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How to Order, Design, and Use Personal Business Cards in a New Way

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Use a Business Card
Use a Business Card

There are new uses for personal business cards and new ways to do personal business card designs. Personal business cards are now being used as visiting cards, social networking cards, team reminders, messages, web address reminders, greeting cards, etc. Anyone can easily create and order business cards, visiting cards, or personal cards. You can share as much or as little information about yourself, team, organization, product, or purpose that you would like on your business card design. Traditional Personal Business card designs usually include your name, title, company name, company logo, slogan, phone number, fax number, mailing address, email address, and website address. Peronal Business card designs may also contain your photo, products and services you sell, and a short marketing message.
Many people have several different personal business cards --one for friends, one for business associates, another for social network, etc. Consider new ways to use a business card before you order business cards.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • A Little Time
  • Imagination
  • Business card design
  • Personal business card
  1. Step 1
    Social Network Card
    Social Network Card

    Order and use a personal business card in a new way for social networking. Tell your friends, family, and others how to find you on your social network with a unique business card design.

  2. Step 2
    Happy Holiday
    Happy Holiday

    Order and use a personal business card in a new way as a holiday greeting card. Say Happy New Year, Merry Christmas, Happy Easter, or Happy Halloween by giving out a little card.

  3. Step 3
    Your'e Invited
    Your'e Invited

    Order and use a personal business card in a new way for a special occasion. It is just a reminder for others to carry in their wallet or purse with the time, date, and place of a special occasion.

  4. Step 4
    Soccer Schedule
    Soccer Schedule

    Order and use a personal business card design in a new way for a team schedule. Print your team's sport schedule on a card and pass out to parents and kids. It is always nice to know when the next game or practice will be.

  5. Step 5
    Thank You
    Thank You

    Order and use a personal business card design to say thank you. It is always nice to receive thanks and appreciation from others.

  6. Step 6
    Quote Card
    Quote Card

    Order and use a personal business card in a new way as a handout with a quote. If you do presentations or teach a class, a little card with an important quote can make a big impression.

  7. Step 7
    My Website
    My Website

    Order and use a personal business card in a new way to promote your book or website. It is not always easy to remember a web address and a little card with the information is often a big help.

  8. Step 8

    Order and use a personal business card in a new way to take notes on, write a message on, or to make a to do list. It is a perfert size to carry with you and you will always have a little card to jot a quick note.

  9. Step 9
    Bookmark
    Bookmark

    Order and use a personal business card as a bookmark. This works great if you are doing research and need to mark several pages in the same book or pages from several different books.

  10. Step 10
    Family Photo
    Family Photo

    Order and use a personal business card with a family photo to give to relatives. Family cards are a new way to keep in touch and are great to pass out a family reunions, high school reunions, and college reunions.

  11. Step 11
    Coupon
    Coupon

    Order and use a business card as a coupon card to offer your friends a special discount for your products or services.

Tips & Warnings
  • Personal business cards are easy to design, create, and order online.
  • You can also design, create, and print your own business card designs at home or in your office.
  • The standard size for a printed business card design is 3.5 x 2 inches.
  • Use your imagination to come up with new ways to use a personal business card before your order business cards.
  • Only include information on a business card that you want other people to know when you order business cards.

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vallain said

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on 8/10/2009 I got some for my mom as a gift with her websites on them. She loved it.

miasavc said

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on 12/12/2008 Great tips & very creative ways how to use business cards!

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on 10/28/2008 Excellent article you've got some really creative ideas. Thanks

RiteNow said

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on 10/27/2008 Great and innovative! I like it! 5*****

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on 10/26/2008 Awesome article. 5 stars! Great tips.

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