Well designed Business cards are a valuable marketing tool.
Most potential customers are attracted to the stylish design
and striking quality of business cards. Creating a high quality
color business card used to cost thousands of dollars and was
not cost effective for most businesses. With online print ordering
and the rising popularity of business cards, color business
card printing has become economical.
Offering “free” business cards to customers has
become a trend with online printing sites. Only a few of these
sites actually give business cards at no cost. Most online printing
offers free business cards along with other charges not promoted
in the advertisement. These charges are made upon making the
order for the free business cards.
There are few no truly “free” business cards because:-
Free offers usually have shipment charges. Most online
sites raise the shipment cost to cover the expense of the
cards which makes the buyer think they are getting the cards
absolutely free. Shipping charges must be checked to ensure
that the delivery is being made at a normal rate and not
on a higher scale.
Most sites offer simple layouts with no outstanding details
on the card, any addition to the free card costs more.
Free business cards are void of professional quality card
stock and have poor print.
There are few companies who may offer completely free cards
with minimal shipment charges. These companies are rare and
tend to have a hidden agenda. The companies that offer free
business cards limit the customer order to 250 cards and each
card bears the print company’s logo. These logos are relatively
small but most businesspeople do not want other promotional
items on their business cards. If a customer asks for the logo
to be removed from the free business cards they are charged
for the change.
Other charges associated with free business cards are:
Glossy stock
Double printing
High resolution Logo
Delivery
Tax
Color background
The term “free” business card is a marketing tool
for printing websites to attract customers by using the word
“free”. Free business cards are difficult to get
if take a relatively close look of such an offering. These cards
are not good for promoting any business because they are dull,
unprofessional and have hidden charges.
