Give Your New Starter a Welcome They Won't Forget
A digital welcome card for new employees. The CEO, manager, HR, payroll and IT each add a message, photo, voice note or video — sent a week before their first day.
Only 12% of employees say their onboarding was great — effective pre-boarding can lift retention by up to 82%.
Free to collect. Add messages, photos, voice notes and videos for free — you only pay when you're ready to finalise and reveal it.
- Secure payment via Stripe
- UK-based & designed with care
- Real human support
- No account needed to contribute
- Ready in minutes
- Everyone can contribute
- Perfect for remote & hybrid teams
- One simple payment
Most New Starters Hear Nothing Before Day One
Only 12% of employees strongly agree their organisation does a great job onboarding — most of the gap starts before day one even begins.
- A start-date email, and then silence.
- Nobody senior gets round to saying hello before they arrive.
- IT logins and logistics only surface on the morning itself.
- Managers plan the first day at 8:45am, if at all.
- New starters arrive not knowing who's who.
A new starter's first impression is set before they even walk in the door — most companies just aren't the ones setting it.
How CreateShared Solves This
A better way to welcome a new starter
CEO
A personal welcome, not a corporate one.
Manager
The first-day plan, sorted in advance.
HR
Practical logistics, and a first point of contact.
Payroll
Pay date confirmed, no guesswork.
IT
Login details, and who to ask if it doesn't work.
A future teammate
An informal, human hello.
Six people, two minutes each. Sent a week before, so everything's actually ready by day one.
Why It's Different
Better than a generic welcome email
- Generic emailOne message from HRCreateSharedSix short messages from the people who matter
- Generic emailSent on day oneCreateSharedSent the week before, so nerves turn into reassurance
- Generic emailWarmth only, no practical infoCreateSharedWarmth and practical info — pay date, login, first-day plan — in one place
- Generic emailEasy to forgetCreateSharedA keepsake they can revisit
What They'll Receive
This is what they'll receive
A beautiful online welcome, with messages, photos, voice notes and videos from the people they're about to join — waiting for them before they've even started.
Somewhere they can go back to in week one, when they're still learning who's who.
Everyone Can Contribute Their Own Way
Four ways to say welcome
Some people love writing. Others would rather record a quick voice note or wave hello on video.
CreateShared gives everyone a way to contribute that feels natural.
How It Works
Three simple steps
01
Create your welcome card
Add your new starter's name and start date. Two minutes.
02
Share one secure link
Send to the CEO, manager, HR, payroll, IT and a teammate.
03
Everyone contributes
Short messages, photos or videos — delivered the week before day one.
Why Organisers Choose Us
Why Organisers Choose CreateShared
The biggest difference
Automatic reminders. No chasing six busy people.
We nudge every contributor for you — the CEO, the manager, payroll, IT — so onboarding a new starter properly doesn't become one more thing on HR's list. You share the link. We do the chasing.
- Contribute from anywhere, on any device
- Built for hybrid and international teams
- Set up and shared in minutes
- A welcome that actually feels personal
- Ready before day one, not on the morning
- A keepsake, not an email they'll archive
An Added Benefit
It does more than just the messages
Because HR sets this up and each contributor has to think about the new starter in advance, it quietly does something else too — the manager remembers to plan the first morning, IT makes sure the login actually works, the desk gets sorted. Asking six people to prepare a short message a week out means the company shows up ready, not just welcoming.
A nice side effect of asking the right people to think ahead.
Who It's Built For
Built for HR teams managing onboarding all year round
- Set up in minutes for every new starter
- One link to share across the whole team — no chasing
- A professional, polished welcome every time
- Ideal for teams onboarding new hires all year round
Perfect for anyone welcoming a new starter
- HR Teams
- Office Managers
- Team Leaders
- Hiring Managers
- Small Business Owners
- Anyone welcoming a new starter
Pricing
Founder Launch Price
New Starter Welcome Card
One simple payment — no subscriptions, no hidden fees.
Free to collect messages — you only pay when you're ready to finalise and reveal it.
- Unlimited written messages
- Unlimited photos
- Voice notes
- Videos
- Beautiful online welcome card
- No subscriptions
- No hidden fees
Save 25% on your first welcome card
Use coupon code WELCOME25 at checkout.
A small thank you for trying CreateShared during our Founder Launch.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to set up?+
About two minutes. Add your new starter's name and start date, then share the link with the people you'd like to hear from.
When do I pay?+
Only at the end. Setting up the welcome card and collecting messages, photos, voice notes and videos is free — you pay once, when you're happy with it and ready to finalise and reveal it.
Can remote or international team members contribute?+
Yes. Anyone with the link can add a message, photo, voice note or video from anywhere in the world — no apps, no logins, no VPN.
Can people upload photos, videos and voice notes?+
Yes. A quick hello on video from the manager, a team photo, or a short voice note from the CEO all sit side by side in the same welcome card.
Can I collect contributions over more than a week?+
Of course. Leave the link open for as long as you need — from the moment the offer is signed right up to the week before day one. There's nothing to pay while you collect.
How far in advance should I send it?+
A week before their first day is ideal. It gives contributors time without leaving it too late, and it turns first-day nerves into reassurance rather than a last-minute rush.
Does this replace our existing onboarding process?+
No. It sits alongside it. Your HR system still handles contracts, policies and paperwork — this is the human welcome that usually gets missed in between.
Make sure they arrive already knowing they're wanted
A week before day one, six short messages from the people they're about to join. That's the whole idea.
Free to collect · Pay only when you're ready to reveal