{"id":317,"date":"2018-04-26T08:36:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T12:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/?p=317"},"modified":"2018-04-26T08:36:46","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T12:36:46","slug":"want-effective-business-cards-follow-these-5-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/want-effective-business-cards-follow-these-5-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Want Effective Business Cards? Follow These 5 Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

Business cards helps build business connections, but did you know there are 5 essential rules for effective business cards? Discover these rules here.<\/b><\/h4>\n

Having effective business cards can make it easier for people to contact you! Leads can’t or won’t want to get in contact with you when they have no idea what your email address or phone number is.<\/span><\/p>\n

Business cards are great for networking events and can help you make successful business connections. Let’s take a look at the essential items that are a must-have for your cards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Effective Business Cards<\/b><\/h2>\n

The best business cards have a few common elements they share. We’re going to cover just a few of them to get you started on developing effective business cards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Typography<\/b><\/h3>\n

Having typography on your business card that reads easily is extremely important. You want to make sure the way your name and contact information is presented is straightforward.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having a tiny font to write a ton of information on your card may not be helpful. While you might think it’s necessary to write services, a biography, or even more than just a couple social media profiles, it may be working against you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Too much crammed on one card makes it difficult for people to pinpoint your contact information, and makes the font size tiny. You will lose the attention of your reader because there won’t be one thing for them to focus on.<\/span><\/p>\n

Color Scheme<\/b><\/h3>\n

This goes the same for the <\/span>color scheme<\/span><\/a>. Don’t make it colors that turn a reader off because you’re trying to be creative and unique. Red on blue or yellow font are great examples of what not to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Business cards are an affordable thing to print so it’s more common to have full-color on both sides of the card. When you print full-color on both sides, the recipient loses the white space to be able to write on.<\/span><\/p>\n

If they had something they wanted to remember about you later, they will most likely now forget.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keeping it neutral and simple will help people be able to read your information, know exactly who you are and where you work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Professional Printing<\/b><\/h3>\n

Business cards are easy enough to make on your home computer and you can buy business card paper at the store. However, the difference between a home printed business card and a professionally printed one are obvious.<\/span><\/p>\n

Professional printers have high-grade cardstock paper, with options ranging from matte to shiny, and unless you have a large commercial printer, you won’t be able to run these business cards through your <\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your paper will be thin, and you’ll have to spend a significant amount of time cutting them all out and hoping that your cuts are straight. Giving them to a professional printing company will reduce the time you spend and make them look a lot better, leaving a lasting good impression.<\/span><\/p>\n

Professional printing can also be done online at a place like <\/span>Tank Prints<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finishing Options<\/b><\/h3>\n

This goes along with the professional printing. If you want to have nice finishing on your business cards, you’ll need to take them somewhere to get printed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Companies are doing a lot of creative things to business cards that are subtle but make you stand out from the rest. Some of these include rounding the corners, different sizes, foil or embossing on your card.<\/span><\/p>\n

Choosing a creative finishing option can help your card stand out, just make sure it matches your businesses brand and doesn’t draw away from who you are or what you do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Business Identities<\/b><\/h3>\n

Lastly, if you work at multiple jobs, make sure your business card is just for one place and title. You don’t want to confuse people by listing more than one business on your card.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get Them Today<\/b><\/h2>\n

Now that you know what type of business cards will be useful for your business, it’s time to map yours out.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you need a place to get started, check out our free <\/span> today.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Business cards helps build business connections, but did you know there are 5 essential rules for effective business cards? Discover these rules here. Having effective business cards can make it easier for people to contact you! Leads can’t or won’t want to get in contact with you when they have no idea what your email […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":319,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317\/revisions\/319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}