Comments on: Does Your Business Card Say Anything About Your Skills?

By: Irena

Irena — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:13:12 +0000

interesting subject. I think the design of most business cards doesn’t really reflect the owner’s skills. An accountant should keep is sober, while a graphic designer can really go nuts with the lay-out.

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Freelance Folder » Is Your Website Helping Or Hurting Your Business? — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:38:46 +0000

[...] is a no-brainer. Of course people will see your website, since you will put the address on your business cards, and you will tell them about [...]

By: George C | The Lounge

George C | The Lounge — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:33:40 +0000

Hi there Jon! I’ts been a while! again, congratulations for your new “Baby” (Your blog of course) :).

I think business cards are a great way to promote yourself and as you say it should contain all the relevant information about you, but it still has to maintain a clean look! Good post.

BTW I redesigned my blog, check it out!

By: Old Man

Old Man — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:47:20 +0000

I don’t carry business cards any more because I do all my business online, but I do believe that your business card should be two-sided. I also believe it should be an instrument of branding your company. Otherwise, why have one?

Online, your business card is your e-mail and your website. I’m amazed at the number of people who make the same mistakes online that they make off line. Use every available space and opportunity to present yourself they way you wish to be seen.

I always put a link to my website in the signature link in my e-mails. I include my name, phone number and links to relevant websites. I actually have a separate signature link for every website that I own and I use the appropriate one sent from Outlook using the appropriate account depending on who I am sending an e-mail to. In essence, Outlook is my “one size fits all” business card.

If you carry business cards, I recommend putting a tag line or USP (Unique Selling Proposition) on it and using the back of the card. When you give it someone, give it to them with the back of the card showing (or upside down), so that they have twist it around in order to look at it. It’s a small way to grab their attention without being obvious about it.

Great post Jon!

By: Lewis Green

Lewis Green — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:54:20 +0000

Jon,

Excellent post. Here is what I do to add to the power of my business card, which has information on both sides. I make sure when I give a busines card, I get one in return. And then the next day I send the card’s owner a “great to have met you” note and invite them to join me for coffee. To me, business cards are less about getting work today than about building relationships that deliver work tomorrow.

By: Marc Eilbeck

Marc Eilbeck — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:28:02 +0000

hey jon you should of posted this post a week ago before I ordered my cards! haha

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:25:51 +0000

I know who I’d call … a graphic artist specializing in layout and design, creating gorgeous, usable and affordable business cards!

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By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:47:54 +0000

Another thing I’ve noticed on some cards I’ve received, is that the persons name will be a huge title, and what they do is written underneath like a tagline. I think it should be the other way around.

By: Ryan Imel

Ryan Imel — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:38:37 +0000

Good thoughts. Lots of good stuff to consider. No matter what direction you go with your cards, though, I would check out Overnightprints.com, they have awesome pricing. It’s where we order all of our cards.

Again, good thoughts.