Getting business cards is such a pain. You have to go down to the printer and look through those books with pages and pages of business cards. It is mind numbing. There are million different papers and paper weights. You can choose from a million fonts and colors. Nothing makes me more frustrated than taking time out of my day, and a lot of time, to comb through these miserable books just to order business cards that I dont even like. This is one of the reasons that I order business cards online. It is a huge time saver and money saver.
For me I need to be sure that when I order business cards that I get one that I like. I like to keep the same business card design for at least a couple of years or until I run out of them. I think that it is important for me to select a business card that accurately reflects my business. So for me it takes time to order business cards. However, I always lose patience at the printer. I can only think of all the things I should be doing in the middle of the day. By the end of the day I am tired and hungry and the last thing I want to spend my evenings doing is hanging out at the printers looking through those awful business cards books. That is when I decided to order my business cards online. Now I can take my time to choose my cards. I can go to the online printer any time of the day or night to order business cards.
When I select my business cards online I can look at the finished template before I press print. I can also get opinions from other colleagues. That is one of the bummers when you go to the brick and mortar printer, I always want a second opinion but no one ever wants to take the time out of their day to come to the printer with me. When I order my business cards online I can ask everyone around me to take a look and tell me what they think. I can wait and save my template and make my decision later. When you go to a normal printer they really want you to decide then. They arent happy with you saying that you are going to think about it and will let them know.
Yes, I know it is just a business card and not brain surgery. However, I want to keep this card for a few years. This business card is the often times the first and only introduction someone has to my business. Brain surgery no but it is not really a snap decision either. I dont want to be one of those businesses that order business cards several times a year because they hate what they got or realize that no one can read them.
There are several reasons why getting business cards online can be the right decision. Time, convenience and a good deal are enough reasons for me.