Considering free business cards?
You have a choice of ordering free notary business cards or spending a very small amount of money and looking like a professional. Our advice: Think about the image you want to convey before you decide you want free business cards. How you would feel if an attorney or paralegal handed you a cheap card that advertised the company that printed it? Is this your business or a hobby? Many printing companies provide affordable notary business cards you can be proud of.
Choose a graphic that specifically represents the notary profession because it’s more memorable than an abstract design. If you want more choices of graphics or photos, try iStockPhoto.com and order the medium resolution image.
Now, what to put on your notary card? Contact info, of course, including your phone(s) and email and web page/site addresses. If you don’t want to include a physical location, at least provide your city and state and/or your service area. Add a short phrase describing your services. If you’re serious about making the most of your cards, provide two or three testimonials on the back. It may cost a little more if you’re not printing your cards yourself, but it’s good use of that valuable space.
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Here are the simple steps for creating your business card:
- Choose a format and information appropriate for a notary business card. For design and content ideas, review our samples of notary business cards.
- Decide if you want to go the free-business-card route or if you want something that represents your level or professionalism.
- Select a printing company and place your order.
- Proofread your information. This is critical, and we recommend you have someone else proof your business card for you. You can’t trust your own eyes because you know what’s supposed to be there. Make sure your information is correct before you approve your business cards for printing.
- When you receive your business cards, double check them. If they’re incorrect, compare them to the proof you okayed for printing. Have them reprinted if they’re wrong. Do not mark through and make changes on the individual cards to save money. What you could save in pennies, you lose many times over in your professional image.
Notary Business Card Printing Companies
VistaPrint.com is probably most famous for its offer of FREE business cards (pay only for shipping and handling). It’s a great offer if you want them for personal use; however, if you want them for business and care about your professional image, we suggest you spend the small difference to upgrade and avoid having the VistaPrint logo on the back of your card. Their upgrades are very inexpensive and offer many more design choices.
Choose a design that represents the notary business, such as a pen and signature. Look in VistaPrint.com’s Premium Series for Legal and Professional templates with attractive, professional graphics suitable for notary business cards. Also, check out their ongoing free specials and business card holders, business card magnets, note cards, thank-you cards, letterhead, flyers, sticky notes, rubber stamps, stamp pads, and pocket stamps.
GreatFXBusinessCards.com bumps it up a notch with more creative and professional templates. If you can’t afford GreatFX’s prices this year, make it a goal for next year’s budget.