To look like anything more than thick plastic with text on it, they have to have elegant graphics and carefully planned text that is designed to look pretty even if it doesn’t convey information well. Doing your own double sided cards can save you money and get the point across much better.
If you have a printer that can handle card stock, you may want to look into seeing if you can print your own business cards and if it saves you money or if it isn’t worth it. Before doing anything on card stock, you will wan to test it on plain paper to see if you can get it to line up correctly. There are a couple tricks of the trade for making the cards look good. If you have the option, use CMYK mode. Design the card in the 3.5 by 2 inches, but you will need cutting space. Size the document to be 4 inches wide by 2.5 inches to give yourself a bit of space to cut the cards correctly.
Name your documents ‘business card front’ and ‘business card back’ to help you keep track of them. Use the front of the card to put your name, contact information, logo, and anything important. You want the front card to be able to stand on its own as a conveyor of information for your business if it needs to. The back can have a map, driving directions, extra information, even coupons.
Practice printing using normal paper until you’re sure you have the two documents lined up correctly, and then print them out on card stock. Carefully cut out the cards and you have your own professional looking double sided business cards. to put your name, contact information, logo, and anything important. You want the front card to be able to stand on its own as a conveyor of information for your business if it
