Before you even start your business, you sit down and think about the company’s business cards, something unique, something out of the box, something which would make you stand out from the rest.

There are a few steps which you need to keep in mind when designing your business cards, which I’ll keep explaining on the way as we look at the top 5, designed self promotion cards.

Simplicity is beauty – When making a Business Card, people get carried away with designs at times, overdoing the information side and then adding a difficult to read font may lead the reader to ignore the text and just use the number on it, hence, all your effort gone to waste.

Placement of Everything – It becomes a dilemma at times when your logo is shining out but the text is not readable, or vice verse’, that’s when it gets confusing, and you start using different ways to keep them both equally powerful so nothing goes to waste. That would be the right time to consult a designer to finish off the issue with ease.

Everything that Glitters is Gold – Using the right color for your business card helps it stand out from the rest in the stack. Don’t be afraid to try out different colors for the cards background or text even. Keep yourself in your customers/clients shoes and think, if they have 10 cards of the same industry and your card shines more, they could just pick it up and you get business!

Testing 1, 2, 3 – There’s no harm in getting your business card printed a few times, as the changes take place the business card takes shape, but, we tend to go for money saving so we don’t print test cards out which later tells us that our cards Design wasn’t as good in practicality as it was on the screen.

Size does matter – If your card’s size is just right, and fits into the business card category in your area of expertise perfectly, then it’s just the right size. And if your size is just a bit out of the ordinary, then you have more chance to be noticed, and when you’re noticed and have all the ingredients in your business card, you are minting business in easier ways imagined!