{"id":5242,"date":"2011-08-15T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2011-08-15T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/?p=5242"},"modified":"2015-07-07T16:48:59","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T22:48:59","slug":"10-helpful-business-card-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/10-helpful-business-card-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Helpful Business Card Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Diamond-Plate-Business-Cards-Custom-Printed\/-158344\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5429\" title=\"Diamond Plate Business Cards\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Diamond_Plate_BCH-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Plate Business Cards\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Diamond_Plate_BCH-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Diamond_Plate_BCH-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Diamond_Plate_BCH-350x204.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Diamond_Plate_BCH.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Your <a class=\"wp-oembed\" title=\"Business Cards\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Business-Cards\" target=\"_blank\">business card<\/a> is a marketing tool that must say lot in a limited space. The right business card can be the key to a thriving business. Here are 10 helpful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/need-inspiration-try-these-10-creative-business-card-design-tips\/\">business card tips <\/a>for the large and small business owner:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Communicate more than just your contact information with a creative, catchy tag line.<\/li>\n<li>Order a large number of cards as this will reduce the cost of making the business cards.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Jumping-Dog-Business-Cards-Custom-Printed\/-158603\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5427\" title=\"Jumping Dog Business Cards\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Jumping_Dog_BCV-171x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jumping Dog Business Cards\" width=\"171\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Jumping_Dog_BCV-171x300.jpg 171w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Jumping_Dog_BCV-85x150.jpg 85w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Jumping_Dog_BCV-200x350.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/Jumping_Dog_BCV.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Avoid the use of clip art for your business logo; have a logo professionally designed that is unique to your company. You can have a logo designed for as little $30.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure to include your company&#8217;s URL on your business card. The absence of a web address may cause you to lose credibility.<\/li>\n<li>Keep all of your information current. There is nothing worse than calling a business and getting a &#8220;disconnected number&#8221; message.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the language and font on the card simple. Make sure your main message does not get lost. Make the card easy to read.<\/li>\n<li>Limit your business card to the standard size of 3.5&#8243; X 2&#8243;. Anything different will not fit into standard business card holders.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure your business card reflects your image. A funeral home business card should not be flashy and colorful. Keep somber tones for more somber companies and save the artsy images for the flashier companies.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure the company name is the bit of information that stands out the most on the business card.<\/li>\n<li>Keep your business cards with you at all time: car, home, office, and wallet or purse.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Fresh-Petals-Business-Cards\/-159814\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5431\" title=\"Fresh Petals Business Cards\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/BC045-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"Fresh Petals Business Cards\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/BC045-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/BC045-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/BC045-350x203.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/BC045.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Keep these helpful business card tips in mind as you market your new company. Paper Direct has a full line of business cards from which to choose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your business card is a marketing tool that must say lot in a limited space. The right business card can<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[92],"class_list":["post-5242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-designing-business-communication","tag-business-cards-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5242"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5242"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14738,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5242\/revisions\/14738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}