Comments on: Open Thread: What’s On Your Business Cards?

By: KDE has Super Cow Powers Too // untangled blog

KDE has Super Cow Powers Too // untangled blog — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:28:42 +0000

[...] first heard about MOO – surprise – on a blog. WWD had an article about business cards which hit me exactly in the right moment, so to speak. I needed [...]

By: THALLEXTENDAF

THALLEXTENDAF — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:12:45 +0000

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Apparently, http://www.CLevelCrossing.com is the most expensive membership job site out there. It costs twice as much as TheLdders, though, so I am not sure if it is worth it. I work in finance and no one is having luck getting jobs in finance in New York these days.

By: Custom Business Cards | PrintPlace

Custom Business Cards | PrintPlace — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:05:54 +0000

I have owned several small businesses along with my husband for several years now and have had business cards for each one. In our previous businesses, such as the recording studio and consulting business, we definitely needed business cards that contained our name, title, company name, and contact information along with our logo. Recently, though, I have begun freelance work for websites and was debating whether or not I really needed a business card. Well, this weekend I attended a friend’s wedding and met a potential client. He was a manager for the website of a major retail store. I was kicking myself the whole way home for not having printed any business cards yet.

Because I do a variety of work from my freelance business, I’m thinking about printing two-sided business cards, something I have never done before. My plan for the front side is to include the information that I have always included and on the backside list my services or maybe print URLs of published work. I am also thinking about printing with color, so that I can include my logo. I think that black-and-white business cards can look cheap, and I want people to know that I complete high quality work for major companies. I am not sure that I will include a title, though. I don’t think this is necessary for every business, and I am not sure what I would call myself, except for “freelancer,” which doesn’t seem professional. Since business cards represent a company and are a powerful marketing tool, I am very picky about the design. Sometimes maybe too picky, if this is possible when creating an image for my new business.

By: Kapusta Brothers » Blog Archive » What’s in a Buisness Card

Kapusta Brothers » Blog Archive » What’s in a Buisness Card — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:39:01 +0000

[...] and was thinking about getting business cards but I am not sure what to put on them. I came across this article about “What’s on your Business Card?” It’s quite interesting what people are [...]

By: Web Worker Daily » Archive Moo Does Business Cards at Last «

Web Worker Daily » Archive Moo Does Business Cards at Last « — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:01:52 +0000

[...] Mike Gunderloy No Comments Many web workers have gone the non-traditional route with their business cards, and opted for the cute, colorful Moo cards instead. Well, very soon you can have your Web 2.0 [...]

By: Kate S

Kate S — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:41:21 +0000

I definitely do business cards. They are what you need when talking with someone, and you want to give them your email address, phone #, etc. I don’t care if you’ve got a totally catch name for your business – people walk away and forget.

But if they’ve got your card, it’ll get end up sitting on their desk, or their bureau, and they’ll see it and go “Oh yeah, I meant to send her that link we were talking about”, or whatever.

They are cheap, they are easy, why wouldn’t you?

Mine have the usual name, logo, url, phone #, email, and what I think is key: the tag line. Like most web workers I do a variety of things, but it all has to do with making things easier to use. So my tag is
“Making it Clear”.

I think that’s the branding part of business cards.

By: Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Getting Started: Choosing Your Business Name «

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:00:53 +0000

[...] Started: Choosing Your Business Name The new web worker faces a myriad of decisions, from what to put on business cards to what business structure to choose. Running through many of these decisions is a single thread: [...]

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By: Alex Singleton

Alex Singleton — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:20:43 +0000

I use the back of my cards in reversed out colours to encourage people to join my organisation’s email list.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 07 May 2007 04:00:20 +0000

Interesting post, I just went through this myself. I’m a sole proprietor and I operate under my own name so I just have my business name, my website, email, cell phone and fax number. I didn’t put my name as separate from my business name, and I didn’t put a title.
I think business cards are extremely important for web workers who are freelancers, I don’t know how you’d spread the word about your business without having someone to hand someone so they can remember your name/url. Also as someone just starting out I felt it was important for me to have expensive, professional looking business cards (I chose letterpressing and a high-quality, textured duplex paper for mine) in order to be taken seriously.

By: Lane Lester

Lane Lester — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:36:47 +0000

I’ve been pleased with VistaPrint, but be aware that their shipping charges are high, so their FREE cards are anything but.

If you have a lot you want to say about your services, the back of the card is a good place for that.

And if you just want to give out a URL without worrying about your reputation, buy a box of microperf business card sheets and print ‘em yourself.

By: Any Given Tuesday

Any Given Tuesday — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:35:10 +0000

As cool as Moo cards are, I can't justify spending the extra cash for it when VistaPrint cards are high quality, and you can get 250 for 5 bucks or less with shipping, usually. I run a music blog and keep tossing the idea around of doing some cards up for the site, to give myself a bit more of an "official" appeal. I think I'd just put my name, the name of the blog, Any Given Tuesday, plus the URL, email, and my contact number. A physical address is unnecessary. If a band wants me to review their album, call or email first!

By: johnny pops

johnny pops — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:20:16 +0000

Hmmm interesting comments, i just recently dumps my biz cards and got a keyword and a shortcode. so when anyone wants my contact info i just tell them to send a txt message to my keyword and shortcode and bam. info directly to their phone.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:56:31 +0000

At my previous company, we all had little “quirky” touches on our cards, so we had our coffee order printed underneath the usual details.

It was always a conversation starter as I’d hand my card over, and everyone would always zero in on “skim latte with one sugar”, so a great icebreaker.

By: Shari Horne

Shari Horne — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:45:09 +0000

I never took the need for a business card very seriously, until I showed up at one too many in-person events with a card that was out of date, not enough cards, or no cards at all. I think I missed the boat more than once as a result.

My current cards are very simliar to the design of my site (www.sharilynhorne.com). I ordered them from Overnight Prints, so they have the nifty rounded corners. The front has the standard list…name, business name, email, phone, fax, and several URLs.

The back has a matte finish, and a list of some of the things I actually do for my clients. I also repeat my main URL.

They are gorgeous, but I’ve hardly had a chance to use them since I got them. At least I’m prepared…

By: Eric Gruber

Eric Gruber — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:16:27 +0000

Geof,

It’s a good discussion. You’d think in the day of vcards, web sites, e-mail, RSS and mailing lists, we’d come up with something to move us forward regarding business contacts. And yet, we can’t think up of anything better than the paper-based business card.

Except word of mouth; that beats anything in my book.