How to create effective Business Cards
I've been designing business cards day in and day out for several years now. I design business cards for an enormous variety of industries and I listen to feedback from our customers. I now have a very solid idea of what works for business cards and what doesn't. More and more customers want to design their own business cards so I thought it would be a good idea to pass this information along to help you all out.
Business Cards are usually the first marketing material a businessperson needs. Business cards are often a big part of your first impression. In fact, if someone picks one up from a countertop business card display or gets handed a business card second-hand, your business card may BE your customer's first impression of you. Business cards are so universal and so critical to your marketing efforts, that it could truly make a difference in your income to make sure you have a business card design that will produce results. These articles will discuss the finer points of what makes a business card effective.
TEXT: what text to include and what text to leave out, business card text layout, readability, color, fonts, etc.
PHOTOS: using a photos of yourself, your products or services on photo business cards
SPECS ON SENDING PHOTOS: how to scan and format photos for business card, design tips, etc
BACKGROUND PHOTOS: photo business card backgrounds, background colors and patterns, what works, what doesn't
PRINTING ON BACK: suggestions for what to put on the back of your business cards, black and white or full color on the back of business cards
PAPER STOCK: various options available, choosing the right one for you
MARKETING CAMPAIGN: matching business cards to your other marketing materials, producing a marketing campaign, website vs. printing graphics, technical notes, business card and printing design notes, etc.
FOR CREATING YOUR OWN BUSINESS CARD DESIGNS
DESIGN TUTORIAL: instructions and specs for creating your own pro print-ready files
CREATE YOUR OWN PRINT-READY FILES: photoshop template for designing and formatting your own print-ready business card files
FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS:
REALTOR MARKETING PLAN
HOW TO UPLOAD PHOTOS FOR REAL ESTATE BUSINESS CARDS
ORDER BUSINESS CARDS:
YOUR DESIGN: Business Cards Printed From Your Print Ready Files
STOCK BACKGROUND PHOTOS: choose from our stock of business card images add one to your cart, then order your business cards, postcards or magnets and we'll add the image of your choice to your layout.
YOUR PHOTO: Send Your Photos For Inclusion In Custom Business Card Layout.
CUSTOM DESIGNS: Get A Unique Business Card Created By A Pro Designer. Prices include design, proofing and printing!
REAL ESTATE BUSINESS CARDS: send your photo, select from our stock of real estate background images and pro realtor logos.
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