For employees who are in contact with clients or vendors on a regular basis, business cards are a must. Depending on the frequency of meetings or encounters, some employees can go through business cards at a rapid speed. The constant ordering of cards can be an impressive expense for your business, but can be easily offset by making them in your office.
The process of making a business card is fairly straight forward, anyone can do it. The two most common computer word processors, Microsoft Word and Macintosh Pages, both have the capability of manipulating business card formats. The hardest part of the process will be deciding how to design your cards. Make sure the logo, fonts, and colors on your card are acceptable for your company and its image and the rest is up to you! If you’ve had business cards made in the past, creating a card with a similar design can be completed very quickly. Keep in mind, the design process is a one-time task. After the main design is created, save it as a template in the document you are manipulating so all you’ll need to do next time is add a name and phone number. Most office printers are capable of printing business cards so purchasing a new printer is unnecessary.
The one item you’ll probably need as you begin to create your business cards is a business card slitter. It is very important your cards are uniform and evenly cut to ensure a professional look. To maintain a professional look while saving yourself money, it is imperative your cards are cut with a card slitter. Using rudimentary cutting tools such as scissors or a guillotine cutter will most likely lead to uneven cutting and a waste of your time and money. Consider the Tamerica Instant Card Desktop Slitter; it has the ability to cut typical 8 1’2” x 11” card stock at up to 40 cards per minute. This means after your initial design work, creating hundreds of personalized business cards can take less than 10 minutes.
