Business cards can show your level of professionalism, or lack there of. With the Internet at nearly every household’s fingertips, there is no longer a reason to have bad business cards or even no business cards at all. With Avery, creating business cards is literally as easy as “click, click, print!
Avery, an office products store, offers a wonderful website filled with projects and fun. One of the greatest FREE templates offered on the site, is a business card creator. No downloads, no cost, the template is an easy to use tool to increase your level of professional clout.
To create business cards online with Avery, you will begin by purchasing blank business cards at an office supply store. Blank business cards are usually offered on pages of either 8 business cards or 10 business cards. When selecting the proper blank business card, you will be able to choose from ones with perforated edges, two-sided printing, ink-jet and laser. The specifics of your choice will depend on what you are truly looking for in a business card and the equipment you will be printing on.
Once you have purchased the blank business cards, you will be able to utilize the Avery business card template.
First, you will need to log on to www.avery.com. From the main page, you will need to click on the “Software and Templates” tab at the top of the screen. This tab will take you to the FREE template section of the Avery website. From this page, you will see a section labeled “Avery Design and Print Online.”, click here!
Now it is time to start a new project. Click the “New Project” tab and choose “Business Cards” from the left hand column of project choices. At this point, you will be prompted to choose a product number. The product number for many of the templates is the same as the last five digits of the UPC on the blank business cards you purchased. If none of the product numbers match your UPC, you will be able to print a trial page of cards before printing onto the card stock.
After finding your product number, you will need to click the line once to highlight your selection and then click next. Now, it is time to choose a design. The design choices on the FREE Avery business card templates are crisp, clean and professional. You will never go wrong with any choice. When choosing a design, you can either choose from the logos available or upload a logo or picture of your own.
Once you have chosen the design, click the selection twice with your mouse pointer. This will take you to the editing page. The editing page is simple and easy to use. The entire editing process will take place directly on a virtual canvas. You will be able to see the changes you make to your business cards, as you make them. To change Company names, addresses and such, simply click to highlight the word you wish to change, and type over the existing words.
From the card editing screen you will also be able to change fonts, font size, colors, upload pictures or logos and change all details of your card.
Once you have completed your card, simply click “Next” at the bottom of the page and you are ready to print. It is important for you to read the printing instructions on this page. The instructions will guide you in changing your printer settings to accommodate the blank business cards you will be inserting. You will also be able to print the finished cards on a blank piece of printer paper first, to judge whether or not you will want to make changes before the final print.
The importance of business cards in portraying a gathered, professional air is certain. Business people carry business cards to introduce themselves, promote themselves and promote their work. The right business card can make either a business driving impression, or leave a nasty look on the receiver’s face. Avery makes business cards easy with their FREE business card templates.
