of a work such as books, poems, movies, TV shows or songs. To link to something online from your website, blog, book or other publication. To quote books or other works published before 1923 For news stories or scientific studies. Shorter quotes, references and paraphrasing is usually ok without permission. Copying large amounts of a story or study, however, may require permission from the writer or publisher. Most sites have a policies/procedures page that will note their preferences. Recipes (although this falls into a bit of a gray area – for more info read this article by attorney Sara F. Hawkins.) To quote scriptures from Bibles published before 1923 (see section below). Quoting from the Bible Any work published prior to 1923 is in the public domain and falls under fair use. This includes older translations of the Bible including: King James Version Revised Standard Version (but not the NRSV) Duoay-Rheims Young’s Literal Darby JPS Bible (but not the New JPS nor the Jerusalem Bible) However, “newer” versions of the Bible have some pretty strict copyright guidelines and should be researched. Here are a few examples: NIV: https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/New-International-Version-NIV-Bible/#copy ESV (English Standard Version): https://www.crossway.org/permissions/ GNT (Good News Translation): https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/copyright-and-permissions/ All Thomas Nelson Bible translations: New King James Version (NKJV), New Century Version (NCV), International Children’s Bible (ICB), Expanded Bible, or The Voice: https://www.harpercollinschristian.com/sales-and-rights/permissions/ As you can see, permissions vary from translation to translation. For example the ESV allows for the use of 1,000 verses without permission as long as those verses are not a complete book of the Bible or the entire text of the book you are creating. But the NIV allows for only 500 verses. If you plan on quoting from the Bible in your next published work, be sure to research the copyright and permissions guidelines for the specific version you are using. Best practice: Attribution A good rule of thumb, no matter what, is to always include proper attribution when quoting or paraphrasing someone else’s work within your own. Acknowledge the original source of the material, who and where it came from, links to websites if applicable, and your reason for using it. When in doubt When it comes to fair use and permissions, most experts agree: When in doubt, leave it out. Want song lyrics? Make some up that fit what you’re writing. Need an inspirational quote? We’re sure you can think of a great one – and now you’re the quotable person and people will want to quote you in the future! The books and products you’re creating are full of your creativity, passion and ideas. And that’s what people want to hear the most. ** Please note, this article is for informational purposes only and is not to be considered legal advice.

Vervante • February 4, 2019

Have you heard of “free plus shipping” offers? Internet marketing gurus like Russell Brunson, Dean Graziosi, Brendon Burchard and Perry Marshall have mastered the sales funnel and free plus shipping offers – in fact, it’s one of the biggest trends in publishing right now – which is why we wanted to share a little bit about how it works and how we can help you use it too.  What is Free Plus Shipping? Free plus shipping offers are when a product is offered for free and the buyer is only asked to pay for shipping costs. It’s a great way to excite your audience, create lots of new customers, and grow your list with minimal cost to you. While you don’t make money, or maybe just a small profit, initially from free plus offers, it’s the conversion of leads into additional sales of products, programs or services that these offers lead to that make this method profitable. You don’t need a huge list for free plus offers. In fact, this is a great way to GROW your list. You can begin by printing a small print run to get started. As demand grows, you can order larger batches of the product, reducing your initial costs while increasing list growth and future revenue potential. How to set up a free plus shipping offer: FIRST: Create a product for your free offer. This could be a condensed version of a larger product or program you can promote or upsell. Some of the more popular products are saddle-stitched booklets and perfect bound books. NEXT: Contact Vervante at [email protected] for free quotes for your product. We can give you print-on-demand quotes (for printing them one at a time) and bulk order quotes for 50, 100, 1,000 or however many you want to start with (the more you print, the lower the cost per unit). ORDER A PROOF: For any product you create, we recommend that you order one (or a few) as a sample to make sure it’s exactly how you pictured it. PRINT FREE PLUS PRODUCT: Once you’ve approved the product, let us know how many you’d like to print for your initial order. We can keep your products in our warehouse with no inventory fees. FULFILLMENT: We receive order information, pull the product from stock, and ship them to the customer. We include tracking numbers and customized packing slips free of charge. We can process orders from ANY shopping cart, no matter which one you use. And you don't need to worry about integration, API, or any of that fancy complicated stuff. For information about how we handle order processing and working with ALL shopping cart systems, click HERE.  INVENTORY MANAGEMENT: You can see how many products you have in storage in our warehouse, plus order status, tracking information and more in your Vervante Author Dashboard account.  RETURNS: We accept returns. We do not charge you for handling a return. You will receive an email when we receive a return. Returns can be sent to our headquarters in Utah, or you can modify your packing slip to have returns sent directly to you. Whether you choose to have returns sent back to us or to your office, we recommend that you include your return policy on the customized packing slip included with each of your orders. If you love this idea, we’re ready to help you get started. For questions, ideas or free quotes reach out to our publishing pros at [email protected] or schedule a phone call with us by clicking HERE.

