Jason Bedell Online

So I've been looking for a Green way to have a business card & swap information without paper. Alas, I have found it: TextMarks. It's a great way to get people your information via text and have a business card with your info. Just text jdel to 41411 and within seconds you'll have my number, twitter, email, blog, etc.

I included the steps below for your texting pleasure. That’s it. It’s free, simple to use, environmentally friendly, and you’ll be the envy of geeks everywhere.

1. Go to the “create” page on Textmarks.com
2. Pick a unique keyword for yourself (I used “jdel” my first and last name morphed, not very clever)
3. Enter up to 120 characters of contact info in the “Respond to keyword with text message:” field
4. Click the “Create” button
5. If you haven’t already done so, create an account on Textmarks (if you skip this step, your keyword will expire in 24 hours)
6. Click the “Manage” tab and then click the “Edit” button next to the keyword you created
7. Click “Edit” Configuration and uncheck all the boxes under “Messaging Options” and uncheck “Subscribable Textmark” (those options are for more advanced uses of Textmarks, but not needed for your SMS business cards)
8. Tell new friends and business contacts to “text your_keyword to 41411” (replace your_keyword, duh)