Your business card is your first impression...

...so be sure to get it right first time.

If you have a good business running full time and it is flourishing every moment then surely you will need business cards for various reasons pertaining to your business. They are a good source of advertisement and you can get business card printing done at very low rates almost anywhere. Nevertheless, it is better to get business card printing done by the best in this business. Professionally, if you want your business cards to promote your business well then it is better to deal with a person than a website.

Avoiding Traps:

There are several common mistakes that people make while getting business cards printed. Some of them use sub standard materials - wrong paper or wrong ink – remember these cards are a showcase to your actual business. Hence, you must design them so that they are appealing and at the same time a good advertising source too. So, get professionals to design your business cards.

Avoid creating cryptic cards. Just getting your business name and e-mail address or phone number printed on the card not enough. Clearly define what your business all about so that people get a good idea about your business. Unless people are impressed they won’t become your clients.

Sometimes it happens we try cramming as much information as possible in a small card. This is a bad move. It is a bad idea to get your business card over crowded. This will ward off any prospective client and won’t help in any way.

Incorporating Unique Elements:

Creating a good business card involves the incorporation of unique ideas. It should be eye catching and should give your message in short and effective manner. It is also very important to have proper colour contrasts so that the card is easy to read for one and all.

Reasons not to Print Online:

It is best to get your business card printing done by a business with a personal touch, with someone who will look at your design and advise on the best colours, stock and finish. One of the reasons is that with this method you can easily avoid all the common issues that will arise. Moreover, they will have good and experienced professional who will provide the best solution according to your requirements. It also saves a lot of time that would have been spent if you had to keep running all around to buy stuff you require.

If you want to get the best business cards printed to advertise or expand your business then you can get it done only with the help of companies like Minuteman Press.

Business Cards - Special Offer

DOUBLE SIDED BUSINESS CARDS FOR
THE PRICE OF SINGLE SIDE

Presentation is everything and now there really never has been a better time to order Full Colour Business Cards with our
FREE Reverse Offer!

Offer is available on any quantity up to 5,000 Full Colour Business Cards printed on 400gm Card. Offer does not include double sided lamination.

Offer ends 30th June 2010

Look at this example price:

500x Business Cards
Full colour double side
on 400gsm FSC Matt Artboard
£60+VATthis is a saving of £35+VAT off our usual retail price!

Contact us today

Email: info@minutemanbath.co.uk

Tel: 01225 44 2000
Web:  www.minutemanbath.co.uk

Print Deadlines

When producing company literature such as newsletters or magazines, meeting printing deadlines is essential in order to avoid costly mistakes, but in some situations your company may be working right up to the wire and there is a fine balance between having the most up to date information in your company literature and missing the printing press deadlines. You only need to look at the newspaper headlines on the morning after the election to see that the deadlines of the country’s printing press meant that the newspapers struggled to meet the public’s need for the most up to date information possible. Headlines were uncertain as Britain faced a hung parliament but, as results were still trickling in, the newspapers could not call for certain what was happening before they had to go to press and some relied on speculation.

Businesses in Bath should know the benefits of working with a local printing company in Bath, rather than a larger printing house, when looking to get their news out to consumers in order to build up a strong relationship and receive a more personal service. You may not be on such tight deadlines as the national press with the whole nation hanging on your written word and expectations high for the most newsworthy scoop, however, for a professional appearance, your company information must be as accurate as possible. Building a close relationship with a local printer will ensure co-operation should you need to work to extend deadlines or negotiate on costs.

25% Off Offer Extended...

You told us how much you love our 25% Off Business Cards Offer.

So we thought why not extend it to our Postcards for the month of April?

So now if you order A6 or A5 Postcards OR Business Cards you will receive 25% Off our usual price!

Offer applies to digital and litho printed postcards, including our luxury gloss or matt laminated range.

OFFER applies during April 2010.

Look at this example price:

500x Digitally Printed A6 Postcards

Printed full colour single side

on 350gsm Silk

WAS: £80+VAT

NOW: £60+VAT

  

* Offer available on full colour digital and litho printed business cards or A6 and A5 Postcards placed in March and April 2010.

Maximum order quantity is 2500. Litho printed postcards and business cards require 5 working days (turnaround longer if laminated).

Litho printed cards on 400gsm Artboard

Digitally printed card on 350gsm Matt or Silk

Offer ends Friday 30th April 2010

25% Off Full Colour Business Cards

Order up to 2500 Business Cards and receive 25% Off our usual price! 

Offer applies to digital and litho printed business cards, including our luxury gloss or matt laminated range.

OFFER Applies in March and April 2010 

Your business card is one of your most important sales tools, so let us help you get it right.

Look at this example price:

 500x Digitally Printed Business Cards

Printed full colour single side

on 350gsm Silk

@ £36+VAT

Take advantage of this very special offer and contact us today to order or enquire about all the special prices.

Make sure your Business Card hits the mark

You’re starting your business and of course you’re excited to talk about it. While out networking you get a bite. Someone wants your contact information and you’re stuck holding a napkin and asking to borrow a pen. Business cards should be one of the first items you print as you’re building your business.

Business cards are an affordable way to make you look professional and legitimise your company. Business cards are convenient. You should carry them on your person at all times. You never know where or when you’ll meet your next customer.

What should be on your business card? A pitfall of first-time business owners is to attempt to cram absolutely everything you do on your card—after all you want to conserve your budget. Remember the primary goal of your business card is to provide your contact information. Let a brochure, sales sheet or website do the work of listing your services.

Consider how you want to be contacted. Your name, e-mail, primary phone numbers and website address should suffice for most. Some may want to select their Twitter or other social media account if that’s more conducive to the business model.

If you must, include just a service or two as a reminder of what you do. But remember you run the risk of looking less professional. The more you add, the smaller the type and the more cluttered your card will appear, rendering it nearly impossible to read.

When you’re ready to print your cards, you may want to head to a printing company. Spend the little extra and ask for about various options available. An impressive weight, or laminating will will surely get good comments and screams professionalism.

Minuteman Press offers the whole range of business cards printing and also designers who can really make your card work for you.

Now that you have your new business cards you’re ready to go out and get new clients. So use that napkin to wipe your hands and give them that confident handshake.

Three for the price of Two on printed Stationery!

So the snow got us thinking what could we do to cheer people up who have missed out on time at work or have been struggling through the snow to get there?

Well here it is.

Order 3 different items of your company stationery and we will give you the cheapest item completely free of charge*.

So if you order letterheads, business cards and compliment slips the cheapest item in that will probably be the compliment slips, which you will not pay for.

It's snow joke, we must be losing it.

Free stationery? Yep!

We are running this until 28th February 2010 and applies to full colour stationery, the letterheads and compliment slips on 100gsm Executive and the business cards on the 400gsm Luxury Artboard.

Email us at info@minutemanbath.co.uk for a quote!

*Needless to say that maximum order quantities will apply - just to make it fair.