Vervante • January 15, 2019

We're constantly amazed by the clever, unique, brilliant and beautiful books and products our customers create. Today we’d like to introduce you to Malane Shani, International Life/Relationship/Bereavement Coach and Holistic Practitioner and creator of the “Notes to Self” collection including the unique card deck we discuss here.   The story behind the “Notes to Self” card deck Q: What inspired you to create this unique card deck? A: The “Notes to Self” affirmation cards came as a natural companion to my first book, Notes to Self, which is based on some of the hardest life lessons I've faced and overcome by discovering the gifts in the midst of moving through these lessons. These cards expand the message of self-love, self-empowerment and self-awareness from the book by giving customers an easy way to remember, practice, and follow the guidance the affirmations provide. Q: What advice would you give for other aspiring authors and creatives? A: For others creating this product, I would suggest following the guidance inspiration provides. The affirmations themselves were channeled as I would wake up early to reflect and be in communion with my Spirit to write my book and create the affirmations. The card design went through several drafts, but we held the overall vision for the product in an elevated space until the final design came together effortlessly. Q: What do you love about the "Notes to Self" card deck? A: We love the impact that this card deck has on everyone who uses and interacts with it. The cards have accompanied us in private coaching sessions, workshops and conferences, and the reaction we get from customers is the same: appreciation and resonance. At events, we shuffle the cards and ask customers to pull one card and get their lesson for the day. The cards pulled are always right on time and right in alignment with where the customer is in their life. It's such a powerful experience that customers try to walk away with the card they pulled or take pictures of them--and the cards always sell out. About Malane and her “Notes to Self” affirmation cards Every life lesson, no matter how difficult, always brings us wisdom that we can carry throughout our lives and share with others. The Notes to Self Affirmation Cards are a reflection of Malane Shani's hard lessons and brilliant breakthroughs. Through her 52 years and experience as a Life/Relationship Coach, Spiritual Educator and Intuitive, Malane has used these affirmations to transform her life by changing unwanted thoughts and false beliefs. The affirmation cards give you insight as to what your lesson for the day is. They also give you an intentional affirmation and an affirmation for the week. Every day or week you just pull one card and it will share your lesson for the day/week. You can work with the affirmation to transform whatever challenges you may be having in your life around that particular lesson. There are 25 lessons, 25 intentional affirmations and 25 weekly affirmations, all originally channeled from Malane Shani and her life experiences. A couple of the lessons included in the deck are "the truth will really set you free" and "a siloed life is unnatural and a threat to joy." Do you feel comfortable with telling people how you feel? Do you pretend to be someone you're not to impress your friends or family? These are signs that you need to embrace your personal truth and let it set you free. Do you isolate yourself from others when you're going through a hard time? Do you feel lonely, even in a crowd of people? This could mean that your heart is calling out for a tribe or support system that really sees and loves you. Make the transition into a tribe and into your personal truth by speaking, writing and living these affirmations--and watch your life soar. Malane Shani invites you to create a new reality for your life built on freedom, your truth, a deep sense of self-love, self-awareness and wisdom with the Notes to Self Affirmation Cards. Use these affirmations along with your firm commitment to your own personal growth and development as tools to heal the past, release illusions, speak your truth and to move forward powerfully and with ease. Learn more Learn more about Malane and the "Notes to Self" collection here: https://malaneshani.com/notestoself2019/ Get your product featured If you enjoyed this article and would like your Vervante product featured in our newsletter and blog email [email protected] with the following information: 250-word overview of your product URL link for the landing or sales page for the product High-res image(s) of the product and/or author Your creativity inspires us and your success deserves to be shared!

Vervante • January 8, 2019

Happy New Year! A fresh start, new beginnings, endless possibilities… We figured this is the best time to catch you up on what’s new with Vervante in 2019. Whether you’re looking to add new products and revenue streams to your business, publish books, journals or other products, or get super creative with Tarot decks, planners and more, we’ve got what you need. Here's a quick look at the latest and greatest from the past year here at Vervante: Vervante Publishing from A to Z You may think you know Vervante, but check out the Vervante Publishing From A To Z guide and you might be surprised. We take you on a tour of our products and services, then give you a peek behind the curtain to learn more about our vision and how we work to provide the very best in publishing, production and fulfillment solutions for everyone.    VIP, Coaching or Subscription Box Services We can help you create a unique welcome or VIP gift for your coaching clients. Or if you'd like to start a subscription box membership we've got ideas and affordable ways to produce beautiful boxes or packages for your customers and clients. Click here to learn more.   Book Coach, Author Coach, and Publishing Consultant Services Here at Vervante, we give book coaching professionals the ability to offer their clients complete idea-to-finished-product services – expanding your impact on their journey as an author, as well as your ability to increase your income as a business. Learn about our specialized services just for you by clicking HERE.     New Book: “How to Self-Publish” “How to Self-Publish: The complete guide for authors, entrepreneurs and industry influencers” was written to help authors, entrepreneurs and industry influencers make sense of all the steps that might seem confusing when publishing a book. By following this guidance in this book, you can check off all the details in a matter of days — and at a fraction of the price if you tried to figure everything out on your own. To order a copy, authors can log into their Author account, scroll to the bottom of the dashboard and click on "Order Samples." For those who don't have an Author account, you can order the printed book in our Bookstore by clicking HERE, or download a digital copy here. The Honest Truth About Amazon Best-Seller Status When we started working with authors almost 20 years ago, bestseller status on Amazon had credibility and true value as it was achieved using the traditional method of counting book sales. But there’s a secret behind all of the buzz about becoming an Amazon bestseller that no one is talking about. And a lot of misinformation that we feel should be addressed. Over the years, Amazon’s methods for assigning bestseller status have changed – and we shared the hard truth about it HERE.   Author Spotlight Series Debut We're constantly amazed by the clever, unique, brilliant and beautiful books and products our customers create. That's why we started a spotlight feature to share the details of their creations and the inspiration behind them. We built this business to support authors, entrepreneurs, coaches and business owners. We realized that sharing your products with all of our customers is one more way we can offer our support. We're all in this together trying to provide valuable products or services to the world, and if we support each other, that's just a really good thing. In 2018 we shined the spotlight on Nancy & Steve Juetten, James & Christopher Dack, Betsy Wiersma, Amber Lilyestrom, and Joy Don Baker & Terri Goodman. We’re not even close to done, as 2019 has a lineup ready to go of more inspiring authors, entrepreneurs and visionaries with stories we’re excited to share.   New Book: 50 Ways to Build a Business and Life You Love "50 Ways to Build a Business and Life You Love" is a little book filled with big ideas about taking charge of your own destiny, following your passion and realizing your full potential. It's a great gift idea with an attractive design hard cover, foil stamped with a soft-touch UV finish. Launched near Valentine's Day, this book is perfect for showing someone you care. Buy one for yourself. Give copies to everyone in your mastermind. Offer them as special bonuses with products, as prizes, or as gifts for clients you love to work with. No matter what, this little book will make a big impression.      

