Business Card Order
Apr. 15th, 2006 02:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
crschmidtJust ordered business cards from VistaPrint. They were supposed to be cheap, but the shipping cost for two weeks is the same as the total price of the order. I realized as I hit the order button I should have at least called a local shop to check if they would be able to give me a better price.
This is the design, which is originally from this file which a friend helped me toss together from a modification of one of the templates.
Still, on the whole, the price wasn't bad. I've gone way too long without business cards -- it's becoming an issue way more regularly now than it used to be in the past, since I'm trying to get together a group of geo-people in Cambridge, and they all have cards -- and of course I don't.
I figure that even if I get a full time gig somewhere, having my own card can't hurt.
So, relatively soon, I'll be "Christopher Schmidt: Web Development" (times 500). I'm looking forward to this far more than I was my wedü cards for whatever reason -- probably because I actually have a use for these.
This is the design, which is originally from this file which a friend helped me toss together from a modification of one of the templates.
Still, on the whole, the price wasn't bad. I've gone way too long without business cards -- it's becoming an issue way more regularly now than it used to be in the past, since I'm trying to get together a group of geo-people in Cambridge, and they all have cards -- and of course I don't.
I figure that even if I get a full time gig somewhere, having my own card can't hurt.
So, relatively soon, I'll be "Christopher Schmidt: Web Development" (times 500). I'm looking forward to this far more than I was my wedü cards for whatever reason -- probably because I actually have a use for these.
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Date: 2006-04-16 03:13 am (UTC)Change 'Web Development' to 'Web Developer'. Normally your title follows your name and 'Web Developer' describes not only what you do but also is a title. Consider 'Senior Web Developer' or 'Web Developer Extraordinaire'.
Change '151 Erie St.' to '151 Erie Street'
There should be 2 spaces between the state and zip code not 1 space.
Put the telephone number in the correct format for a US number like (603) 264-2294. Anything but the correct format makes you look like a non-conformist. Do not succumb to the creative flair of the graphic artist when it comes to the telephone number, it's lame from a business point of view. Finally ignore any international format as it is pretentious (like putting a + sign in front of the number or country code)
Also it appears that your telephone number has a NH exchange but yet your address is in Cambridge, MA. So, if this is a cell phone I would suggest putting the word 'cell' after the telephone number. The honesty will be appreciated.
Why not put your picture on the card or design a clever logo?
People that don't know you that might give you work are going to judge you based on your business card. From what I can tell you are young, ambitious and have a lot of integrity, compassion and honesty, why not convey that?
-v-
P.S. If you are any good I have some work for you. Comment to this post and I will contact you next week.
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