Idea, especially for those of you who do airbrush tattoo

I\'m rewriting this because I think it was confusing some people.
If you do airbrush tattoos, it\'s a good idea to offer care/removal instructions. I found a way to offer something nice looking that won\'t cost an arm and a leg. It's better than paper photocopies I've seen many people hand out.
Vistaprint offers free business cards, that are NOT ideal for your personal business card, I recommend either designing your own card or having someone design it and uploading it and paying for your personalized design...
So- noting that. These cards look pretty nice for the care instruction cards, and only cost $5 for them to ship. You offer your personalized/designed business card or business card magnet AND the care card, which will probably be thrown away after their tattoo fades. To have care instructions on your business card is too much information for a business card, so I recommend giving out both.

I ordered my businesscards there...

they are the cheapest for printing

paintedyou wrote: doesn't have to be special, just cheap

Yikes. That is basically the opposite of how I feel about my marketing material.

~Michelle

I get my business cards there and they turn out great. I pay extra for the glossy finish and printing on the back, but it's still very inexpensive. I print the washing off instructions on the back. You don't have to use their templates, I actually recommend you don't so you show you're unique. I create the design and upload the whole image. I like vistaprint for short runs of items as they have so many specials so it works out perfect for us that run a one man show.



I get my banners, signs, and postcards from there too.

I paid the extra and got printing on both sides. Color, front and back, I think for less than $20. The removal instructions are an easy way to get my business card into the hands of every festival customer. And I thank the forum for passing along such a great idea.

I got a basic design that resembles my web page, and chose not to use images of my work. There's plenty on the site, and I can more easily update the site than I can a business card, especially one that is already given out. My ability has improved so much since I first started, and I can only hope to feel the same a year from now about what I'm doing now.

I'm not talking about business cards here, I'm talking about cards that give direction on temporary tattoo care. Business cards and marketing material are another story-I do graphic design and would never suggest to skimp on marketing design! Please read the whole post LOL

Actually, I feel that anything you hand to a potential customer is marketing material : )

This is the front and back of my card. I also purchased magnets, in hopes that would encourage people not to throw it in his or her pocket or purse and forget about it.
I am offering the airbrush instructions on the free cards, they are on a nice template, so it's not like they'll look bad by any means.

overnightprints.com has higher quality paper, generally quicker shipping, and they don't surprise you with a bunch of hidden fees. I got my "free" business cards from vista print and it costed me $65. I got better ones from Overnight Prints for $55.

Their site works the same way as far as uploading your own stuff, but I think their quality is nicer.

Michelle Heffner wrote:Actually, I feel that anything you hand to a potential customer is marketing material : )

I agree. Why not combine instructions card with business card? Bigger chance they will keep it and you have an excuse to give it to them =)

thanks for the other site marvelous masks. I still fully believe that your business card should remain your business card and shouldn't include a bunch of other info that they can get on your website, or available on a separate piece, but everyone has their own way of doing things, and it's cool. This was just an idea, if it doesn't work for some of you, then that's cool too.

They also sell the 9x4 cards that are great to give out to potential clients.

I put my removal instructions on the back of my card Perfect excuse to hand out a lot of them

You can still have a real business card with nothing but your info and some pictures =)
I just think it is a good idea to have your homepage (and maybe some pictures) on the instructions card also, so they can find you again.

I give out instructions 3 different ways when I do tats....

1- We bought a rubber stamp with short and simple care/removal instructions that we stamp on the back of our business cards. Its not much work...I usually stamp a bunch while watching tv. The stamp didn't cost much either....I love the rainbow stamp pad.

2- Sometimes I print the care/removal instructions on neon paper and cut them up to hand out (usually give these out to kids/teens). Its not like a huge full sheet flier...its more like the size of a business card. I also add my web site on the bottom in case they keep it.

3- While I'm spraying I just tell them about the tat and how to care/remove it.

since we're now talking about biz cards, and I think that's a great topic because we all have to ask ourselves so many questions when deciding what kind of cards, what to put on them, where to print, etc...etc... The answers are really personal to each of us, and it's awesome that we can all share our input on something like that.
Anyway...In addition to my regular front and back business cards, and the instructional cards, I also ordered magnet cards. I figured, why not offer both? If someone decides on the magnetic card, I can assume that they'll likely put it on their fridge and hopefully see it regularly so they remember me come birthday party time. Have any of you tried magnet cards? How did you like them?

Yup, I did magnetic cards years ago (back when I was still printing my own...) and have to say that they did work. I sent them out in my New Year's Letter to past and potential clients.

One client told me she put it on her file cabinet and co-workers would say "Oh yeah, that was the face painter at the Christmas Party - my kid wants me to book her for their birthday."

So... well worth it. But, I would suggest being a bit selective with the magnetic cards if you have to pay more for them... leaving them out for the kids to take is a waste! Make sure they get into adult hands.

I got my cards from gotprint (or is it gotink?) anyway... I got some of the same design from Vista and they just aren't the same quality. My gotprint cards have the nice glossy finish and it would've cost me about $6 more to have the cards (2-sided with removal instructions in color on the back) done at Vista after all of the fee. I like the idea of having a separate card with removal instructions for the tatts and airbrushing. When I get into I may just order a separate bunch of cards just to hand out for that purpose.