Monday, February 15, 2010

Discount Business Cards-simple steps to get you going

Discount business cards are a great way to get the word out about your business. Discount business cards are often one of the first marketing tools one thinks of when starting out. Getting started in a new businesss venture is very exciting and a huge pack of business cards are usually the last thing you want to spend money on.

There are so many choices online which makes it very difficult for a person to know how to go about finding discount business cards for their business.

Below are several tips to assist you to select the right discount business cards for your business at a reasonable cost.

1. More than discount business cards-it is freeway.
Online there is a store called Vista Print. They have an offer where you can get 250 business cards for free. The one big down fall with this is they have their advertising on the back of your card. Now this space is very precious space for your business as with all business cards you should be using both sides to promote you and your business.

However, it is an option that many people due to restricted budgets may like to consider.

2. Make your discount business cards simple.

It is all too tempting to want to fanciest, most colorful card. But you really have to keep in mind that the more unique cards you use or the number of different colours you use, will incur more cost and your discount business cards will end up costing you quite a bit by the time you are finished.

So keep you discount business cards simple and basic. You will still be amazed how nice they can be but make them stand out with a catchy phrase or mission statement.

3. Even though they are discount business cards you don’t have to buy thousands at once.

Getting started in a new business is very exciting but don’t get carried away with ordering too many cards at once. Your mission statement may change as you venture forwards or new and better ideas may spring to mind and you might like to consider have these changes on your cards.

Order small quantities to start with. Packs of 250 or 500 discount business cards will certainly get you going.

Also, as your business starts to make a profit, you may like to change to cards to a more elaborate design and make them stand out with lots of colour and choose that embossed card for them that will give your discount business cards the wow factor.

There are many different choices online to finding the right vendor to print your discount business cards and it can be very daunting at times. But stick to small quantities and simple designs to start off with, makes it easier to test a vendor without too much cost.

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