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, and, on the back, provide two or three testimonials. For more tips, check out Free Business Cards… But At What Price?. For business card vendors, see Notary Business Card Printing Companies below.
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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. (See my bad example in “Accuracy Counts” in our newsletter: “The Successful Notary”.
- 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
National Notary Association business cards are designed to present you as an industry professional. Choose from standard and deluxe cards and check out the gold-toned business card case to keep your cards in pristine condition. NNA also offers Notary Signing Agent business cards in their Notary Signing Agent section. (Choose “Supplies” in the left column, then Supply Directory, Business Builders.)
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 the 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. You’ll also find some interesting articles and business tips on this site. If you can’t afford what GreatFX offers this year, make it a goal for next year’s budget.