I just wanted to make another quick post that many of you might not care about, but I’m kind of excited about.
Last week, I asked for opinions, and some of you added some great thoughts to my business card design. I made a few changes, took some advice on a print shop to try, and ordered my cards. A week and $42 later, I have 1,000 really great looking cards.
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on February 5th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
I like them! They look really good. $42 was not a bad price either!
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on February 5th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Sweet. You have my address.
Thanks Joe
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on February 5th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Not bad, those cards look just like you…;))
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on February 5th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Excellent cards man! Very cool. They are catchy and communicate what you do with style. Everything that a business card should do. They are the kind of card that people will actually keep.
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on February 5th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Looks great, I remember when you first posted your design. Is that your fingerprint I see on the card? lol…
on February 5th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Really cool card, I like them :) . Just one question how do you get ajob as a geek?
/Andreas
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on February 5th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Those look totally awesome…definitely worth the money.
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on February 5th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
That’s a real slick looking EntreCard!
Erm… I mean Business Card! :D
Questions:
1. Did you order them online, or from a local store?
2. It costs USD 42.00 for x1,000 Business Cards aye?
3. How is the quality of the card? Smooth? Hard?
Thanks!
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on February 6th, 2008 at 7:06 am
Ohhh, I want my own blog calling cards, too. I’m thinking if I should order from Moo, the Flickr partner, or just get a set of regular-sized cards from a local printer. :p
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on February 6th, 2008 at 9:05 am
Simple Mindz: Yeah. I was about to pay $50 for 500 without the UV coating and with a matte back, so this was a great deal for me.
Andy: Thanks for telling me about this. I have a few coming your way.
Teasas Tips: Thanks. Logo Samurai (logosamurai.com) did the logo and Andy (his comment is right above yours) hooked me up with a good printing company. Thanks for the great post about me, too!
Michael: Thanks. I hope people will keep them. I plan to hand out a LOT of cards in a couple weeks at Affiliate Summit West in Vegas.
Max: That might be a partial print. It’s very hard to even tell. Good eye.
Andreas: Nice blog. I subscribed. I guess to get a job as a geek you have to pretty much be a recluse and not go outdoors all through high school. That worked for me.
on February 6th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Christina: I agree on both counts. Thanks.
Deimos Tel`Arin: 1. Online. 2. The company I bought from is, I was told, an “industry secret”, so my lips are sealed. I guess if you search around enough, you can find them. One hint: Chatsworth 3. They’re smooth and a good thickness. They’re everything I could expect in a good card.
Ederic: I think printed cards should be standard business card size. The only exception is if you’re a print designer by trade and want to show how you can do unique things. I spent a few hundred dollars once on 5,000 glossy postcard-sized flyers for one of my sites (music site, so the cards were for the clubs). The form factor of your printed media should match what you plan to do with it. Local printers can be good because you can see (and approve) a printed proof, but a lot of the online shops offer that as well. I wanted mine quickly, so I didn’t go for the printed proof, but you should plan extra time for it and get one to make sure they’ll look good.
on February 6th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Very nice cards. The look has a high coolness factor.
on February 6th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Great card! looks very nice
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on February 6th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Steve: Thanks. I was hoping for that effect.
Mr. Javo: Thanks.
on February 6th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I’m interested! I’m waiting to see what kind of miracle my favorite printer can come up with. I loved my cards but I had a few changes in… well… ownership rights so we’ll see. I’ll be sure to share my “boring” news with you too! Then we can pat each other on the back while everybody else just shakes their heads at us! :)
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on February 6th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
The cards are awesome! $42 was a good buy, and for 1,000 of them. ^_^
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on February 6th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
They look great. Hopefully you meet enough people to hand them out to.
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on February 6th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Sanjo-chan: I agree. I know where I’m going for printed materials from now on.
Gary: Thanks. Me, too. I’m hoping to hand out a few hundred.
on February 7th, 2008 at 4:56 am
Really cool looking card. Great design job. Do you happen to know what’s the papper thickness? did you do it glossy or matt?
I think if you did it at http://www.dcp-print.com you would have paid less for 300lb papper, which is the thickest and best for business cards.
on February 7th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Thanks, DCP. Since you offered up such a statement, I’m wondering if you’ll accept a challenge. I already have 1,000 cards, but other people need some, too. Here’s my challenge: I’ll send you the exact same files that I sent the other company. Then you print and send me a small run (5, 20, 100, whatever fits your printing scenario best) on that 300lb paper. If your cards are better and you can do THAT quality for under $43, I’ll not only buy 1,000 cards from you, but I’ll write up a review about your services. My card details are here: http://www.joetech.com/images_for_posts/bc_detail.png
on February 7th, 2008 at 9:27 am
hey joe,
Them are some nice business card,i use vista prints myself for all my business cards.
They do a good job also and are alot cheaper.
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on February 7th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Hey nice cards, where did you purchase them from?
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on February 10th, 2008 at 12:59 am
your card looks good.. I am now thinking to make the same..
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on February 13th, 2008 at 2:27 am
I think the cards look great. Like the design of the logo :)
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