Use Free Business Card Software to Create Your Business Cards - the First Step Towards Branding Your Business.

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One of the quickest ways to get your business off the ground is by having business cards (and of course getting them into your prospects hands...an important step to think about!)

And it's easier than ever before because almost any reputable printer with a web site will give you "fill in the blank" templates for creating and printing your cards.

A business card is a great way to spread the word about your business right away, even if the only people getting your card are your friends and family. It's the first step in your "word of mouth" campaign.

Online business card printers like PrintingforLess.com (see coupon below) have business card templates you can use to quickly and easily design your own cards. And all you'll have to do is fill in the blank with your information .. then you're done.

Printing your business cards

The printers give you free access to their templates and, as long as you can follow the basic instructions, they're easy to use.

The only difficulty you may have with this free software is if you're on a dial-up connection. The templates take up quite a bit of juice to run over the internet. But if you have hi-speed access such as DSL or if you've learned to be patient with dial-up, it shouldn't be a problem.

And the prices are much cheaper online than going to a local print shop. Because if you make your own business cards and have them printed through an online print web site, that's often their specialty. They typically print a lot of cards all at the same time with four-color printing -- making it possible to charge less.

Recommendations

The people at VistaPrint.com are the only ones, that I'm aware of, who will print free business cards. Why do they do this? Because they'll print a tiny line on the back of your card that reads "Get free business cards at VistaPrint.com!"

To me, not a big deal ... and worth letting them advertise for free. (They also offer more cards for less than $10 without their ad on the back)

Visit VistaPrint.com and take advantage of their free business card offer. You'll have to pay for the shipping, which is less than $5. (I don't recommend spending money on their more expensive shipping options. Your cards will be delivered fast enough for the five bucks.)

I've used them a couple of times and they're good quality cards printed on heavy paper (100 pound stock, which is what I recommend). They have a good selection of designs (I think the basic designs are your best choice).

The value of the cards are easily in the $75 range if you were to use a local printer

HOWEVER, I recommend PrintingForLess.com for printing your business cards and although you will pay a little more you can get 500 business cards half price. (PrintingforLess.com is a real printer and they print on-site with their own presses.

PrintingForLess.com is a high quality printer I highly recommend. Click here to print this coupon and give them the code when you order. They'll take $25 off your first order of business cards!

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