May

12

Business Card Ideas for Bloggers [Bloggy Boot Camp Boston edition]

Filed Under A Few of My Favorite Things, Business & Marketing, Events | 5 Comments

Last weekend I attended Bloggy Boot Camp which is hosted by The SITS Girls.


As with most blogging and networking events, there was a lot of business card exchanging taking place. I got a nice pile of new contacts from the day. There were a few business cards that really stuck out (in an awesome way) in the pile, though, so I thought I'd share them with you.


This card is from Kathryn Doran. She runs two sites, coastalchick and The Saucy Bits. She has one side of the card with information and branding for one site, and then the other site of the card has information and branding for the other site. Such a great way to solve the multiple site dilemma. Follow Kathryn on twitter at @thecoastalchick and @thesaucybits.




Printed at Zazzle.com and Designed by Patti from Easton Place Designs




Printed at Zazzle.com and Designed by Kathryn Doran herself using graphics from Coastal Chick


The next card is from Rita from Yippy Momma. This card is printed on a coated stock and is cute, cute, cute! Follow Rita on twitter at @YippyMomma





Front. Printed at moo.com and Designed by Rita herself.




Back. Printed at moo.com and Designed by Rita herself.


The next card belongs to Sharon Sprague from UMommy. I had already met Sharon through Boston Parent Bloggers, but when I saw her new cards, I knew I wanted to include them here. I love this card for two reasons. First, they are square. That probably means that her cards will either be kept or be thrown away since they don't fit into traditional business card holders, but back in my event planning days, I had square cards. And people loved. them. I got so many compliments after the fact that I know people noticed them.


I've found square cards hard to find. Tiny Prints has them, and you could also do a custom print job through a printer like Rivkind Associates (one of my favorite printing companies of all time. I was surprised when Sharon told me that she had hers printed at Staples. That's pretty cool! She had them printed at Staples, and then trimmed them herself.


The other thing I loved about Sharon's card is that there's a description (and even a pronunciation guide!) of her site on one side of the card. Meeting for the first time happens in an instant. It's great to have something that joggles the memory when it's time to connect again using the contact info on the card. Follow Sharon on twitter at @umommy.



Front and Back. Printed at Staples and Designed by Heather McGee, Email Heather at hmcgee11 [at] gmail [dot com].


Traci Whitney, the Founder of Two Happy Homes, has a great solution for someone who wants to convey a lot of information on their calling card. This card unfolds to the size of two business cards, but when folded will fit in with all other regular-sized business cards. This gives room for contact info and detailed information. In addition, Traci is able to call out key ideas and calls to action. Follow Traci on twitter at @traciwhitney.






Front when folded. Printed at Vistaprint and Designed by Traci herself.



Back when folded. Printed at Vistaprint and Designed by Traci herself.




Front when not folded. Printed at Vistaprint and Designed by Traci herself.




Back when not folded. Printed at Vistaprint and Designed by Traci herself.

Of course, I couldn't do a post on my favorite business cards without mentioning my new cards for my new endeavor, The Field Guide to the First Year. I love them so much. They are from moo.com using graphics from the new site. Follow the new site on twitter at @firstyearparent




Front. Printed at moo.com.




Back. Printed at moo.com.


Do you have any business cards that you've come across that stick out in your mind that would be good for a blogger looking to promote their blog? Share with us what you think about when you are creating business cards.