To be Snazzy or Not?

To have a snazzy business card or just a text business card ? That is the question.

Business cards have been a staple in the business world since the 17th century. They are one of the most basic elements of a business's communications and marketing kit. A business card not only provides necessary contact information but also serves as a reminder to past acquaintances. It gives potential customers a point of reference at the company.

Do certain graphics, words and logos on a business card really make a difference?

You do not want to put everything under the sun on your business card because people will not want to read it. So most business cards need the basic information of: the business's name, personal name, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address. The stuff that lets someone contact you.

After you put the basic required information on your business card, you might ask yourself if you put your business card in a pile, what will make it stand out from the others in the pile. This is where graphics can make the difference.

Using a photo, a logo, and some color on your card, can be the thing that makes your card standout in a pile of business cards.

Click here to learn more about making a business card that stands out !

Practice what you want to say with your business card

When you are exchanging business cards many times you will only have a minute to mention what your business is about. It is a good idea to practice what you want to say so you have the points down in a statement that has a little polish.

Here is a short quote to help you think through what you want to say:

"In a nutshell, that's what we do and who we are. Let me know if we can ever work together,"

Practice with some coworkers and friends so you have your polished nutshell statement.

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At Galleria Ventures we would like to work with you to make a custom business card that makes a memorable statement about who you are and what you do.

Need Professional Printing from old software

The below question and answers could be true for alot of older software. The option of using the freely available software to be able to make a PDF is file really the preferred solution. Then you can send your PDF file to Galleria Ventures for professional printing.

Question: ( found in forum)

I have The Print Shop Business Card Creator by Broderbund. It is about 2-3 years old. I recently installed it and created a card. I tried to convert it to a JPEG so my local copy center could print the cards. They could not open the file, and I cannot convert the card to a file they can open. Then I tried Broderbund's"Print Professionally" option on their website, which led me to "register for ExpressIt.com" and then when I followed that I'm just getting an error message (Error 301). It seems I cannot print these business cards and I feel it was a big waste of time and money.

Answer:

Your program is old and that is why it tries to take you to a site that no longer exists. However, your program is quite capable of creating a file that can be professionally printed. You are just unfamilar with how to use this program.

First of all, a JPG is not the preferred file format for professional printing - it'll do, but JPG is a lossy format. TIF is non-lossy.

Do you know for a fact that your JPG file is an uncorrupted JPG file? How did you send it to your local printer? E-mail attachment? On CD, floppy or portable USB drive? Can you open the JPG from this source? It could have been corrupted when writing to the CD or whatever.

And very importantly, did you export your image at 1050x600 pixels? If you exported it as JPG at the default pixel dimensions, all you have is a good web image with a resolution that is too poor for quality printing.

I suggest you try again, this time exporting as TIF and changing the pixel dimensions accordingly (300 dpi or better is the industry standard). Then test the file by opening it with Windows Picture Viewer. If it opens properly and you can read the properties of the file as 1050x600 pixels (or similar) then this file is ready to take to the printer.

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Convert the bus card project to a PDF. If your older program does not have the PDF convertor, you can download a free one at
www.cutePDF.com
There are two exe files you need to download and install. Search the threads on the forum for "cutePDF" for previous discussions regarding it.

Submit different business card contact info by email

Inquiry: I would like to know how much it cost to have the whole card with the uv coating on it per 100 single sided.

If I submit a card and then I want the same card but different contact information do I need to design the entire card again or can I just submit the info that changes for each individual card?

How long does it take once the order is placed?

Can you send me any samples of the business cards.

Answers:

- $ 19.95 to print a 100 single sided cards + S&H ( usually $5-6)

- You can submit new contact information by email to be put on the same layout.

We will put the new contact information on a new layout for you to review and

confirm we have it correct. Then you can just email us again to make another printing order.

- We usually have you cards on their way to you a week after we confirm your printing order.

Be happy to send you samples. Are you looking for examples of printing with a photo ?

Please give address to send to.

Regards,
Galleria Ventures Customer Service