It’s been over a year since freelance advisor contributor and Farm founder Paul Silver wrote about getting useful business cards and while the core-advice hasn’t changed we think it’s time to revive this topic and discover some of your ideas for Better Business Cards.
So… Starting today we’re looking for the smartest, most innovative and creative designs and uses for business cards.
And the best design idea will win a set of 200 cards from Moo.com (worth £39.99).
Some great ideas to get you thinking:
A Moo mini-card mosaic
The ingenious (and often imitated) Aral Balkan has a Photoshop template that’ll help you make a 100 piece mosaic of your good self. Impress clients with a small snippet of your earlobe.
Some brilliant designs
The medium is the message for this Divorce Laywer
And this yoga teacher has certainly stretched the possibilities of what you can do…
Finally, a scary man taking business card design WAAAY too seriously:
This guy is either a marketing genius who really knows how to get under your skin, the kind of guy you kinda want to hate but can’t, or he’s… I dunno… I can’t decide. If you’ve not seen his ‘motivational’ talk on how crap your business cards is and how wonderful his are then you really need to see this:
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thelogorunner Sep 8, 2009 at 12:30 pm
The divorce lawyer card is genious.
Michael Rose Sep 8, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Yeah… it tickled me too. How about you? What ideas do you have?
business card printing Sep 8, 2009 at 1:53 pm
I love the yoga card. I always see these great business card design ideas on line but how often do you see a truly inventive business card in real life. I like business cards that are simple in design but a little out of the ordinary like a card with rounded edges.
Printclick Sep 8, 2009 at 9:41 pm
That yoga one is awesome
Darren Fell Sep 10, 2009 at 11:19 am
Got to agree, the Divorce card is fantastic! Love it!
Claire Kerr Sep 29, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Aaargh – couldn't get it to work. I already have a moo account and wanted to reorder some cards (have become a bit of a networking junkie!), but couldn't manage to get the 25% off. Is there a code to enter instead?
Claire Kerr Sep 29, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Aaargh – I couldn't get the discount to work. Is it because I already have an account? I want some more cards (have become a bit of a networking junkie recently!) but also want the 25% discount!
Claire
FreelanceAdvisor Sep 30, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Sorry Claire, the offer is for new orders/customers only by the look of it, no code I'm afraid.
Claire Kerr Sep 30, 2009 at 5:08 pm
OK – thanks for letting me know.
jog10k Nov 25, 2009 at 4:30 pm
As creative as his card might be, its too large. Simply give your prospect a brochure oppose to an oversize business card. I do appreciate and believe a card can be a valuable tool if planned right, but I doubt any card needs to cost $4 each.
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An excellent presentation. Clear. Practical. Insightful. Shows a depth of experience. Thank you. I learned a great deal.
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Great info. I like all your post. I will keep visiting this blog very often. It is good to see you verbalize from the heart and your clarity on this important subject can be easily observed..
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An excellent presentation. Clear. Practical. Insightful. Shows a depth of experience. Thank you. I learned a great deal.
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Sep 7, 2009
at 9:36 pm
[...] Better Business Cards | Freelance Advisor [...]
Sep 8, 2009
at 12:30 pm
The divorce lawyer card is genious.
Sep 8, 2009
at 12:52 pm
Yeah… it tickled me too. How about you? What ideas do you have?
Sep 8, 2009
at 1:53 pm
I love the yoga card. I always see these great business card design ideas on line but how often do you see a truly inventive business card in real life. I like business cards that are simple in design but a little out of the ordinary like a card with rounded edges.
Sep 8, 2009
at 9:41 pm
That yoga one is awesome
Sep 10, 2009
at 11:19 am
Got to agree, the Divorce card is fantastic! Love it!
Sep 29, 2009
at 9:20 pm
Aaargh – couldn't get it to work. I already have a moo account and wanted to reorder some cards (have become a bit of a networking junkie!), but couldn't manage to get the 25% off. Is there a code to enter instead?
Sep 29, 2009
at 9:25 pm
Aaargh – I couldn't get the discount to work. Is it because I already have an account? I want some more cards (have become a bit of a networking junkie recently!) but also want the 25% discount!
Claire
Sep 30, 2009
at 3:35 pm
Sorry Claire, the offer is for new orders/customers only by the look of it, no code I'm afraid.
Sep 30, 2009
at 5:08 pm
OK – thanks for letting me know.
Nov 25, 2009
at 4:30 pm
As creative as his card might be, its too large. Simply give your prospect a brochure oppose to an oversize business card. I do appreciate and believe a card can be a valuable tool if planned right, but I doubt any card needs to cost $4 each.
Apr 20, 2010
at 11:31 am
An excellent presentation. Clear. Practical. Insightful. Shows a depth of experience. Thank you. I learned a great deal.
Apr 23, 2010
at 6:39 am
Great info. I like all your post. I will keep visiting this blog very often. It is good to see you verbalize from the heart and your clarity on this important subject can be easily observed..
May 5, 2010
at 7:32 am
An excellent presentation. Clear. Practical. Insightful. Shows a depth of experience. Thank you. I learned a great deal.
Aug 12, 2010
at 6:11 pm
hilarious ideas. Business cards can be exciting!!