Stand Out With These Types of Business Cards

Many people are already familiar with the standard business card that is made out of heavy paper stock. However, more and more business professionals and freelancers are exploring other materials in printing their business cards. With the advances in business card printing technology, it has become possible to produce unique high quality business cards using raw materials other than paper or card. If you are thinking of placing an order for your own cards, then you may want to consider these options: Plastic Business Cards Normally made out of PVC plastic, plastic business cards also come in different forms – clear or transparent and solid plastic. Transparent plastic cards are made from light materials that are either translucent or tinted in any color of your choice. Solid plastic business cards, on the other hand, are the ones that look and feel like a regular credit card. While a transparent card limits your color and design options, solid plastic cards allow you to design and use any color you want as well as high resolution graphics. Metal Business Cards With its polished and glossy appearance, a metal business card can easily catch the interest of any prospective client. The most common material for metal cards is stainless steel although bras and copper are also popular choices. For a more dramatic effect, these types of cards are usually colored in gold, silver or chrome. Resistant to scratch and fading, metal business cards are long lasting and can stay with your prospects for an extended period of time. Wooden Business Cards These business cards are made from a different variety of woods, from birch plywood to walnut wood. The information and other details these cards contain are either printed upon or engraved. Although wood materials are usually thick, most wooden business are specially-designed to be thin enough to fit a Rolodex or other card organizer. Rubber Business Cards Another creative way to set you apart from the competition is to use vulcanized rubber as raw material for your business card. Rubber business card designs range from the standard business card dimension to actual rubber band types, with all the information printed on its entire circular length. Magnetic Business Cards Made from a wide variety of thicknesses and color, magnetic business cards are designed to be displayed or stuck on boards, refrigerators or any other place that can hold magnet decors. This type of card is useful not only to remind your prospective clients of your contact information but also to make them remember your brand. With magnetic business cards, you are not only sharing your basic contact details you are also putting your brand and company name in front of your prospects, thus boosting brand recall and visibility. Business cards provide you with the opportunity to present yourself and your business to people who might be interested about what you can do and what you are offering. So make your cards unique enough (your choice of any of the above ideas) to let your prospects easily remember you.