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Find a Printer

16pt Matte Finish Business CardsAnyone who knows how to touch a computer keyboard has the capacity to find a good printer these days. There are a host of print companies at your disposal, whether you live in Miami Beach, Florida or Juno, Alaska. Albernett, Iowa? Yes, we have you covered too, even though your population is only 548 (547 after little Susy-Ann Miller goes off to college next week!). No, in this wonderful age of the internet, there is a printer ready to serve you wherever you are, at the push of a button.
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Business Card Design Inspiration (Quiz)

Business Cards 16pt Card Stock Miami Printing CompanyA business card really has one basic purpose: to make your professional contact information as accessible to another party as possible. We acknowledge that this function must always be at the heart of the matter when it comes to effective business card design. But must it always be the beginning and END of the matter? We think not. You can make your business card do more for you if you employ a little business card inspiration in your design process.
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Business Card Printing for Realtors

Real Estate Business CardsIf you’re a realtor, let’s face it: You’re not alone! There are a lot of people playing your game, and if you want to stand out, you’ve got to have an eye for detail, from your dress to your office décor to your business card.

Top realtors do a number of things very well to set themselves apart. These include showing up early, putting in a lot of hours, being available, and being consistent. Dressing neatly and maintaining good hygiene are obviously essential elements to success in any field, including real estate. Long term success depends also on being honest (yes, you can land a few profitable deals by being dishonest, but you can expect to have a short-lived career if you bank on such practices), staying focused on your goals, delineating your area of expertise (people like it when you do one thing very well – they often don’t trust professionals who seem to be spreading themselves too thin), and recovering quickly if you don’t strike the agreement you were hoping to strike. Move on, move up!
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How Thick Is Thick Enough? 16pt Cardstock Flyers Vs. 14pt Cardstock Flyers

Card Stock Flyers PostcardsThere are a lot of choices to make when you’re designing a flyer. How many colors do you want to use? Or do you want to go black and white? Is your message best broadcast using a lot of words, or are images king for your custom flyer? Should you use Helvetica, Garamond, or Comic Sans as your font of choice? Or do you want to go off the grid and scan a handwritten message to put on your flyer? Are you going to add hot specialty design elements like full-color foil printing, foil-stamping, spot UV, or silk lamination? What size should you make your flyer? The list of choices can seem overwhelming. But there’s one very easy choice to make amid all this chaos: what card thickness should you print your flyers on?
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What Is Spot UV Printing?

Spot UV Business Cards with Silk LaminationThere are a wide variety of specialty printing techniques available for consumers who are interested in setting their printed products apart from the ordinary masses. One of the most popular based on its high impact, affordability, and versatility is spot UV printing. Although, technically, it’s not a “printing” technique but a coating technique for printed materials.

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