make your own business cards

It sounds very simple to create your own business card doesn’t it? However, when you start to actually do it you are quickly bombarded with so many options. There are enough unique items to choose from it makes your head spin. Let’s delve into the problems and see if we can come up with a solution.

Colors, card stock, paper, plastic, clear, opaque, fonts, sizes… The huge amount of choices you have to make can be absolutely overwhelming. Where do you start? What colors should you choose? What paper should you use, or do you go with the flashy new plastic cards? All of these issues can be tackled if you just step back a moment and take it one step at a time.

First off, write down your basic contact information. The usual items, include your company name, address, and if you want a tag line for your business. Next let’s pick some colors. If you already have a color scheme for your business this is real simple, just use those. If not pick a basic primary color and maybe one or two secondary colors that match nicely with the primary color of your choice. If you have a logo or an image you want to use, just make sure it’s in the proper format, usually a jpeg will work just fine.

Another decision that you have to make is what type of card stock to use. The traditional business card is printed on 60lb stock. The new flashy cards are printed on plastic, clear or opaque, they can be quite impressive. The tradeoff is the price, they cost way more than traditional, and they don’t have as many choices as to colors and images that you can use.

At this point you should have everything you need to start creating your own business card. So now is the time to hop online and pick an online printer provider. There are many very reputable printers available that do outstanding work, just do a quick search and you will find a ton of them. Now, all you need to do is pick a template. This is quite simple; just pick one that corresponds to your line of business or work.

Now all that is needed is for you to upload you logo or image(s), paste in your contact information, and preview your final card. Once you break things down into simple steps and keep things organized, it’s not such an overwhelming task after all. Have some fun with it and go make our own business cards!

Nobody wants to spend a lot of money when they don’t have to, especially on pricey business cards. In this tough economy we all need to be as frugal as we can, the last thing we want to spend money on are business cards. I mean let’s face it they’re not too exciting. However, business cards are very important, more than you think, so you really need to put a little thought and effort into it.

With the troubled times we live in, the last thing we need is to throw money out the window on something that shouldn’t cost much at all. Even worse would be to spend all that money just to find out you could have easily created the same product yourself and taken just fifteen minutes out of your time doing so.

So what’s the solution? Make the business cards yourself! Now, I’m not talking about printing them on your own printer, that would be a big mistake, but what I’m saying is use the free templates and tools that we have online and design your own card. There are plenty of online printers with fancy free templates available, so just pick one and get to it. I’ll leave a link at the end of this article to a company I’ve personally used and am quite satisfied with, but the bottom line is just pick one and do it.

Is it really simple or what? Don’t be scared or intimidated. If you can turn your computer on, you can certainly make your own business card with just a few clicks of the mouse.

The first step is to pick a template that you like, or that has the same theme as your business. If you’re a florist, obviously pick a floral theme. Next, you add your name, business name, and contact information. Then if you want to be creative you have many options to choose from, or if you don’t that’s fine too, they’re still going to come out looking fantastic. There are many different options, you can change the colors, the fonts, the sizes, upload your own logo, or upload some other images. Personally I don’t over think things; I just stick with the standard template and move on with my life.

Stop procrastinating, take 15 minutes of your time and take action. Make your own business card now by clicking on the following link and save some money while you’re at it!

A wrong business card can make your business look terrible.  Whatever you do, do not, and this is an absolute no-no, buy some card stock and print business cards on your own printer. Why? I don’t care how good or expensive your printer is, if I get a business card from someone that even vaguely hints that they printed them on their own, I throw it right in the garbage. If you can’t get a business card right, why on earth would I trust you with any of my business?

How much damage can a poor quality business card do to your business? It literally can make or break a small business especially ones that are just starting out.  How much potential business goes to the other guy because of a bad design, or bad ink, or just plain looking graphics?  You need your business to look professional, not mediocre. Something so simple, but I see it over and over, mistakes made and money lost just by not taking 15 minutes to really come up with a winning business card.

Ok, so I don’t want to make a mistake, nor do I want you to make a mistake.  In this tough economy we need every edge we can get.  Quality, professional looking business cards are an easy thing to create. Yes, by yourself! Don’t be intimidated, but, and this is a big but, don’t print them on your printer, have a company that does this for a living print them and gets it right every time.

There are a few online companies that have wonderful templates to choose from so you don’t make any mistakes. I’m going to give you a link below for a company that I’ve personally used many times before that I can vouch for. They do quality work for a super cheap price. I even went ahead and had some baseball caps personalized with my own company logo on them. Not that you even need them, but I just thought it would be cool, and guess what? They are the coolest!  Plus every template you choose from are fully customizable, so whatever options you need, you just point and click. If you have your own logo you just simply upload and add it. You can truly create an outstanding business card every time.

Don’t wait any longer! Take fifteen minutes out of your time and make your own business card right now. Here is a link to a company that does a terrific job, just pick a template and follow the easy instructions.  Make your own business card now!