How to Print Business Cards From Your Computer

It is very easy to print business cards from your computer. All you pay is the cost of ink. Home made business cards are great because you have complete control over the look and feel of them. In addition, you can print a few different business card designs and see how they look on card stock before making a choice on the best business cards. You can also get free business cards online from vista print but you don't have much control over the design.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Card stock
• business card design software
• photo printer or decent printer
• paper cutter

1. Buy some nice card stock for your business cards. Depending on what your printer can handle, business cards that you print at home should be about 14 point.

2. Make sure you have a decent photo printer. Do a test run of printing to see if the business cards look good.

3. Download or buy some business card design software. You can also get templates to download online. When you print business cards from your computer you have to decide how much flexibility you want. There are some great templates online that might be enough for your needs.

4. Design your cards on your computer. Remember that good business cards let clients and suppliers know exactly what your business is about just by reading your card. Leave off your address but make sure to include your phone number and email.

5. Once you are done, you can go ahead and print your business cards from your computer. do a few designs if you want to see what looks good.

6. Use a paper cutter to cut out the business cards. Some people like to round the corners for a cool effect.

[sunnyglitter]

on 9/24/2009 I used to do this at my last job. We had a laminating machine, which made them look extra nice.