Vervante • January 8, 2019

We're constantly amazed by the clever, unique, brilliant and beautiful books and products our customers create. So much that we're putting them in the spotlight to share the details of their creations and the inspiration behind them. Today we'd like to introduce you to Corliss Rassyle, personal leadership coach, entrepreneur, speaker, and author of "Lead Your Life."    The story behind the book Q: What inspired you to write this book? A: What inspired me to write a book? I rediscovered purpose! I had been doing the same career for many years and wasn’t feeling the same passion as I once did. My children had also grown and were more independent and that left me asking myself what was next for me. With some self-reflection I recognized I was wanting more for myself, but to contribute more to others than I was. I started my new company, With Purpose Consulting, to help people who are like me. People who want to have a sense of purpose and passion in their lives and bring that home to their families and with them to their work. As I was creating content for the workshops, seminars and conferences a book was born! I want to make a positive and significant difference in the world and a book is a powerful way to share insights that can help others. Q: What advice would you give for other aspiring authors? A: Write from the heart and be yourself. There is a message within you that needs to be heard. Share from that place. Q: What do you love about your book? A: I love knowing I have a tool that can help and support people as they journey through life. About “Lead Your Life. How to live with purpose, passion and confidence” Corliss Rassyle’s book, “Lead Your Life. How to live with purpose, passion and confidence” helps readers discover their unique purpose, connect to their passions, and find the confidence to create the life they deserve. Corliss has a natural talent for simplifying topics that are often difficult for people to grasp. After decades of balancing a high-level leadership position, surviving divorce, and independently raising three children, she understands the burden of responsibility and how the monotony of routine can leave you feeling overwhelmed and unfulfilled. With a leap of faith, and a deep desire to create something new, she courageously turned her own life around and shows others how to do it too. She understands the issues plaguing women of today and with honesty and transparency will guide you to answer the questions you’ve been asking yourself; “Is there more to my life than I am currently living?” and “What is next for me?” As you experience life you will grow and evolve, as can your purpose and passions. “Lead Your Life” will guide you to discover those passions and connect with a purpose that brings meaning back into your life, and with purpose, you will have the motivation to confidently create the life you imagine! Learn more Learn more about Corliss and her book here: www.corliss.ca Get your product featured If you enjoyed this article and would like your Vervante product featured in our newsletter and blog email [email protected] with the following information: 250-word overview of your product URL link for the landing or sales page for the product High-res image(s) of the product and/or author Your creativity inspires us and your success deserves to be shared!

Vervante • November 8, 2018

Looking for ideas to give your income a boost this holiday season? We’ve got what you need with plenty of products and tips to get ready for Black Friday through the New Year. Here are 5 of our bestselling products that can be sold just as they are, or customized to fit your needs: Planners - use ours or design your own Calendars - desktop or wall calendars Greeting Cards - packaged individually or in sets of 10 in a stationary box with a clear lid Card Decks - any size, any number of cards Journals - soft cover and hard cover Select the products you would like to sell, contact us if you would like to add your logo or customize the design, then add them to your sales pages and shopping carts. Reach out to our publishing experts at [email protected] and we'll help you get everything ready. Worried about time? No need to stress! Here are a few tips to help you get ready in plenty of time: TIP #1: If you have the general specs of the product you want to create, we can give you a free quote right away so you can set your retail price and start working on your sales and marketing strategy. TIP #2: Your product does not have to be complete to offer it for sale.  All you need is the cover design image for display on your site and – voila – you can make your offer and collect pre-orders. Just be clear in the description when your customer can expect to receive their purchase.    TIP #3: Once we have print files, we can ship within 3-4 days, so you're able to let customers know when pre-ordered products will arrive and can be confident in quick deliveries. Questions? Let us help you make the most of your holiday sales by dropping us a line at [email protected] or scheduling a phone call with one of our publishing professionals at https://vervante.youcanbook.me/.

Vervante • October 17, 2018

The holidays are quickly approaching. Are you ready? If you haven’t started planning yet but want to give your income and your business an end-of-the-year boost, now is the time for action. First, let’s talk products. Here’s a few crowd-pleasing ones perfect for holiday sales: Calendars: Great for sales, calendars are also a great option for client and customer appreciation gifts and to use as lead generation freebies. Planners: Planners are a product that people just can’t seem to get enough of. You can create your own, or save some time by customizing our ready-to-go 2019 planner. Journals: Timeless treasures perfect for just about any situation. Adult coloring books: Create your own using holiday themes, New Year themes, or branded content that supports your products and programs. Cards of all kinds: Card decks, note cards, and postcards are popular all year long. Create your own custom cards, or use our ready-made ones by adding your logo or message. Your Holiday Sales Timeline Once you’ve picked your products, it’s time for action: OCTOBER: Decide on products to sell. Make a list of customizations. Contact Vervante at [email protected] and request free quotes for printing, shipping timelines, etc. If you’re just adding your logo to one of our ready-made products, upload print-ready file to your Vervante account, then order sample copy. For customized products, finalize graphic design files and upload to Vervante account. Order sample copies for quality and proofreading checks. Have Vervante list your books and products for sale. We can list on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Vervante Bookstore online, etc. If you sell from your own website, set up shopping cart. NOVEMBER: Put marketing plans into action. Announce special promotions, early bird sales and specials. Promote, promote, promote! Procrastinate much? For last-minute ideas in time for Black Friday, our ready-made planners, card decks, books, journals and calendars are easy and quick to set up and sell. DECEMBER: Confirm Vervante holiday shipping deadlines. Attend book signings. Continue promotions, especially for New Year / 2019 products. Announce surprise last-minute deals. JANUARY: Continue to promote New Year products. If 2019 planners were a hit, think about removing dates from planner so it can be sold all year long. Look back at your holiday sales experience, making notes about what worked (and what didn’t) to help with next year’s plans. Questions? Let us help you make the most of your holiday sales by emailing us at [email protected] or scheduling a phone call at https://vervante.youcanbook.me/.

