Why Use Four Color Business Cards

Professional color business cards say a lot about your business, and about you as a professional.  They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression.  This is certainly true in business, where every aspect of your presentation is being analyzed.  A high-quality color business card is one of the most important ingredients to establish credibility and professionalism when dealing with clients.  In fact, there is no simpler way to make a great first impression than by presenting an excellent and highly professional business card upon meeting a new contact or client.

Whether we like it or not, appearances matter in the world we live in.  In business, for example, a professional image can mean the difference between a successful company, and one that is struggling.  This is not to say that image is everything, but it is certainly "some" thing.

Professional printers will utilize high-end four-color printing presses and only the best materials in printing your color business cards.  In fact, the quality of the card material itself is just as important as the design and text layout you choose.  Cards are made from many different types of paper materials, and in general, the thicker and more highly textured the material, the more professional and luxurious the card will appear.  Accordingly, the thicker, textured materials are also slightly more expensive to print upon, but when you consider the impression you are making upon colleagues, clients, and contacts, you will realize that the expense is well worth it.  As an added bonus, advertising items such as color business cards are normally considered to be a tax write-off for business professionals.

Free business card templates can also be used to create a professional color business card.  And you can even use graphic design programs such as illustrator, Photoshop, or others to customize business card templates to your exact needs.

But while designing your own color business card layout can be a good alternative for some people, to get the most professional card possible, you will still want to have your layout printed by a professional publisher using a high quality four-color printing press.  Unless you have vast experience in the printing world, trying to print your own cards at home will result in a poor quality card that will reflect just as poorly on you as a business professional.

When considering the type of layout to use for your business card, remember that less tends to be more.  More most established professionals, regardless of the business they are in, tend to choose a clean, minimal design in four colors on high-end textured cards. Keep in mind that your business card not only advertises your services or products, it also advertises your success, professionalism and reputation.  Therefore, having a well designed, clean layout, printed on expensive textured card stock will usually produce the best impression of you and your business.

Your business card is your first chance to make an impression on someone.  Don't lose this first impression by handing them a poorly designed or cluttered business card.  A clean, well designed color business card will make the first impression you want -- one of professionalism, success and integrity.