Basic Business Card Design

Series Summary

For years business cards have been a staple in the world of industry and beyond. It seems these days that everyone has business cards, not just business men. Everyone from musicians to writers to actors it seems needs to always have a way of quickly handing out their contact information. Even in this age of technology the old fashioned business card is still king when it comes to networking. It is much more personal than just entering a number into a cell phone and also contains much more information. If someone gives their card they are saying, “Contact me, we can help one another.” A phone number does not necessarily say that.

Make the statement with your business cards that the person you are giving it to is important to you and you are to them. This video clip series will show you how to design your own personalized business cards and the best way to go about printing them. Our expert, Darin Carter, will walk you through each creative step from setting your margins and choosing a font to clearing up the text and lines to look as professional as any other card. Everyone has a business card these days. How will you stand out from the rest? Be heard, be seen, be called back!

Video Transcript

"Hello my name is Darin Carter on behalf of Expert Village. Today I am going to show you how to design and promote your business card. Are you an entrepreneur? Are you looking to promote your business? Do you need a professional layout to handout to people? Well right now today we're going to show you how to promote your business card and get it up running for you. So what we're doing here now is I'm going to show you how to set up designs, how to create designs, how to lay it out, make sure the margins are set correctly, the printing size, the resolution for the printing and make sure it looks very professional and up front to be able to get out there and people will notice it."