Vervante • September 25, 2018

When an author wants to sell more books, build credibility and get more attention as a speaker, author or expert in their industry, it’s common knowledge that becoming an Amazon bestseller is one of the quickest ways to success. In fact, there’s an entire industry built around helping authors become Amazon bestsellers. Authors can purchase services that practically guarantee helping them become bestsellers no matter what type of book they write, with promises of wealth, influence and star status that are almost irresistible. But there’s a secret behind all of the buzz about becoming an Amazon bestseller that no one is talking about. And a lot of misinformation that we feel should be addressed. In fact, bestseller status: Is a lot easier to get than you think Doesn’t mean you sold a lot of books Won’t guarantee future book sales Can be achieved without blowing up your budget When we started working with authors almost 20 years ago, bestseller status on Amazon had credibility and true value as it was achieved using the traditional method of counting book sales. Over the years, however, Amazon’s methods for assigning bestseller status have changed and we’ve seen how achieving it can be relatively easy with only a few sales. In fact, since Amazon algorithms update nearly every hour, by coordinating friends and family to all purchase the book within a very short time frame, you have a very good chance of achieving “bestseller” status. We’ve even heard of authors creating large batches of email addresses using different names then purchasing their book using those various email addresses within a short time frame to become a “bestseller.” Hey, we even read a true-but-hilarious story about how this author became a bestseller on Amazon in five minutes and with only $3. Don’t get us wrong, bestseller status is great. We just hate to hear stories of new authors blowing their budgets to get bestseller status by outsourcing expert help and purchasing large amounts of their own books when they really just need to learn a little bit more about how Amazon assigns bestseller status – and how they can work toward it on their own. While we believe that good writing, quality printing, and access to a database of dedicated readers are the keys to a successful experience as an author, we’re happy to share how many authors are achieving bestseller status – and how you can too.   It’s all about the categories Here’s the secret about Amazon bestseller status – it’s all about the categories. When a book or ebook is first listed on Amazon, selecting categories is one of the first steps. Choosing the right ones can lead to bestseller status. Choose the wrong ones, and no matter how many books you sell, you’ll never achieve bestseller status. Amazon assigns bestseller rankings to books based on how many sales or downloads they have over a period of time as compared to all other books on the Amazon market. You can find that number in the Product Details section on the book’s page. It looks like this:       Here’s what those numbers mean: If you’re in the Top 100 in your Amazon category, you will see a “best-seller ranking” below the title. A book at the #1 spot in any given category will get a “#1 Best Seller” banner featured next to the title. Dominating a category is obviously key for bestseller status. So you can see how carefully choosing the right category is essential. Choose a broad category means you’re in competition with a larger pool of books. But choosing a much more niched category decreases the size of that pool and the size of your competition as well. For example, if you’re writing a gardening book, you could choose the category of “gardening.” But if you are able to niche down even further using categories that pertain to the type of gardening, geographical locations, or even select fruits or vegetables, etc., you’ll be even more niched and have much less competition for bestseller status. How to choose Amazon categories Unfortunately, Amazon doesn’t list its categories, so you’ve got to do a little research to choose the ones you want to use. Start by researching other books that are similar to yours and see what categories they are using. You can see this in the Product Detail section (as seen in the image above). Make a note of the ones that fit your book best, then try to niche down even further. Do this by clicking on one of the categories in the books you are researching. A page will open listing best sellers in that category. And the categories will be shown in a column on the left. Often there will be even more options for narrowing your category and you can explore those by clicking on any of the selections. Here’s an example: In the image here you can see how we were able to niche down 6 categories from Kindle ebooks to Reference to Writing, Research & Publishing to Publishing & Books to Authorship.  By researching books similar to yours, and their rankings in categories that are “super-niched,” you’ll be able to select categories that can boost your own status. We hope this peek behind the curtain at how Amazon bestseller status is achieved – and what it really means – has been enlightening and helpful. Here at Vervante we offer free listing services for Amazon and if you want to learn more about choosing categories with the most potential for bestseller status we can help. Just reach out to one of our Amazon retail specialists at [email protected] or set up a call using this link.  

Vervante • July 1, 2018

As we were reading an article from Richard Branson last week, this stood out: “No matter how big, small, simple or complex an idea is, get it in writing. But don’t just take notes for the sake of taking notes, go through your ideas and turn them into actionable and measurable goals. If you don’t write your ideas down, they could leave your head before you even leave the room.” His article, titled “Why everyone should be taking notes,” made us think of one of our favorite products – planners! If ever there was a product perfect for taking notes and turning them into actionable goals these are it. Late last year we debuted a 2018 Planner that could be customized or used as is and sell as your own. Your response made us sit up and pay attention because, wow, did you love it! Your creativity in customizing everything from the cover and images to the content and layout inside really got our wheels turning. That’s why we’re starting much earlier this year.   We’ve designed two ready-to-use planners, (pictured here), that can be your secret weapon for personal, business and revenue growth. They are unique 18-month planners that start in July 2018 and take you all the way through 2019. (If you want to launch in Jan 2019, though, no problem. We will remove the months you don’t want.) Just think – seasonal or end-of-year promotions, new year debuts, and long-term goal tracking can be planned, tracked and recorded in one (gorgeous!) place. We’ve designed our 2018/2019 planners for universal appeal. They are 7” x 9”, have two cover designs that can be done in hard cover or soft cover, and are spiral bound to easily lay flat for reading and writing. And we’ve added even more inside with a mix of full-color and black-and-white pages that include: Stickers for important dates Full-month spreads and daily planning pages Adult coloring pages Places for brainstorms, lists, and goal-tracking Inspirational quotes and motivations throughout SNEAK PEEK OF THE WHOLE PLANNER: If you'd like to see the full planner, page-by-page, click on these links: "Grateful Heart Planner," and "Fresh Start Planner." As we said, you’re welcome to use these planners just as they are and sell as your own. (They make great gifts too!) But you can also customize to make them unique. One super easy idea is to add your logo to the back cover. But we can help you take it much farther than that! Last year we saw some very creative ideas, such as: Inside pages: Create address/contact info pages, exercise and nutrition-trackers, recipe and shopping lists, journal pages, writing prompts, weekly mantras, and more. Custom stickers: You can use our sticker template and easily revise them to fit your own brand. Design new front or back covers or change the color scheme. HERE'S HOW TO ORDER A PLANNER so you can see what it looks like and how to customize or personalize it for your customers: 1. IF YOU HAVE AN AUTHOR ACCOUNT: Log in and scroll to the bottom of the author dashboard. Click on “Order Samples.” The new planners are posted at the bottom of the page. 2. If you don't have an author account you can ORDER DIRECTLY FROM THE BOOKSTORE by using the following links. (Note: Vervante Author account user names and passwords do not work in our Bookstore): Grateful Planner Fresh Start Planner 3. Let us know what ideas you have for customization. We can either send you the InDesign files to make changes directly or our graphic design team can make changes for you ($75/hour graphic design rate). Questions? Contact us at [email protected] or schedule a phone call with our publishing pros by clicking HERE for free quotes and guidance for submitting designs, customizing options, and getting your unique planners ready to go.

