Business Cards are traditionally a primary way for people to present their contact information to other people. Typically, only business people have business cards but nowadays everyone has one, even the dogs (particular dog bloggers).
Why do blogger need business cards?
1) Blogging is all about Building Relationship, both on-line and offline.
2) Strengthen your personality as a blogger.
3) Confirms legitimacy of your web blog presence.
4) Strengthen your personal and blog brand.
5) Connects your presence and services.
What to keep in mind when creating a business cards
1) Design: Good “Simple” Design
2) Be Consistent and mirror your blog (usage of the same logo)
3) Printing/Card Quality
4) Size: many printing services offers different unusual sizes. Make sure to select the appropriate size. There are times fancy cute sizes are lost in the pile due to a non conforming size.
Every bloggers dilemma is what to put on a business card. Since we had our logo re-designed, we had to create a new business card. This time we kept it simple wherein the
Top 4 “must haves” on your business are listed …
1) Blog/Brand Logo
2) Bloggers Name
3) Contact Information: email address
4) Blog url
We, Golden Woofs: Sugar The Golden Retriever has engaged with Build A Sign since 2011. They’ve created Golden Woofs bumper stickers, decals and car magnets for our shop Sugar’s Paw House. This time they’ve offered to print Golden Woofs business cards.
It is super easy to design business cards on Build A Sign. You can create from scratch, upload your design and/or use the pre-made designs (which are customizable too). We used the option “start from scratch”, wherein we upload our logo and used Build A Sign fonts to type in the 4 “must haves” information. Our cards arrived immediately and just holding the card you can feel the printing/card quality.
Excited with our (mom’s) new business cards and can’t wait to hand it out when we attend BarkWorld next week. Lots of Golden Thanks Build A Sign.
Disclaimer: Build A Sign provided Golden Woofs: Sugar The Golden Retriever 250 business cards. Golden Woofs did not receive any monetary compensation for this review post.
Lots of Golden L♥VE n Woofs
SUGAR
Businesscards are great, it makes everydoggy special. My dad promised me my own cards, but I think I have to remind him with some paw pats. Have a golden Saturday!
Awesome new business cards Sugar!! We love ours too, but we have already established our relationship with Tiny Prints and have been very happy with their work. We do have a question though…did your mom design the logo or did you have a professional graphic designer do it? We have been trying to figure out a logo and all of the prices are WAY too expensive…guess we will just have to settle for Mama’s “artwork”. BOL! xoxo Chloe and LadyBug
Great post, Sugar, and your business cards look great!
Your cards are awesome looking. Lee and Phod
Love your business cards, Sugar. This is a great post, especially for someone considering getting business cards. I love having business cards. When I tell someone I have a blog, I hand them one, then they don’t have to worry about writing down or remembering my URL. Also, as you say, I think it looks professional and lets them know that you enjoy blog writing enough to want to share it.
I’ve seen that a lot of bloggers have business cards but I just haven’t gotten around to getting some myself. I think I still feel that no one is and will pay attention… sad right?
THAT is very good advice. We don’t have bidness cards… butt we know a lot of our furends DO.
Woof-hoo, Sugar…I got my business cards from Build a Sign too! The site is sooooo easy to use and their print quality is very good. I love your cards…your new logo pops right off the card!
*high paw*
Oz
We did ours some time back. Wouldn’t be without them now. Have a super Saturday Sugar.
Best wishes Molly
Mommy has really cute business cards with our blog logo. She likes the sound of this site ’cause she had a really hard time designing hers in the program she used. Your cards look really great! Thanks for the info. Purrs and hugs, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Guilietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
I really like your new logo and the cards look awesome. We hand out business cards all the time. It’s a must have.
Yep, those little cards sure are impawtant!!!
Your new business cards look great, Sugar! I don’t have any for our blog, but right now I don’t feel the need for any, especially since I’m still contemplating a major revamping of the blog. Maybe later this year or some time next year.
I have some and they are useful. Thanks for sharing!
I actually have two cards. I have one that is just for my blog with me on one side and Mom’s info on the other and then I have the back of Mom’s realtor cards, so when she leaves me at homes during showings maybe the sellers will look me up. We carry my cards with us all the time and often give them out on walks, at a store, dog park, all over. You never know when you are going to meet your next fan. We may design some new ones once our supply is depleted.
Those are wonderful cards and of coarse your logo is perfect
Great post and those business cards are pawtastic.
Sheba
Great post, I really need to get a logo. I have business cards for my breeding business but there again need a logo. I just use a picture.
I agree that business cards are important. Sometimes I’ve caught myself out and telling someone about my blog, and I didn’t have cards with me! Now I keep some in my car as well as my purses and backpacks. Yours look great!
hope you get to give out all of your new business cards Sugar!
You need them Sugar and I’m glad you have them.
Have a woof woof day. My best to your mom. 🙂
Those are so cute and you’re right, business cards are essential. Woof!
Hi Y’all!
Thanks for the info Sugar. Have fun at Bark World!
Y’all come by now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
I had my first set of cards with VistaPrint because they were in expensive. It doesn’t have the flexibility as other companies so I may have to redo everything for BlogPaws in 2014
I like your cards Sugar! I recently made some magnets for Shiner at BuildASign. I need to take a picture of them to show off until I can hand them out sometime.
You have nice cards Sugar! Our mommy has cards for her shop which have our blog on it so guess we have one too.
We agree Sugar, we have them too
Snorts
Benny & Lily
Thanks for the advice, Sugar. Pawkisses 🙂
Bloggers definitely need business cards! 🙂 Great post!
Your cards look great. We have cards and have rarely given them out…lol. Must try harder.