I generally try to stay focused during working hours. Really, I do. But there are two email newsletters that stop me in my tracks and guarantee at least five minutes of my attention every time they arrive in my inbox. The first is Kayak’s travel deals newsletter.  Subject lines like “$160+ Worldwide Flight Deals” always inspire me to plan at least one fantasy vacation, and then I always end up checking the current prices on flights to Albania. (Why Albania? Don’t ask.)

The second newsletter that is always guaranteed to make me stop in mid-sentence or even mid-IM conversation with a client is the newsletter from SomeECards.com. If you’re not familiar with SomeECards, it’s not your mama’s eCard site. You won’t find any irritating flashing lights or dancing chinchillas. What you will find is Graduation Cards emblazoned with “Congratulations on getting through the easiest part of life” or a Wedding Invitation that truthfully announces “You’re cordially invited to witness a large chunk of our parents’ savings disappear in a five-hour time span.”

But as freelancers, we’re not usually inviting people to weddings or graduation parties. What we’re doing is working our asses off. And, as it turns out, SomeECards saw us coming, too. Here are thirteen eCards tailor made for freelancers:

1. For Those Days When You Just Can’t Get Motivated
2. For Lowballing Clients (If law enforcement asks, I don’t recommend emulating this card.)
3. For Public Relations Contacts
4. For the Nit Picky Client
5. For Beloved Contractors (Kidding!)
6. For Social Media Consultants (to send to themselves when this one just won’t cut it)
7. For Freelancers with Phone-Phobia
8. For those Distant Freelancing Colleagues
9. For the Workaholic Freelancer
10. For the Freelance Developer
11. For the Freelancer Pursuing Passive Income
12. For the Part-Time Freelancer
13. For the Client Who Won’t Listen

(My sincerest apologies for all the clicky. I’m not sure what their reposting policy is and don’t feel like getting sued today.)

Didn’t find the eCard that encapsulates your freelance experience? Then SomeECards will also let you create one. Have at it!