Vervante • June 5, 2018

Does this sound familiar? You’re speaking on stage and the event planners offer you a space to sell your books and products at the back of the room – just 2 days before the big day! You’ve been asked to lead a workshop as part of someone else’s event, and at the last minute they tell you that enrollment for your class doubled! Book signing is scheduled, marketing is going well, and you receive a rush order at the last minute from the bookstore for 100 more books! It’s inevitable that at some point you’ll need to order a book or product at the last minute. We understand, that’s why here at Vervante we go the extra mile to help our customers with quick service and fast turnarounds – without adding to your stress with inflated charges, penalty fees or sluggish service. When events call for quick orders and even quicker shipping, we can help. All you need to do is place your order via your Vervante account, choose the shipping method that works best, then send us an email at [email protected] with “Rush Order Request” in the subject line. Let us know when you need your order by and we’ll do all we can to expedite printing and ship within 24-48 hours, WITHOUT charging rush fees or marking up postage costs. We’re dedicated to providing you with the best customer service and publishing experience we can – even when life throws last-minute curve balls like these.

Vervante • May 15, 2018

Want to write a book that is guaranteed to be read again and again, even night after night? Children’s books have a vast audience filled with passionate, loyal readers with insatiable curiosity and love of a good story. If you’ve ever dreamed of creating a children’s book, now is the perfect time to make that dream come true. Children’s book writers are passionate people, with new worlds and exciting stories to share. Self-publishing has opened the door for writers to share their stories with children of all ages around the world – and retain control of everything from formatting and art to marketing, sales and presentation. If you’re ready to publish your own children’s book, but not sure where to start, we’ve got some tips and tools to help put your passion into print. TIP #1: Start with great art. If you’re not an artist, you’ll want to hire or partner with an illustrator for your book. The story and the art that accompanies it are equally necessary for getting and keeping a child’s interest.  Be sure that your artist understands your vision and can produce art that helps bring your story to life before committing. TIP #2: Choose your format: The beauty of self-publishing is that it gives you the power to choose the type (or types) of formats you want your book to be. We offer a variety of styles including soft-cover, saddle-stitch or perfect bound, hard cover with gloss or matte UV finish, dust jackets, and even the ability to transform full-color books into coloring books by removing the color from illustrations and creating the perfect companion coloring book! TIP #3: Think beyond books: Printed books are just the beginning. We can also help you turn your printed book into an ebook for Kindle and Nook sales. And we offer services to create complementary products such as stickers, posters, bookmarks, calendars, cards and card decks. TIP #4: No limits, no boundaries. No matter if your dream is to create a set of 10 books as a legacy for your children and grandchildren, or 10,000 to sell in bookstores and online as part of your business as a writer, speaker or educator, our publishing services can be customized to fit your vision. Plus, we’ll let you order sample copies of your book to check out in real life before you make any large orders – and only charge you the cost of printing and shipping. No markups, no penalties, no stress. TIP #5: Presentation is everything. Bright, vibrant images are a must when it comes to children's books. Our state-of-the-art printing facilities produce illustrations and artwork in rich colors and vivid detail. We print all of our beautiful children's books in our U.S. facility. Your books can be stored in our warehouse and shipped on demand with packaging and shipping that can be customized as well with colorful packing material, fun extras and custom-designed boxes and stickers that will delight kids and adults. If you’re ready to publish a children's book, we provide the high-quality, affordable printing services you need to create something truly amazing that kids and parents will love. Please email us at [email protected] or schedule a call with one of our publishing professionals HERE for free quotes and to answer any questions you might have.

Vervante • April 7, 2018

Wow, our last article sharing a comparison of Vervante’s services to Amazon’s self-publishing solution Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), formerly CreateSpace, caused quite a positive response! In fact, we received so many requests from authors interested in moving their books from Amazon KDP to Vervante that we wrote up the following FAQs and next step information for authors ready to make a change. But first, we’d like to clarify that using Vervante doesn’t mean you can’t have your book on Amazon.  Just the opposite, in fact.  We want you to sell your book on Amazon – just not as the only purchasing option. When you link your sales/buy buttons directly to Amazon via KDP, you can’t capture the customer data. We think that’s pretty important when it comes to building your business.   Using Vervante as your back-end publishing and distribution partner allows you to have the best of both worlds! You sell the book from your site, collect the customer’s data, and we’ll print and ship your book. Then, as a secondary purchasing option, we’ll list your book on Amazon. You’ll have access to customer data AND your book will be available on Amazon. Q: If I use Vervante can I still have my book listed on Amazon? A: Yes, we encourage you to sell your book from your own site so that you can capture the email address of your customers. AND we recommend that we list your book on Amazon as a secondary purchase option. It’s a win-win situation all around! Q: How do I move my book to Vervante if it’s already listed with KDP / CreateSpace?  A: There are two ways to “Unpublish” a book with KDP / CreateSpace:  Option #1 – Change Status 1. Log in to Amazon KDP and go to your dashboard. 2. Click on your listing 3. Go to the third link under 'set up', which is 'interior' and click on that. 4. The second option is 'Change' in a blue, oval button. Click on that. You will see this message: “You have selected to make changes:  WARNING: If you make any changes to the setup of your book, you must complete the review process again. Is this what you want to do?” 5. Select 'Proceed' 6. Now when you go back to 'Member Dashboard' your book will show as 'incomplete' It takes a day or two, but the book will eventually be shown in listings as 'unavailable' Option #2 – Retire the Book Email customer service at KDP and ask them to retire your book. This should also make the book unavailable for ordering. Q: Will I need to redo my current listing page on Amazon if I stop using CreateSpace? What about my testimonials, will they disappear? A:   No. If we list your book with Amazon Marketplace your current book page and all testimonials will stay the same. The only difference is that Vervante will now receive all orders and ship them for you. There are two advantages to Marketplace:  1) 15% Amazon commission vs. 40% CreateSpace commission, 2) You will have access to the names and mailing addresses of customers who buy your book. You won’t get their email address but we can include a letter with the book encouraging the buyer to visit your site and opt into your newsletter or blog. Q: Does Vervante print books on-demand? A: Yes, we can print and ship your book on-demand, print in small batches or print thousands – whatever you need. Q: Can I order books for myself at my cost? A: Yes, your book will be available in your Vervante Author Account where you can order it at your cost.  We also offer bulk order discounts for books and products. Contact us at [email protected] if you plan on a large order. Q: I’m ready to get started with Vervante, what’s my first move? A: First, you need a Vervante author account, set one up HERE. Once that’s done, you can request a free quote for your book from your Author Dashboard online, or email us at [email protected]. If you have questions or would like to discuss your project, you can also schedule a phone call with us using our online system HERE. Q: How do book sales work? A: If you already have a sales and shopping cart system set up online, great! We can process orders from ANY shopping cart, no matter which one you use. And you don't need to worry about integration, API, or any of that fancy complicated stuff. For details on integrating shopping carts into our system, click HERE. No website or shopping cart? No problem. Vervante has a public bookstore solution. We can sell your book in our store and you’ll have access to the email and customer data. Listing on Amazon: We love Amazon, and we still want you to list your book there. Our recommendation to switch from KDP / CreateSpace doesn’t mean we don’t see the value of having your book listed there. We just want to offer you the ability to collect and build your customer contact list without giving away your customer data to KDP / CreateSpace. All you need to do to list your book on Amazon using Amazon Marketplace is to let us know and we’ll take care of the details. Q: How do I get paid for Amazon Marketplace orders? A: We’ve put together a special guide called “From Retail Sales to Royalties” to help authors follow the money trail for everything from sales to royalties for their books and products. Check it out HERE. Q: What are your options for book binding? A: We offer a variety of binding options:  spiral, wire-o, saddle-stitch, perfect bound, hardcover, 3-ring binders. Q: I’d like to print my book mostly in black-and-while, but with a few color pages mixed in. Do you offer options for color or partial color? A: We can print an entire book in color, partial color (just a few pages within the book), or black-and-white. If your book has just partial color then we only charge you for those pages to be printed in color, not the entire book. Q: How do the numbers work again? A: We’ve created this handy chart to show you the numbers.                                     Q: Can I send marketing materials or a letter with the book?  A: Yes, we can include materials we print such a letter, bookmark, postcard, etc. or even items that you provide us to include in the packaging with your book. Q: What if I don’t live in the United States? A: No problem, we have lots of international customers who use us as their U.S.-based distribution option. And we can send book orders anywhere in the world. We hope this helped create a clearer picture of our services, and inspired you to let us help create your next book or product. Questions, ideas, comments? We're here for you at [email protected]. You can also schedule a phone call through our online link HERE.

