Category: Design and Print >> Business Card

No Free Business Cards


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.




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