Everyone knows that business cards are important to any successful businesss image, and that you should have some on hand at all times to give to potential clients and referrals. So you should always go to a local printer and have some classy, exclusive business cards designed for you, right? Wrong! Did you know that you can get business cards for free?
The truth is, business cards are a cash cow for most printers because they take time and effort (mostly yours, unfortunately) to design, but can then be printed for next to nothing. But because of the intensive front-end time and the allure of having something made locally that seems to be personalized and unique, small print shops can charge a small fortune for them.
The truth is, unless a print shop has an actual artist on staff, those business cards you pay a premium for (and then wait on for weeks or even months) are created from templates. Youre paying for an illusion, and thats money you could have spent much more effectively in other ways.
You can create free business cards online and still have professional looking, top quality cards these days! And hey, who doesnt think free is better than high...