Business Cards

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Business cards are not dead .. buy a boatload of cheap ones, and leave them everywhere you go. Make sure your website it on there, and make them stand out (no plain white ones!0
leave them at restaurants, clubs, on shelves in the book stores near books about your service or product. In the airport. Visit places that would be related to your products and leave your business cards there. Restrooms, waiting rooms, all good places! If you buy 1000 cards for $10 and get one sale it's working. tack them up on bulletin boards - - leave them in your car when you're getting it washed ... You get the idea. Don't litter - but spread them around! You can do this as you go about your everyday life, or you can take time and do the targetted dropping!
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  • Agreed. It works.
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    • While I agree that business cards are not dead, I don't agree with all what the OP said.

      Business cards are a great tool but they need to be used wisely, and distributing them like that is not very effective at all.

      Business cards are given out when you have made a connection with a person and the card is a reminder of who you are. When you trade cards with a person you have extended the relationship with the person you spoke to beyond the initial meeting.

      Cards distributed freely and cheaply all over the place don't make the necessary impact you require for a non-contact situation. You need a 'call to action' flyer or postcard if you want the potential appointments from notice boards etc..

      Gary
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  • I like business cards.
    I don't distribute them like flyers but I give one to every potential customer or partner I meet. I think it looks more professional having business cards.
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    • I wonder what a "call to action" business card for a web design/hosting company would look like.
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  • I agree with that, business cards are still effective, and it depends on you on where you will give that.
  • Business cards are important when you meet potential clients at anytime and anywhere. And specially when these people are in a hurry since their time is gold, they don't have the time to take note of you contact number, email, web address, etc. So a business card is handy and helpful. Be sure you have your business cards with you anywhere you go. A simple one would do just as long as you have all the important details.
  • If you really want to make an impression and eliminate the risk of your business card being thrown away, here is a cool alternative: printing, Wall Printing Company High Point, NC Business Cards Look at the video. This is the kind of business card that will not end up in the trash bin! It's not cheap but it definitely gets a lot of attention.
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    • To a certain degree I see this working, but if I'm trying to find a website and it's going to require me to unfold something and then turn it and open it...

      That's more bound to piss me off than make me curious, just saying...
  • Just got to Microsoft word or another word processing program and search for a template for business cards. They are easy to use, just enter your information and you are done. They have step by step instructions. Search "template business cards" in your help section of Word.
  • .Whenever I attend networking meeting, this is what everyone does when they meet a new contact-hand out their business card.I myself have handed out thousands of business cards, but I really have no way of tracking what the conversion rate is; but I keep doing it anyway because thats what people do in business circles!
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    • Put a QR code on your business card, then you have something to track. At least you'll know some stats on people who are smart device users. That could give you some information.

      As for the tactic of just spamming business cards all over the place I don't bother with it, its a waste of time and money in my experience and I did it where I knew almost every one in the area who saw my card needed my service and didn't have to pay for it with their own money. Still got dismal results if any at all.



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  • I know some people who have great success with business cards, it depends a bit on the industry you are in.
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  • I definitely agree to this.
  • The back side of your business card can be used as a great refferal tool.

    Like a flyer, you can can add a special offer on the back side of your card (it might be 10% off a service or a free add on - obviously make it something high value to the customer, with little cost to you)

    You can even add a line to write the name of the person or business where the card came from, so you can track where your best leads come from.
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    Business cards are not dead .. buy a boatload of cheap ones, and leave them everywhere you go. Make sure your website it on there, and make them stand out (no plain white ones!0 leave them at restaurants, clubs, on shelves in the book stores near books about your service or product. In the airport. Visit places that would be related to your products and leave your business cards there. Restrooms, waiting rooms, all good places! If you buy 1000 cards for $10 and get one sale it's working. tack them up on bulletin boards - - leave them in your car when you're getting it washed ... You get the idea. Don't litter - but spread them around! You can do this as you go about your everyday life, or you can take time and do the targetted dropping!