Vervante • March 27, 2018

Subscription boxes have become one of the most versatile, income-boosting and business-building products we’ve seen lately. Customers receive monthly shipments filled with products for everything from pets, beauty and crafts to gardening, food, and fitness. Coaching or training professionals use this business model for customers who sign up for their services as well, starting with a welcome box, then transitioning to monthly shipments filled with products that complement their services such as printed coaching materials, USB flash drives, workbooks or worksheets, journals, checklists, challenge cards, calendars of upcoming events and recordings of coaching calls. If you’ve been thinking of adding a subscription service to your business, Vervante can help create, package, and fulfill each monthly shipment for your customers. Here’s how: We can print or produce some or all of the products to be included in your monthly shipment Sample items or other outside products can be sent to us to include in each box Each month we assemble and ship packages directly to your customers We also offer a wide range of packaging options to help you create a box or package that stands out from the crowd. Customize your packaging on the outside with creative graphics, branding or stickers. And customize the inside with colorful tissue paper, attractive bags, mantra cards, or other unique inserts.  If creating a subscription box is on your to-do list, we’ve got the products, resources and experience to help you make that dream come true. Questions, brainstorming, and quotes are free! Email us at [email protected] or schedule a phone call with our subscription service pros by clicking here.  

Vervante • March 23, 2018

Here at Vervante, we’re often asked about the differences between our services and those of Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing KDP (formerly CreateSpace). If you only have time to read just this paragraph, then we’ll sum it up quickly:   You need to capture each customer’s email address to grow your subscriber database. Vervante allows you to do this – CreateSpace does not. We can work with any shopping cart to automatically process your orders, print and ship your book, and give you full access to critical information you need to keep in touch with your customers. AND we’ll list your book on Amazon as another purchasing option. If you’d like to know more details about the differences between Vervante and KDP, please read on. At first glance we appear very similar, but there are significant differences, as you’ll see here. Setting Up Selling your books and products from a site you control, and not sending your buy button links to Amazon, allows you to grow your database of customer information.  As business owners, building our email lists should be our #1 Priority because email subscribers are product buyers. CreateSpace directs customers to Amazon to purchase your book, which makes them customers of Amazon, leaving you in the dark about who is buying your book.   We recommend that all of your marketing and sales efforts direct customers to your site to purchase books and products. You process the transaction, collect the customer data, and build your community.  We’ve got super simple systems that work with ANY shopping cart for automatically gathering customer information so that we can print and ship your book. True Cost CreateSpace can print and ship books directly to the author’s door, usually at rates cheaper than most. These special prices are only applicable for “member orders” that are placed by you for your own title. However, this leaves you shouldering the responsibility of supplying packaging, processing payments, addressing the packages, and taking them to the Post Office for shipping, steadily chipping away at your bottom line. Vervante prints your books, then we can either store bulk orders in our warehouses until they are needed, or print or ship books directly to your customer as they are ordered.  In short, we handle everything from printing the book to getting it directly into your customers’ hands. You avoid the expense and hassle of processing and shipping your own books. Amazon as a Secondary Distribution Channel We want you to sell lots of books and we’ll help you do that, so as a secondary distribution channel to your site, we recommend Amazon Marketplace. We list your books and products on Amazon for you, then we handle orders and shipping. This way you will know who is buying your product because we will receive the orders and shipping addresses and will provide that information to you. More than Just Books We offer a variety of other products and services. Your book could lead to more products down the road such as a recipe book, a home study, an audio or video program, a coaching or training program, card decks, etc. We can print and ship your books, CDs/DVDs, binders, card decks, etc. You can also send us complimentary products such as apparel or branded promotional items to include and ship with your book or products. View our product catalog HERE. Customer Support Our staff of publishing professionals are happy to help with any questions about publishing. We also offer ISBNs, UPCs, Copyright Registration and LCCN applications. And we have a full library of free expert guides you can access any time online. It’s All in the Details                             Profit and Royalties                                         We hope this helped create a clearer picture of our services, and inspired you to let us help you create your next book or product. Questions, ideas, comments? We're here for you at [email protected].

