June 20th, 2007 by James Omdahl
Whenever I’m at an affiliate conference it is fairly common that the affiliates I meet don’t have a business card. Not that this is totally surprising, since many affiliates are one man or one woman shows who tend to do most business online, not in person. Also, when it comes down to it, the actual process of designing and ordering business cards on our own can seem as foreign as Paris Hilton in a Kmart.
Come conference time, having a business card is a great way for an affiliate to increase the chances of getting connected to the right folks. When done right, a good business card will make you stand out from the other affiliates at the show. Luckily, the process of getting business cards online has become a lot easier in recent years, so you don’t have to rely on Kinkos to crank out cut-rate cards for you.
Two sites that I really dig for business cars are Moo and Street Cards.
Moo, who I just ordered some cards from last night, produce “mini-cards,” which means they are cards that are about half the height of normal business cards. I’ve always been a fan of the oddly shaped business card thing, since they’re always the ones that I remember. What’s really cool about Moo cards is that you can use a variety of media to decorate your cards. I used the Flickr option, which allowed me to use photos in my Flickr account to design the back of my cards. You can also pull images from Vox, Bebo, Second Life, Fotolog, HABBO and other sources. For $19.95 you can get 100 mini-cards made with a different picture on each of the cards, or 100 cards with the same picture, or any other numerical variation. The site’s interface is as slick as can be, and that price can’t be beat.
If you want a more traditionally sized business card with a bit of flair you should use Street Cards. I ordered some cards a while back with cartoons from GapingVoid (one of my favorite blogs) on them. They aren’t super cheap, but the quality is great and some of the images you can select from are hilarious conversation starters.
Next time you are getting ready to hit up a conference, don’t forget the business cards. Having a professional, remarkable and personalized business card is just a few clicks, and a few bucks, away.
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