Is Online Business Card Design Right for You?

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Is Online Business Card Design Right for You?

by Christopher J. Brunner

Designing a business card online is right for you if:

You want a professional and classy business card to represent you and your company.
You don't want to learn an unfamiliar graphics-editing program.
Paying a graphic designer is not in the budget.

The Dark Side of Self Design

Creating your own business card design is not an easy task. Photoshop can seem overwhelming and MS Paint doesn't even scratch the surface of professional design requirements.

1) You can expect to pay $350-$945 for a quality graphic design program like Photoshop or QuarkXpress.

2) If you have no prior graphic design experience, it can take days, weeks, months or even years to master the program, resulting in frustration and wasted time.

Hiring a Graphic Designer

Hiring a graphic designer to create a card for you can be just as frustrating, and at times, very expensive. You can expect to pay anywhere from $300-$5,000 for a complete identity makeover with fresh business card designs (that doesn't include the cost of printing). You will also likely encounter the weeks and numerous phone calls it takes to get a design finalized.

If you have a mature business and need a high-impact logo, I suggest going this route. Otherwise....

Get More For Less

Bottom line: designing your business cards online will save you time and money. Breakthroughs in web programming have allowed print providers like GreatFX Business Cards to offer complete online design studios allowing you to create a business card within your web browser in just minutes.

Design your new business cards online now

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