just found 1000 Business Cards free offer

[YODspica]

It’s a gallery that showcases beautiful business cards. Since the launch it has delivered a lot of inspiration to a lot people. Now I’m going to tell you where you can get a lot of business cards printed for free. UPrinting is doing something special for creative professionals. They are giving away 1,000 to graphic designers and web designers.

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[Mark]

Great. Do they ship to the UK from the States?

[YODspica]

Originally Posted by Mark

Great. Do they ship to the UK from the States?

if we ask them nicely, they might

[PointandStare]

True story here:
I do a fair bit of networking and collect a fair amount of business cards.
The first thing I do is flip the card over and see what's on the back.

All the free cards companies have their advert on the back, giving away the fact that you either can't afford the small price of a few business cards or you don't value your business much.

[paultgreen]

Wheras vistaprint and the like are frowned upon in a b2b environment, for tradesmen who deal primarily with the consumer market they're fine.. a plumber with a cheap business card is still better than a plumber with no business card.

[AboveParr]

Originally Posted by paultgreen

Wheras vistaprint and the like are frowned upon in a b2b environment, for tradesmen who deal primarily with the consumer market they're fine.. a plumber with a cheap business card is still better than a plumber with no business card.

I agree, it depends on your market - also any really savvy Vistaprint user will go for double sided cards, because they don't put their logo on those!


And the Vistaprint one are still better than the DIY efforts...

[UK Business Network]

i was scolded the other day for my business card prices! due to the fact that I do not use templates and they are all of original design, I was being a tad daft on my charges, for exactly the reasons stated here! I was in danger of casting myself as a cheap printer and my work is tip top! Amazing how we forget the simple things from time to time, i dont need cheap clients, i need clients that want my design for its ability not its cost!

[Kay]

The first thing I do is flip the card over and see what's on the back.

LOL! Good point. I've noticed people doing that, so on ours we have more contact details.

Business cards aren't expensive. I wouldn't go for freebies any more than I'd have a website/blog hosted on a freebie place, rather than sorting out a domain and hosting. It just doesn't look professional.

Similarly, I don't like to do business with someone whose email address is their name @ gmail, hotmail, AOL.com.

I also agree, though, that it doesn't matter for some trades. A taxi driver with a business card, however cheap, is more likely to get our business than one who has to scribble his number down on a scrap of paper.

[AdamW]

Originally Posted by Kay

Similarly, I don't like to do business with someone whose email address is their name @ gmail, hotmail, AOL.com.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one. That really irritates me!

[Kay]

It's amazing how many people do it, though. Perhaps they don't realise the impression they're giving to their clients or potential clients. For me it's just like shouting that they don't know what they're doing!

[UK Business Network]

Originally Posted by Kay

It's amazing how many people do it, though. Perhaps they don't realise the impression they're giving to their clients or potential clients. For me it's just like shouting that they don't know what they're doing!

smacks to me of "Just Cant Be Arsed", I am a reb blooded male, never been mistaken for nothing less than butch, and i still spend hours choosing shoes coats etc, so my card designs for others and mine each time i reprint are just time consuming, but they look awesome!

Never worked out why if your business card is all they have to remember you by, you would hand over a template 8 more people have given them lol!