What I like the most is when I give my card to someone, since they’re not standard size they all go like “wow, where d’you got those?”, which is nice, that’s what I wanted when I ordered those mini-cards. But I use them for music business and record company stuff, so since they look different then “normal sized” cards, and more artsy, I guess it fits.

Little design extras can make a big difference in making a card unique. I just wanted to cover the basics to keep it simple.

I’ve got a stainless steel business card in my collection from a company that makes stainless equipment … pretty cool, but I’d hate to guess what they cost

Hi Andy,

I had a portrait layout on my own card with full color graphics a few years ago. It was pretty swank and got a lot of nice comments … probably for the graphics, but the portrait layout made people take a longer look at it when I handed it out.

That said, I’m a big fan of simple cards with strong, simple branding … like many of the ones in my collection that you can see in the picture above.

It’s a simple but very unique layout and I always get positive comments about the design.

Good tip also Robin

You make a great point about how to exchange business cards. I do the same thing. I usually focus in and read the card as soon as someone hands it to me. It’s a good habit to have.

I have learned through experience that while exchanging business cards it pays to show some interest in the card you received rather than just slip it in your top pocket, which is usual practice. I usually read through the card and ask a question, could be something like, “how does it feel being the sales manager of this organization”? and invariably my prospect would ask me a question too, which almost always is, “what does DFS (diploma of financial services)stand for Robin?” I am sure you know about this body language transfer.

Having a great looking business card sure would help but what I said above adds a little more value to the meeting, I think its a good start to the meeting.

Take care and cheers

I agree. Of course there are some very ugly websites that are very popular. I think the secret there is great content + readability.

At the same time there are some websites with good content and readability that are still just so busy with erratic design and information overload, that I can’t stick around.