Vervante • November 30, 2017

We ship our customers’ products anywhere in the world using USPS and UPS services. One question we often get deals with USPS Media Mail. It’s often noticeably less expensive, so what’s the catch? Here’s a quick explanation of how Media Mail works, and the benefits and risks when using it for shipping your own products. Media Mail is a cost-effective way to send materials such as books, cards, calendars, journals, DVDs, and CDs through the U.S. Postal Service. This service has certain rules and restrictions, however, including a maximum weight of 70 pounds and can only contain educational media. Media Mail packages also usually take longer to get to their destination. Current USPS estimations are arrival in 2 to 10 days, but it can take longer. Another point to consider is that Media Mail items are not insured and are open to postal inspection. The USPS retains the right to open and inspect your package to check for abuse of the system such as including an item not on their approved items list. Unfortunately, when a package is inspected, it is often poorly re-packaged before delivery to the customer. Some of our clients have reported that the re-sealing or taping of the original shipping package was so poorly done that boxes or envelopes were delivered empty to the recipient. On the benefits side, though, Media Mail for orders shipped in the United States is usually much less than other methods, which makes it a popular choice. To wrap it all up (no pun intended): Risks: Slow delivery, risk of inspections and damaged materials, no insurance, no compensation for damages Benefits: Dramatically cost-effective when compared to Priority Mail. For example, a package that costs $4.59 for Media Mail would be $11.95 via Priority Mail.  Here at Vervante, we offer our customers the ability to select the method of shipping they desire for all of their shipments (and a sizeable amount choose Media Mail). When deciding what method to use for your products, just remember that there is no wrong answer. Consider the pros and cons of each method, and your priorities, and we’ll do the rest.

Vervante • November 15, 2017

Looking for ideas to give your income a boost for Black Friday? We've got what you need with plenty of products and tips to get ready for the big day.   First, here's a few bestsellers everyone loves that can be sold as is, or customized to fit your audience: 1. Our 2018 Planner: The 7x9 “Live, Love, Inspire” planner was designed for universal appeal. It’s got gorgeous cover art, 44 color month-at-a-glance pages, and 126 black and white week-at-a-glance pages. You can sell it as is, add your logo, or customize the cover and content to fit your needs. Click HERE for photos and details. 2. The 2018 Desktop or Wall Calendars. You're hearing it first – our newest calendars are ready to go just as they are, all you need to do to personalize them is add your logo. (See the Desktop Calendar pictured here). Everyone loves calendars, they make a great holiday gift, and are perfect for keeping your brand front and center all year long.  3. Fun, Fit and Fierce Card Deck: We debuted this product a couple months ago and are excited to share with you a new design that's now available as well (see at right). The deck includes 34 cards with inspirations, motivations and affirmations, and can be packaged in a drawstring bag or window tuck box. All you need to do is add your logo and they are ready to go. Click HERE for more details.   Want more to round out your holiday offers? Other products that make great Black Friday or holiday shopping deals include: Journals (check out this beauty) Greeting Cards Note Pads Worried about time? No need to stress! We've got a few tips to help get your products ready for sales in plenty of time:      TIP #1. If you have the general specs of the product you want to create, we can give you a free quote right away so you can set your retail price.      TIP #2. Your product does not have to be complete in order to offer and take pre-orders. All you need is the general design so you (or our designer) can create a web image of the product for display on your site.        TIP #3. Once we have print files, we can ship within 3-4 days, so you're able to let customers know when pre-ordered products will arrive. Questions? Ready to get started? Contact us at [email protected] for answers, free quotes, and guidance for adding these products to your account, submitting designs, and getting ready for Black Friday sales. Here's to jump-starting holiday sales with lots of fun (and not so much stress)! 

Vervante • September 19, 2017

Prime is killing it in Amazon these days. Prime memberships offer a lot of perks, including one that readers love – free shipping on books. Let’s face it, having free shipping is often the key to getting the sale, because who doesn’t love getting something for free? As you know, our philosophy at Vervante is that you sell from your site, collect the customer data, build your list and make more money. We also understand that selling your book or product on Amazon is desirable and we recommend Amazon Marketplace. In the past, you didn’t have the option to offer free shipping on Amazon Marketplace to compete with products in stock at Amazon (or printed with CreateSpace). Products in stock, fulfilled by Amazon, or printed with CreateSpace qualify for free shipping for PRIME customers. But now, we’ve got a solution for you with the ability to offer free shipping for your products listed on Amazon Marketplace! FREE SHIPPING Here’s how it works. You can now choose to offer free shipping to the Amazon buyer.  There are three shipping regions: US, Canada and International. You can give away free shipping to all regions or limit the free shipping to just US buyers. We will charge you for postage to ship the product but you can choose to not charge the Amazon buyer. Here’s an example if you choose not to charge the Amazon US buyer for postage. For those of you who currently have products listed on Marketplace, you will notice in this example that there is no reimbursement for postage from Amazon. (*NOTE: The following numbers are examples only.) We will then print and ship the book to the buyer and charge you for the transaction: So in this case you would make $6.60 on this Amazon sale.  Amazon sale of $15.16 less cost to print and ship $8.56 = $6.60 profit.   SET THE SHIPPING FEES You can offer free shipping but you can now also set your own shipping fees for the Amazon buyer. In the past, we didn’t have any flexibility on what the buyer was charged for shipping.   The pre-set shipping fees were:  $3.99 for US, $9.99 for Canada and $16.95 for International.  With the recent changes, you now have the flexibility to not charge for shipping or set your own shipping fees.   Here’s another example of a book/product that weighs 4 pounds. As you can see, the prior pre-set shipping fees determined by Amazon would not come close to covering your shipping costs to Canada and International locations. If you currently have products listed on Amazon Marketplace we suggest that you take a look at your Amazon Reconciliation Report.  This is available in your Vervante Author Account under Reports. You can see what your actual postage costs are vs. what you are reimbursed from Amazon. If the current pre-set shipping fees of $3.99 for US, $9.99 for Canada and $16.95 for International orders is covering your actual postage costs, then you probably don’t need to do anything. However, if your product or book weighs more than two pounds you may want to determine the average postage costs for each region and let us know what you’d like to charge the Amazon buyer so that postage costs aren’t dipping into your profit. In summary, you now have the option of:  offering free shipping by not charging Amazon buyers for postage leaving the pre-set postage fees for the Amazon buyer as they are now changing postage fees based on how much it costs to ship your book/product to each region If you want to make changes to existing products, please let us know by emailing change requests to [email protected]. For questions about how we can help you set up the best sales options for your book, or if you would like a free quote, please drop us a line at [email protected]. Or better yet, schedule a call with one of our publishing professionals at https://vervante.youcanbook.me/. There are a lot of options for selling your book out there. Let us help you figure out what works best for you.

