What prgrame can i use to...** update**

[dransy]

Design business cards on?
Any ideas? cheers
marc
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[m99dws]

How professional or amateur do you want to appear?

Supermarkets have cheap machines that do them in batches, MS Publisher has millions of templates and a pro graphics package will do more.

[_Will_]

Adobe illustrator/photoshop
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[dransy]

Ok ive made loads of designs in photoimpression

This is a few i did first

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/business_cards.jpg

Then i got told i should make it simple but eye catching
Went threw loads of designs and come up with this

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/nt_bad.jpg

Obviously ill resize so it can fit in a wallet

Is the last design any good?

All feedback welcome cheers!
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[m99dws]

The last one is better, but I'd never use anyone without an address on a card, for my own piece of mind.

[MarJay]

Personally if I were you I'd register a domain name and get my email sent to that instead of a hotmail address.

Anyone with a hotmail address, or AOL, or Yahoo, just looks less professional to me.

Its obvious you know your way around computers, so I'd be surprised if it was beyond you to do that. Plus it seems you have an eye for design - and it would be good to have a website.

May I point you in the direction of https://www.designandspace.com

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[dransy]

Cheers would it look alright with the address in the top right corner?
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[MarJay]

[dransy]

Well weve done a few small jobs , and now weve got a really big one this guy wants 6 rooms decorating , a kitchen fitted and a bathroom suit fitted .

Really big job only 2 of us so it will keep us going for a couple of weeks im so happy
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[Davo]

The Black & white one looks good (should also be cheaper to print).

Along with Marjay's suggestion of a domain name, can I suggest you lose the two mobile numbers.

Just have one number (e.g. whoever's the more contactable) or if needed a personal number e.g. (07050 xxxxxx) which can divert to either mobile etc..

[Delbwoy]

So, what do you do for a living then?
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Check my website. look at my profile though as putting it here would be spamming methinks (I worked hard to create it so at least look at it!) Nothing to do with bikes I might add! Might appeal to the more feminine personality.

[Delbwoy]

Only kidding!

I would definitely go for a website, and with customers permission put on it pics of projects and testamonials.

It will also be necessary for a proper email address. Look at my profile and check out my site (not quite finished though). The guy did the design for £600. The shopping cart bit is a bit naff at the moment though, and to think that cost another £600. Long story. Anyway, the hosting is just a few quid per year.

As for the card, I think the B&W is best. I would move the 'decorating, plumbing, tiling' text around a bit so all the words sit better on the card.

If you don't want to put your address on it, you could use a PO Box. £52 per year when I had one a few years ago. Or rent an office. You can get them for about £60 per week.
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Check my website. look at my profile though as putting it here would be spamming methinks (I worked hard to create it so at least look at it!) Nothing to do with bikes I might add! Might appeal to the more feminine personality.

[Robby]

I'm with Davo on the numbers. If I saw a card for someone offering several vaguely skilled services, no address, no landline, and spelling their names funny (marc...) I'd chuck it in the bin.