subject: Save Money with Free Online Business Cards [print this page] Save Money with Free Online Business Cards
Advertising and giving potential customers a way to contact you whenever they need your services are about the most important things you can do to promote your business. Among the most powerful tools you can find to do this are attractive and well-designed business cards. Being handy and wallet sized, your potential customers will carry them about wherever they go, and will find it convenient to reach for your card the next time they need your help; furthermore, each time they look into their wallet or purse, your business card will be there to remind them of your services.
Perhaps you might wonder how websites can afford to offer free business cards, but they do! From the company's perspective it is a viable business model based on first establishing contact with potential customers, and later by providing "paid for" services. In business, this approach is known as a "come-on" deal, but you can still benefit from it, and is very common in shops where you initially come in for the bargains, but also end up buying other products at regular prices.
Often there will be a limit on how many free online business cards you can order, beyond which number you will have to pay for the additional cards. This means a company might provide you with 100-200 free business cards, but if you want 1000, you will end up paying for the remainder.
Most often you will have a limited number of standard designs to choose from and will be asked to fill in an on-form to provide the required details. However if you want custom logos, design or colors, you might have to pay a surcharge. Also, though the cards are free, you might also have to pay shipping charges and additional "handling fees". Some firms also discreetly place their company name and web address somewhere on the card, which further advertises their business.
Still, the offer of free business cards is often a worthwhile deal; just be sure to read the fine print in their policy before you sign up.