Vervante • July 26, 2017

Here at Vervante HQ, we get a lot of calls from frustrated authors who have been quoted umpteen thousands of dollars for publishing their book – WITHOUT any sort of marketing or promotion support to go along with it. You’ve written your book, you're ready to invest in it, but the next step is unclear… “How do I get my book noticed?” Traditional publishing companies don’t want you to know this. But guess what? You have a secret something that’s practically tailor-made for getting your book (or new product) noticed when it launches. It’s quite simply… your list. We’re going to be honest here, there is no magic solution for instant adoration and sales when your book launches. But we do know this – if you’ve already built an audience filled with happy customers, fans, and people who are firmly in your tribe, then you’re already ahead of the game. These are the people who will not only buy your books, but also spread the word and boost your sales even more. If you’ve written books or launched information products, then you should have a database of your customers. If you have a blog, publish a newsletter, or built a tribe on social media, then you should have a database of potential customers. Put them both together and you’ve got a surprisingly simple way to build anticipation, announce launches, offer incentives, and grow, grow, grow…. Having a subscriber list is the key. And this is what makes us stand out. Vervante offers what no other publisher does - the ability to grow by connecting with your customers. Subscriber email lists are your #1 asset for business growth, so why send your customers to another site to buy? What does that mean? Well, if you sell through CreateSpace, you’re selling directly from Amazon. And that means the people who purchase your book are essentially Amazon’s customers and you don’t have access to customer contact information. We love Amazon, who doesn’t? But what we offer is the ability to sell your book in multiple ways, including via Amazon, with ALL customer contact information gathered for your business database. Here’s how it works: SELL FROM YOUR WEBSITE – You can sell your book via a website page you create, using your own shopping cart that’s set up to send sales details our way, and we will print and ship all orders for you. AMAZON SALES – We can also list your book on Amazon. When we list it for you, Amazon will send all order information to us, including customer information, and we will pass that info on to you. (Score!) This is how using Vervante as your back-end publishing and distribution partner allows you to have the best of both worlds – your own solution where you sell the book from a site you control, collect customer contact information critical for building your business, and we handle printing and shipping. PLUS we list your book for sale on Amazon as an additional purchasing option. It’s a win-win solution: You have access to critical customer data AND your book will be available on Amazon. If you’d like to learn more about the differences between our services such as CreateSpace, and how we can help you build your customer database and then use that database to propel future sales for books, products and services, check out this article on our blog: “The Difference between Vervante and CreateSpace” and download a special guide by clicking HERE. Your fans are waiting to see what you do next... do you have the ability to let them know? If you have questions about how we can help you gather your customers contact information while making the print, publication and sales of your books and products easier (and less expensive) than you ever thought they could be, drop us a line at [email protected]. Or better yet, schedule a call with one of our publishing professionals at https://vervante.youcanbook.me/.

Vervante • July 19, 2017

Making a memorable connection with your clients and customers is one of the keys to building long-term growth and profits. But finding new, interesting, and unique ways to make those connections can be hard. If you’re on board with this idea, and looking for something new to give your customers that “wow, I love what they are doing” feeling, how about creating a unique thank you card that you can include in all your packages? These are not your normal thank you cards. In fact, we also often call them “mission statement” or “mantra” cards because so many we’ve seen include these types of messages. They can be printed any size and shape, but generally range from playing card size to postcard size. They are printed on heavy stock, can be on both sides, and in color or black & white. And here’s the fun part… They can say anything you want. From a photo with a simple thank you, to a full-length mission statement, mantra, or take-action message, you can share a personal, intimate glimpse into you and your company in a way that can create instant connections. We’re impressed with other companies we’ve seen do this, excited about the possibilities, and just had to share this with you. If you’re not sure what to write, here’s some ideas we’ve seen and loved: Start with a simple thank-you for the purchase Share your mantra or mission statement Include quotes or inspirations that are meaningful to you, your company, or the product/service you provide Offer a free download, future discounts, or contact information to connect live Include a free sticker or bookmark Invite them to a “secret” page on your site or a forum for customers only Use a fun headshot or action photo, scenes from your work, or anything colorful that catches the eye while staying true to your brand The key is to keep it simple, be real, and share something you know will resonate with your audience. Like we said, there’s a lot of power in these little cards. We’d love to help you harness it! If you’re interested in creating a batch of fun thank-you cards to include with the packaging of your Vervante-created products, let us know at [email protected]. We can give you a free quote for creating the cards, and let you know how we can include them in all of your future mailings. You provide the design, we’ll get it to your customers, as easy as that.

Vervante • July 3, 2017

Sending someone a hand-written card or letter is becoming a lost art. But it doesn’t have to be that way. We love getting cards in the mail – and we bet you do too. A card with a hand-written note in it makes those who receive it feel special. Like they are worth that bit of extra effort it takes, versus a quick text or email. Creating custom greeting cards that carry your brand or logo are a great way to show your clients, customers and colleagues that they are extra special to you. They are easy to create, easy to brand, and make a great positive impression at a very budget-friendly cost. We can help you create your own greeting cards – or let you add your logo/brand to ones we’ve already created. Like these gorgeous, glossy 5x7 folded greeting cards featuring 10 different designs and with the ability to add your logo to the back free of charge. Each card is designed in a variety of colors and patterns and features positive messages great for any occasion (to see all of our designs, just click on the image at left, or click HERE.) And each set of cards comes in a white box with a clear lid to show off what’s inside. If you love this idea and want to order your own, here's what you get: A set of 10 blank inside greeting cards, 10 white envelopes, packaged in a white stationary box with clear lid for $9.65 printed on demand. And we'll add your logo to the back of the cards at no charge. Cards like these are great for your own use, can be packaged with other products you currently sell, or used as gifts, prizes and awards that are guaranteed to make someone’s day. If you’ve got greeting cards on your mind now, and would like to talk to us about our ready-to-brand cards or creating ones of your very own, we’re here to help! Send us an email at [email protected] and we’ll be happy to send you a free quote and all the details to get your cards created. Here’s to products that make people smile!