Where to get Business cards

[Flintstone]

Can anyone recommend somewhere I can get some new business cards knocked up, I've just about run out of my old ones and want some new good quality ones, I don't have a design to import tho so ideally a creater would be good

 

[Kyle Knowles]

Can anyone recommend somewhere I can get some new business cards knocked up, I've just about run out of my old ones and want some new good quality ones, I don't have a design to import tho so ideally a creater would be good

Google printers and see who's local or is that stating the obvious?

 

[Dan]

Yeah maybe go local for that kinda thing although you can find some good online firms doing good stuff.

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I've had some from here a while ago and as I rarely give them out with being an online business I'm sure I've not given one out for a year and they now have the wrong mobile on grrrrr

 

[Flintstone]

I thought online was the way to go these days with this sort of thing? The last time I went to the local printers it was massively expensive compared to online.

 

[Flintstone]

Are they decent quality dan? Nice sharp crisp print ?

 

[Dan]

I can't remember the weight of the card or the DPI (dots per inch) but ask for the heavy weight and higher dots per inch if you ring them.

Say Dan from tilersforums.com sent you they may do a deal not sure. Always worth asking though.

 

[Flintstone]

They might put the phone down on me !

 

[Dan]

To be fair they might not know me now it was ages ago. The most recent dealings I had with them was with their marketing dept to see if I could sort a deal out for the member so if you give it a week there might be a discount in it for you via the forum anyway.

 

[Kyle Knowles]

Don't most people just keep number on there phones and forward contacts to each other that way ?? Business cards are a bit old school ain't they ?

 

[Flintstone]

When you have done a job, it is nice to leave a card, it goes in a draw, your number on there phone could easily get lost if they don't save it etc

 

[Dan]

It's still a done thing whenever I go to meetings. Swap cards so everybody can get on with the meeting. Usually several people around a table and would take ages reading the numbers out or whatever.

But in a home not sure what the done thing is these days.

 

[Dan]

Okay I've just checked and we have InstantPrint coming on board the forum for sure. They're sponsoring the network got 6 months to see what they get out of it. So we need get them do some deals and giveaways and things.

 

[Flintstone]

I've not given out a card for a while but porcelanosa have asked me to take some cards down so it's spurred me on to get some new ones and start handing them out a bit more

 

[Flintstone]

Good timing dan! When this happening?

 

[Dan]

Banners and things being sent this week. I'll see what deals I can get for us. I need some new ones myself to be honest but not many.

 

[Dumbo]

Vistaprint . Had some from there before good quality cards

 

[Time's Ran Out]

One major tile distributor gives you (account holders) 500 at a time free!

 

[J Sid]

you on commission TJ ?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

No names and even when I suggest not to promote none contributing suppliers I was told it was okay!
So I don't mention CTD now.

 

[Dan]

It's fine lol genuine mentions we're sound with lads dont worry.

That's not a bad deal if you're with 'em.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

It's fine lol genuine mentions we're sound with lads dont worry.

That's not a bad deal if you're with 'em.

For @Localtiler it may not be!
On the reverse of the card it advertises the tile supplier . So not a good to give Porcelanosa a CTD card.
But for private work they are ok.

 

[Dan]

Ahhhh always a catch lol

 

[Blunt Tool]

Okay I've just checked and we have InstantPrint coming on board the forum for sure. They're sponsoring the network got 6 months to see what they get out of it. So we need get them do some deals and giveaways and things.

InstantPrint are good, used them before!

 

[Blunt Tool]

Don't most people just keep number on there phones and forward contacts to each other that way ?? Business cards are a bit old school ain't they ?

Business card is always a good idea to give to a new customer or you will be there all night as they try to put in you mobile number, email address, business number etc to their phone. Also a lot of the time they ask for more to hand out to friends and family!

 

[Kyle Knowles]

Of they know ur name and type it on Google they could easily re find ur number?

 

[Blunt Tool]

Of they know ur name and type it on Google they could easily re find ur number?

Haha but not every customer in their twenties and ask them to google you they will phone the police

 

[Kyle Knowles]

Haha but not every customer in their twenties and ask them to google you they will phone the police

Good point but when ever I've had cards more get threw away coz they end up bent and dog eared then I ever gave out

 

[Dan]

Of they know ur name and type it on Google they could easily re find ur number?

Not sure I'd like that. They'd get competitors ads all around your own page. In fact out of a potential of 10 natural listings and 6 adverts. Youre one of 16 on that page. So they get a hell of a lot more of your competitors than you. Not a cool way to do it.

It's akin to saying my business card is in that bowl there with the other 15 go find it there for me.

 

[Flintstone]

I'll wait until this deal is set up as long as it's in the next couple weeks or so and give them a go, do my bit for the forum and all that

 

[Blunt Tool]

I'll wait until this deal is set up as long as it's in the next couple weeks or so and give them a go, do my bit for the forum and all that

I would forget about the ones you can get free from CTD mate, unless you are shall we say kind to them, as they keep half to give out in their shop to customers they say, and advertise on the back of yours but they push their favourites