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Home: Video University Forums: Marketing & Business:
Business cards, labels, and other things

 

 


Mr. Thomas
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Jan 29, 2007, 10:02 PM

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Here is a great site that I found for business cards (and other items) for a good price: http://gotprint.net/...s_cards_pricing.html

Here also is a great place to get labels of all sorts for a good price:
http://www.onlinelabels.com

What sites do you'll usually buy your stuff from?

Thomas Harris
ClearVisions Productions, L.L.C.
http://www.clearvisionsproductions.com


Vidiot Tech
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Jan 30, 2007, 10:03 AM

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I get my biz cards from gotprint. I get great reactions from folks when they see my cards; they're impressed with the weight of the stock & the glossy fronts, and often tell me what a nice card it is.

I use stock backgrounds off their site & customize the wording. Note that the layouts they have aren't absolute: just because a line is labeled "Address1" doesn't mean you can't put your URL there instead, so customize!

Steve Godsey, CLVS

Silence is golden. Duct tape is silver.


YoWoViPr
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Jan 31, 2007, 10:22 PM

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I've used VistaPrint and PrintsMadeEasy. Both offer occasional specials, and put out good products.


ScottBert
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Feb 4, 2007, 9:39 AM

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I have used got print before with good results.

I just bought 5000 2sided cards from 5000cards.com for only $65.00.
They were shipped with in 24 hours. Great customer service.
Great cards.

Scott Bert
President of MIVA ~ Michigan Independent Videographer Association
Owner of Keepsake Video & Photo
4EVER GROUP AFFILIATE


RustyB
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Feb 4, 2007, 8:34 PM

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....5000 2sided cards from 5000cards.com for only $65.00.
They were shipped with in 24 hours. ....



5000 cards!!!!! Holy smokes!!! LaughLaughLaugh You guys are big time!!! LaughLaugh I usually change information on my cards before I go through one or two boxes (250-500), and end up chunking the leftovers. Tongue That's a great price, though.


24 hours is cool, too. VistaPrint can be slow, and they charge you based on how fast you want your cards. I just ordered 250 of the "free" cards (for non-pro use), and it says they won't ship for 21 days. Laugh If you wanted your VistaPrint cards in 24 hours, they'd ream you on the price. I use them out of habit, since my career consultant told me about them a few years ago, and I really like the online design interface, so I never bothered to find someone else. I also use them for rubber stamps, labels, etc.

Once, a shipment of cards from VistaPrint got lost by the shipper, right before a bridal show. I called them, and they immediately printed new cards and got them to me within 24 hours, the night before the bridal show. That was nice.





the People's Video Collective blog
wedding video and the means of production



RustyB
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Feb 7, 2007, 9:54 AM

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....I just ordered 250 of the "free" cards (for non-pro use), and it says they won't ship for 21 days......



The "free" cards I ordered already shipped after just a few days...not too bad I guess. I think I'll start using the "free" cards for my "professional" wedding video business as well. Tongue





the People's Video Collective blog
wedding video and the means of production



Shadow
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Mar 20, 2007, 11:25 PM

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I've never had good luck with online print places. My order usually gets buggered up somehow and is never fixed. I use local printers. They cost more but at least I can get problems fixed should any arise.
I'd rather pay $175 for 1000 really nice good quality cards, than get a bunch for free that look like crap.

But I know others have had great success with some of these places. I think I just have bad luck.


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