The Hot Shots are headed to the State Finals!

Check out this video I did for Patch.com of the Royal Oak Hot Shots!

Why does PostEgram Ask for Permission to Posts on Walls?

We received an email from a PostEgram customer today asking this:

"Why does Postegram need to post to my wall? What will you post?"

What we post to walls is a "Courtesy Reminder", like the one you see above. We post it 48 hours before your PostEgram is created with a link to "manage content" on it. (It's in the lower right-hand corner.)

The PostEgram Content Manager gives you the ability to delete any news or photos you don't want to share. It is also were you go to write personal messages. (About 80% of all PostEgrams have a personal note in it!)

The best reason for the Courtesy Reminder? It serves as a reminder to upload pictures. PostEgrams are best when they have lots of photos!

We hope this helps! Keep those questions coming.

PostEgram Offers Family Yearbooks!

Let PostEgram print your Facebook network status updates and photos into a perfect-bound, bookstore-quality paperback. Include up to 15 people in your family.

Yearbooks start at $45.

I just got mine back from the printer and I LOVE it. It's very professional looking. The color pages are wonderful. It's like a combination journal/scrapbook of all the people I love. What a great gift for future generations! I wish there was Facebook when my grandmothers were alive.

Email judy@postegram.com and get a quote!

Judy Davids
PostEgram Co-founder

Thank you Quicken Loans!

We love Quicken Loans!

Thank you for helping PostEgram keep military families connected to their families via a printed facebook magazine.

Check out this video.

PostEgram on Channel 7 Action News!

Thanks Jordan for taping this segment for us!

PostEgram on Channel 7 Action News!

PostEgram on Channel 7 Action News

PostEgrams make a great gift for tech-shy seniors.

Watch the video!

PostEgram gets a little love from the Cavs!

Last night PostEgram was honored to be a part of the Cleveland Cavs Military Family Appreciation Night at the Q.

Together, with the Cleveland USO, we gave away 1000 PostEgram subscriptions to keep military families connected to their loved ones.

The Armed Forces make enormous sacrifices to serve our country. Keeping in touch with family shouldn't be one of those sacrifices.

Happy Veterans Day!

PostEgram on Xconomy

PostEgram gets a nice writeup on Xconomy.com

Click here to read it !

PostEgram in Woman's Day

On the cover of Woman's Day this month: Stay In Touch. There's a nice article about how families connect and guess what? PostEgram is one of the solutions. Pick up the November 1 issue. You might even win a FREE subscription to PostEgram!

PostEgram in Woman's Day!

Some of our fans have been writing to let us know they saw PostEgram in the latest edition of Woman's Day magazine. It's true we are in the November 1 issue. Look for it on newsstands.

PostEgram on Inc.com

PostEgram CEO, Judy Davids, gets a mention on Inc.com. She talks talks about what it's like to been a one-woman sales force.

PostEgram on MSNhttpBC "Your Buisness:

Check out PostEgram on MSNBC's "Your Business"

Ways to Improve Your PostEgram

PostEgrams recipients look forward to getting news from you!

PostEgram customer Pam wrote to tell us: "Aunt Viv got her PostEGram and SHE LOVED IT!!!!! Got the sweetest note in the mail from her thanking us for it:)....made her day! Best part is... she doesn't know yet that she'll be getting one once a month from us. This is going to fun!"

The awesome part of sending a PostEgram is that it requires minimal effort for MAXIMUM benefit! Here are 5 simple steps you can take that will make your PostEgram positively SMASHING.

#1 Upload pictures! The best PostEgrams are the ones that include photos of you, your kids, your vacations, your special events etc. A picture is worth a thousand words!

#2 Caption those photos. Photos captions are included in your PostEgram. Take a few seconds to type who's in the photo and what the occasion is. This really helps the recipient!

#3 Manage your content. We'll post to your wall 48 hours before your PostEgram goes out in the mail. This is your opportunity to remove any content that's not relevant for the recipient.

#4 Add a personal note. The Content Manager allows you to write a personal message to be included in your PostEgram. It's sort of like sending a Direct Message. Only the recipient will see it.

#5 Post to your wall no matter what. So your life is not as exciting as Donald Trump's, who cares? Share a good book you are reading. Or a TV show you are watching. Or a recipe. The recipient wants to hear from you!

PostEgram: Share your news. Share your photos. Stay in touch.

Want to share pictures with Grandma, but not necessarily your other Facebook Friends?

Sometimes PostEgram contributers have pictures they would love to share with the PostEgram recipient, but not their Facebook friends. For example some people feel uncomfortable posting photos of young children to Facebook and giving their names. Here’s how you can make sure only Grandma sees certain photos.

Go to your “Profile” page and click on your “Photos” tab.

Click on “Create a Photo Album”.

Name your album.

Click on the “Privacy” drop down menu.

Click on “Customize”.

Under the “Make this visible to…These People” click on the drop down menu.

Click on “Specific People”.

Type in the name of the person who created the PostEgram. This is the person who posts a "PostEgram Courtesy Reminder” on your wall.

Now click on “Create Album”.

Select photos to upload.

Upload photos.

Click on “Publish Now”.

The album will be posted to “Your” wall but only you and the person who creates the PostEgram will be able to see it and, of course, the recipient of the PostEgram!

(However, you can "remove" the wall post if you want and the photos will still be included in the PostEgram. To revove the photos completely from Facebook you must delete the album.)

THANKS A MILLION

So check this out. YOU CAN WIN A POSTEGRAM! How?

Check out Quicken Loans Thanks a Million Contest.

Here's the scoop:

Quicken Loans has come a long way since their humble beginnings in Southfield, MI. It started with Dan Gilbert and a few of his friends – folks with a clear dream to make the mortgage process easy and simple.

The dream came true.

Today Quicken Loans has more than 3,000 team members and is headquartered in Detroit. As the nation’s largest online mortgage lender, they help thousands of clients every day and they are close to closing their MILLIONTH LOAN!

To celebrate, they are making things exciting with a Thanks A Million sweepstakes. Just click here and you could win one of thousands of prizes including a POSTEGRAM. It’s free and fun.

Try it!

Vacation Photo Tips

At PostEgram we see what's trending with our customers. Recent PostEgrams have lots of graduation photos--from pre-school to high school. Our guess is we'll soon be seeing lots of vacation photos.

Robert Caplin shared some of his travel photography secrets with the New York Times.

http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/qa-tips-from-travel-photographer-robert-caplin/

PostEgram is in the NEWS!

Read Marty Keenan's story on PostEgram in the Detroit News. Click on this link:

http://detnews.com/article/20100609/BIZ/6090347/1001/biz

Vote for PostEgram!

Got a minute? I know. Who Does? BUT, it'd be really great if you could take 5 seconds and vote for PostEgram at :

http://www.startupnation.com/leading-moms-in-business/contestant/8607/index.php

Thanks!