Business Card: Your Opinion - Page 2

mxer210 · 05-13-06, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SophMedia

You do consulting for them or?

By the way, I just got some cards from overnightprints.com I believe, totally recommend their service. Great prices, fast service, outstanding product.

I got their sample pack of prints and the business cards seemed so thick they were more like cardboard. Is that how yours are? Because I was hoping for something thinner than that...

SophMedia · 05-13-06, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mxer210

I got their sample pack of prints and the business cards seemed so thick they were more like cardboard. Is that how yours are? Because I was hoping for something thinner than that...

Nah, they're perfect. High gloss, one side, we got quiet a few (can't remember how many) with three different names all togethor for like $90. The cards look just like a kodak picture, I'm in love with them.

Michael C · 05-14-06, 11:06 AM

I think maybe just your contact details on one side and then on the other side maybe a simple outline of your services. That is the best way to have it IMO.

sopaman · 06-10-06, 03:48 AM

I would have thought all you need is:

Company name
Tag line - your slogan, or what you do in under 6 words
Your name
Your job title
Contact details

That is all I have ever had on cards, as an employee or as self-employed.

The rest of your "message" has to come from somewhere else - ideally talking to someone when they get the card. They will remember what you do, and use your card to remember who you are.

OneofaKind · 06-18-06, 06:15 PM

The only thing that I would add is to include your website with your contact details as this is where people will get the information they really need from

**Baby Boy** · 06-20-06, 03:55 PM

Honestly, about SophMedia's impact on gloss, you can get that anywhere... but for a price like that ($90...) to me that sounds like a bargain based on how many you get... I may check into them after this post

taiarain · 06-28-06, 12:12 PM

My business card gives a quick idea of what I do through the slogan under my company name, my title, and, of course, my company name. I don't add anything beyond that. The card is simple, sleek, and communicates the point.

Taia

**Baby Boy** · 06-28-06, 02:08 PM

Kind of off topic, but has anybody ever heard of these companies that charge a little bit money, you send them your business cards and they re-distribute your cards around the vacinity they stay at to get you business? Is this a good small-form marketing technique.

Slashmire · 06-28-06, 09:39 PM

I have heard of such companies, but was never brave enough to trust them; it may be me, but it just didn't seem right :\

**Baby Boy** · 06-29-06, 01:19 AM

Yeah, I figured that though. Many of them take your cards and 1 of 2 things, throws them away or takes them and distributes them in non-audience places (places your not looking for audience in.)