Business Cards
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Ok - I am fed up with the local printing works ripping me off for business cards at £98 a throw.
Did a Google and have found a couple of places offering business card printing services from £14.99 on 350-400 gsm white card.
Anyone got any recommendations? Thought about printing our own but our colour laser printer is not really up to the job.
Thanks
Jim
Did a Google and have found a couple of places offering business card printing services from £14.99 on 350-400 gsm white card.
Anyone got any recommendations? Thought about printing our own but our colour laser printer is not really up to the job.
Thanks
Jim
[url]VistaPrint|www.vistaprint.co.uk[/url] are doing 250 business cards for £10.24 at the moment.
My business uses them for business cards, flyers, letterhead, etc. and have found their service to be outstanding and the prices very low.
Personally I knock the cards together myself using Adobe Illustrator CS but they have lots of templates you can use too.
My recommendation is a full colour front with the glossy finish. We don't bother printing anything on the back.
Finally, be aware the uploading a custom design and delivery are extra and that the cards are US size so slightly smaller than the UK 'standard' (though this seems to vary too).
Hope this helps.
My business uses them for business cards, flyers, letterhead, etc. and have found their service to be outstanding and the prices very low.
Personally I knock the cards together myself using Adobe Illustrator CS but they have lots of templates you can use too.
My recommendation is a full colour front with the glossy finish. We don't bother printing anything on the back.
Finally, be aware the uploading a custom design and delivery are extra and that the cards are US size so slightly smaller than the UK 'standard' (though this seems to vary too).
Hope this helps.
I've used these guys www.cardsmadeeasy.com/ did the artwork myself and uploaded, laminate is top quality and makes a very nice looking card, quick and cheap. You also get PDF proofs etc included in price [some charge extra for this!]
>> Edited by hoganscrogan on Tuesday 9th August 15:49
>> Edited by hoganscrogan on Tuesday 9th August 15:49
That's my experience too.ShanksPony said:
Did a Google and have found a couple of places offering business card printing services from £14.99 on 350-400 gsm white card.
I can't imagine how anyone could make any money doing work that cheap?!!
I know it must be digital but even so...they still have overheads and depreciation!
Davros81 said:
Did a Google and have found a couple of places offering business card printing services from £14.99 on 350-400 gsm white card.
I can't imagine how anyone could make any money doing work that cheap?!!
I know it must be digital but even so...they still have overheads and depreciation!
I bet having 10000 orders a day helps to keep prices down...
fuzzymonkey said:
ShanksPony said:
Did a Google and have found a couple of places offering business card printing services from £14.99 on 350-400 gsm white card.
I can't imagine how anyone could make any money doing work that cheap?!!
I know it must be digital but even so...they still have overheads and depreciation!
I bet having 10000 orders a day helps to keep prices down...
Yes but every order still needs administration and each one has to be despatched to an individual address.
I could be wrong, business cards are not our thing at all. I used to print them years ago....I don't miss it!
www.fullphatdesign.co.uk- we do business cards which include free delivery and design. Our cards are all 400 gsm with matt lamination to both sides at no extra cost (you can also have gloss lamination, no lamination or 300gsm conqueror for no extra charge)
hope this helps!
hope this helps!
www.goodprint.co.uk
All the good bit of Vistaprint, with none of the bad. Great gallery of 'design on line', plus the facility to upload your own artwork.
You can do other things online too. Match full suite of stationery to cards, leaflets all sorts.
30 A3 colour posters of your P&J for £62?
Great service, excellent print quality.
All the good bit of Vistaprint, with none of the bad. Great gallery of 'design on line', plus the facility to upload your own artwork.
You can do other things online too. Match full suite of stationery to cards, leaflets all sorts.
30 A3 colour posters of your P&J for £62?
Great service, excellent print quality.
fullphat said:
www.fullphatdesign.co.uk- we do business cards which include free delivery and design. Our cards are all 400 gsm with matt lamination to both sides at no extra cost (you can also have gloss lamination, no lamination or 300gsm conqueror for no extra charge)
hope this helps!
don't know how you do it for the money.
100 business cards, full colour 1 side, 400gsm board,designed and delivered for £29.20
1/2 hr artwork £15
Digi print £5
Matt laminate £5
Trim & Pack £5
Carriage £5
Where is the profit?
B17NNS said:
£20 for 100 doublesided full colour... not the cheapest
god I love the print game - there is so much money to be made
It seems to me (owning my own large format and short run digital print co.) that you won't get rich or make money in the business card or litho print game at this end of the market.
The minimum cost of a digital offset machine worth having is £250k and then you have to run it. You don't sell cards for £20 and make money. If you are, the quality will be pretty awful and wait until you make a complaint. I'd place a bet that a customer service is a dept they don't have.
We print short run digital forms all day long and yes we make money. Major blue chip companies send print ready pdf's today for delivery tomorrow and that's what they want and that's what they get....never let down and the best job money can buy, but if you want quality you have to pay for it.
Whilst business cards are a very, very small part of our business, we charge £90 for a 4/4 card + laminating at £130 to cover up to 15 names.
You may ask are we busy?
Our turnover and profit has doubled over the last 3 years and I'm happy with that.
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