What Do You Think A Business Card Is For?
The use of business cards, or calling cards as they were more popularly known, is still widely prevalent today, even in this age of electronic communications. Technologies of instant communications such as Bluetooth and infrared connectivity are easier and much handier ways of sending and receiving data and information, including those contained in a business card. Yet people —and particularly businessmen— still carry around small stacks of business cards, giving them away at every chance they get and at the slightest provocation. Don’t ever tell a businessman you’ll call and he will give you his card, faster than you can say “Jack Robinson”, whoever he is, regardless of whether he has given you one earlier.
This only proves business cards still play a vital role in business or even everyday life, because even those not in business, such as students, have calling cards in their names. Why so? A number of reasons have been advanced as to the business card’s functions, and they range from as a source of personal pride to a business tool.
The functions of a business card
As a business advertising tool. A business card will normally contain the owner’s name, form or list of business or service rendered, phone or contact number/s, and some sort of catchphrase or slogan for the business. In this way the holder will immediately see in the card if the card owner is the appropriate solution to his immediate needs. So actually the card acts as a kind of ‘sleeper’ or inactive advertising for the owner, accessed when needed.
As a social link. Many people accept other people’s business cards and promptly forget both the card and the person right afterwards. Then the card is remembered when the holder needs to contact the card owner socially, and so the card is dredged up from the dustbin of ‘where-did-I-place-it’ questions. Or, you may not care what the guy sells, but he is so hunky…
As a travelling reference. If you know a friend who requires his boat engine serviced and you bump into someone who does that, you may wish to request his card to pass to your friend, who might later pass it on to another with similar needs. Without the card, neither potential customer will remember the boat engine service provider when the service is required. With it, the card owner may well capture a whole boating association.
As a personal affectation. It is simply classy to give away business cards, even if the owner has no business. It gives the owner a feeling of ‘superiority’ -for lack of a more appropriate term-over others. It is also a lot easier to just hand a receptionist, say, your business card instead of explaining who you are.
So, the card
Different people have different uses for a business card and if you think one reason is enough, then you’re wrong. A business card does all of the above, and often, more.
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Whatever you do, don't use Publisher. At the best its mediocre at allowing you to be creative, and it creates all sorts of problems when it comes time to setup the files properly to print at a commercial press.
Use whichever Adobe software you feel most comfortable working in: Photoshop, Illustrator or Indesign. They all have the capacity of creating great print pieces.
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while they don't give out free business cards, their product quality blows vistaprint out of the water.
They are very big on helping the do-it-yourselfer be successful in creating effective materials. When you upload layouts you can ask for a personal marketing review on all of your layouts. Its free and unlimited.
Some of the ways you can advertise your business are:
1. Post an article about your business on related blogs and get free visitors and back links
2. Submitting to directories
3. Free classifieds
4. Forums
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I think you are on the right track. Too many people want cheap business cards. And the ones that are free because they have the printer's logo on them!?!?!?! Good grief! Could you possibly look more unprofessional?
At the same time, I think this is a case where too much can be too much. I like a very nice, classy, understated card. Things you can do to stand out are use a REALLY heavy card stock, have a blind deboss for your logo, and then just very plain, thermographed text for your name and contact info.
Any good quality local printer can help you with these.
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@koreah07 Hater
Avery makes software for this.
http://www.avery.com/us/software/index.jsp
This FREE download works real good with Microsoft Word
Good luck.
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Publisher is an easy to use software program for desktop publishing but many printers hate it. If possible I would suggest buying Corel Draw. You do have a bit of a learning curve but once you pick it up it is quite easy to use.
I've tried several online business cards printers before. There are lots of options with several big players in the online printing company.
But what I've found is that the bigger companies offer less customer service they offer – and i've seen some very bad stories. And their products are too geared towards their own agenda and money saving that it doesn't really make it worthwhile for the average consumers (me) that wants a quality product on a budget.
For example, they'll offer you a great deal like FREE business cards, only for you to find their there are thieir own marketing logos on the back, and you need to pay to have it removed. Or, you have to pay extra to get a decent enough stock (thickness of the cards), or pay to have it UV coated… so on and so on… it just gets frustrating. For me I just need something simple and straight forward.
So Yes… I agree with the previous poster, I like ez-ink.com. They are very personal and friendly when you call with questions. A very boutique feel. And best of all they have great high quality business cards and postcards products that are simple to design and very affordable. In fact, I believe they have a price match guarantee. So you really can't beat that. Go EZ-Ink!
But this is just IMHO.
Good luck.
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"..of the companies on line that offer this, had graphic designers complete hundreds of custom made templates?
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Of course, that's the case.
Not only business card designers, but also templates for web pages. There is a dedicated team that works for a period of time to generate templates. Part of the business is to have good templates and then, eventually, to adjust them to the needs of Any particular customer.
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