{"id":798,"date":"2016-03-09T03:02:43","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T03:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/?p=477"},"modified":"2024-03-26T18:29:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T01:29:10","slug":"49-make-your-autograph-cards-impressive-and-functional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/49-make-your-autograph-cards-impressive-and-functional\/","title":{"rendered":"49: Make Your Autograph Cards Impressive and Functional"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4179715\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/4ac1c0\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1353\" src=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Episode-49-Featured-Image-300x187.png\" alt=\"episode-49-featured-image\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Episode-49-Featured-Image-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Episode-49-Featured-Image.png 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Today, I\u2019ll talk you through what to consider when creating your autograph cards. Every pageant titleholder has to have autograph cards, not just as a give-away at children\u2019s events. The autograph cards are vital marketing pieces for your year and must be created as such. You\u2019ll use your autograph cards similarly to business cards, thank you cards, and flyers; so there are certain things that should always be included.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Make Your Autograph Cards Impressive and Functional (Episode 49)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vlUPuXmjPqs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h4 style=\"color: #424cd1; font-weight: bold;\">Headshot<\/h4>\n<p>It has to look like you, since you\u2019ll be giving these out in person you want people to remember you and know how to get in touch. Also, make sure it\u2019s on a white background so you can write a message and sign it \u2013 don\u2019t use a photo with a black or dark background or wild colors all over. Trust me, it\u2019s limiting. Use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiverr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fiverr.com<\/a> to find someone who can remove the background for you, if you have to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #424cd1; font-weight: bold;\">Name<\/h4>\n<p>Of course, your name \u2013 duh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #424cd1; font-weight: bold;\">Title<\/h4>\n<p>Your title isn\u2019t necessary, especially if you are going on to a national pageant, so you don\u2019t want to have 1,000\u2019s of \u201cMiss Macomb County\u201d cards if in 3 months you could become Miss Illinois and eventually Miss America, right? With that said, all state, national, and international titleholders will use their title on their cards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #424cd1; font-weight: bold;\">Year<\/h4>\n<p>The year is also optional. It\u2019s great if you won\u2019t reuse them, but I often was told to bring 200 autograph cards and ended up using 3, so that\u2019s potentially wasteful. Be smart, but don\u2019t over-do it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #424cd1; font-weight: bold;\">Website<\/h4>\n<p>a place where people can learn more about you and your cause\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #424cd1; font-weight: bold;\">Social Media Tags and Hashtags<\/h4>\n<p>where and how people can connect with you\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #424cd1; font-weight: bold;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Platform concept, title, logo, website, points of interest<\/a><\/u><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"color: #424cd1; font-weight: bold;\">Personal brand slogan<\/h4>\n<p>This is for the advanced pageant titleholders. It\u2019s the best way for people to connect you to future opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s talk about how to design this. You could hire a professional designer to manage the layout, or just use a design resource to create it yourself! I use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canva.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canva.com<\/a> to create custom designs. I like to at least create a rough-draft of my ideas here to send to a pro so they see my vision.<\/p>\n<p>You have to also know the size of the print you want because that will impact the design. I prefer 5&#215;7 postcard prints because they are less likely to be lost and easy to print at just about any printing source. I use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vistaprint.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vistaprint.com<\/a> because they are cheap and ship fast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s what you want:<\/strong><br \/>+ On the front is my headshot and name (and year and title if you are including that)<br \/>+ On the back is where I put the info I want to teach people and a specific action I want them to take. I also put my social media, website, slogan, and anything else here.<\/p>\n<p>Bring these with you every where you go and don\u2019t be shy using them to promote your platform and yourself for additional appearances. Give them to children AND adults! You want to be proud of them!<\/p>\n<p>Autograph cards say a lot about a titleholder. You want it to communicate you are professional, personable, and engaging. Then, when it gets into the hands of the right person like a potential sponsor, platform partner, media pro, or some other action-taker: BAM! Suddenly that 25-cent piece that you put a lot of thought into because a huge opportunity provider!<\/p>\n<p><em>And, that, ladies is how you win a pageant.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #424cd1; font-weight: bold;\">Here is an example of a\u00a0simple autograph card:<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/autograph-card-front-e1456595359197.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-479\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-479 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/autograph-card-front-e1456595359197-194x300.jpeg\" alt=\"autograph card - front\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/autograph-card-back-e1456595377962.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-478\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-478 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/autograph-card-back-e1456595377962-194x300.jpeg\" alt=\"autograph card - back\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alyciadarby\">@AlyciaDarby<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/winapageant\">WinAPageant Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more great pageant training, enroll in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/freepageantcourse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/FreePageantCourse.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1583616946812000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHe1YQzqw9ar1f-oA3dl-t_B29QZA\">Free Pageant Course<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/FreePageantCourse.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Free-Pageant-Course-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Free-Pageant-Course-1.png 700w, https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Free-Pageant-Course-1-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1353\" src=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Episode-49-Featured-Image-300x187.png\" alt=\"episode-49-featured-image\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Episode-49-Featured-Image-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Episode-49-Featured-Image.png 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Today, I\u2019ll talk you through what to consider when creating your autograph cards.<\/p>\n<p>Every pageant titleholder has to have autograph cards, not just as a give-away at children\u2019s events. The autograph cards are vital marketing pieces for your year and must be created as such. You\u2019ll use your autograph cards similarly to business cards, thank you cards, and flyers; so there are certain things that should always be included.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,34,47],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=798"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8116,"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798\/revisions\/8116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}