Step one: come up with a business name.

Step two: get business cards.

Maybe that’s over simplifying things a little bit but the  fact is you are going to need some business cards, and there is no reason to drive down the street to the local print shop and drop $500 on business cards.

I am not going to get into the design aspect right now, this is purely about the printing…

As a designer and entrepreneur I have had lot of  business cards printed…  I have used quite a few different online print shops and even the occasional local shop and for business cards there is a clear winner:

Overnight Prints. Fast turnaround, amazing prices, helpful customer service.   You can get 250 double sided, glossy, full color business cards printed on an offset press (as opposed to a digital press) for under $30.  That is amazing.

Overnight Prints product is so good I now use them for ALL of my own standard sized cards, brochures and greeting cards. (by the way, a custom greeting card will get noticed by the client, but that’s another topic)

Here is a coupon for 100 free business cards to get you started!

In my opinion Overnight Prints is the best,but their product sizes are limited to keep prices as low as possible.   So what if you want something different… A custom sized card maybe…

Uprinting. Uprinting lets you print custom sizes at great prices.  They aren’t as cheep, and they aren’t as fast but they can handle almost any size printing you need, they even have these cool Canvas Prints.   10% OFF All UPrinting Products!

I recently designed a card for my design business, I wanted to have a 2″ square card.  I looked around and the prices were crazy everywhere I found except for Uprinting.   I got the cards and the quality is perfect.  I am very happy with my new cards.   Next time I will be looking for custom die cutting… I’ll keep you all posted.

While you can design a simple card on both sites if you want to stand out you will need to have an amazing design,  I promise I will dive into that subject soon.

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