What to put on business cards

[BethWold]

Hi all -

You are all such a wealth of information that I thought I'd ask a couple questions before I ordered new cards - I'm wanting to take advantage of the moo.com sale, so...

I do already have business cards but they are for my website not my Etsy store, and I was thinking that it would probably be better if Etsy orders got a business card that directed them back to my Etsy store? Does anybody else have a separate website/store? What do you do with business cards?

Also what do you put on your business cards? My current ones just have my Website logo/name and web address on the front with my email address on the back - and photos, of course. So for the new ones I was thinking Etsy shop address, email address, and my name/company logo. Is there something else you've used that you feel has been useful to your customers?

[Former_Member]

on my next batch of moo cards, i am adding my return customer shipping code. i hand write it with every order, but i will add it next time.

[HausofAriella]

I have my shop name, a brief description of what I sell, my Etsy address, my name, my email, my fb page, and the city/state I'm located in.

[BethWold]

Jenni - I do offer a discount for return customers but have been sending it via convo so far.... I've debated putting it on the cards... I'm guessing they'd be more likely to keep it around if there's a discount code on it! But then I couldn't give it to potential customers... hence the debate...

Ariella - I didn't even think of fb... that's a good idea, as well as a description.

Thanks!

[Former_Member]

I like the idea of adding a promotion code! You might want to consider adding a tag line about the type of photography you are selling (i.e. Nature / Wildlife Photography). I haven't added an email address, location or twitter info, as I'd like to hand out a card that leaves a little mystery - make someone slightly curios about me or my photography so that they checkout my store :)

[aeliosdesign]

I include my facebook and twitter accounts on the front of mine. :)

[HausofAriella]

I also include a coupon code for return customers with orders, but I put it on a separate card (that also has my shop name and url on it) so that I can give my business cards to potential customers and leave them at local shops.

[Former_Member]

I include all my website addresses, FB, and Twitter on the back of my new business cards.

[Former_Member]

I like to keep things simple. I have my name, city and state, and website address. People can contact me and reach my Etsy shop through my website. I'm on the fence about adding my direct Etsy address. I like to keep things uncluttered.

[RDrewNaturals]

I have my logo, tag line, picture of soap, my name, website addresses and facebook page.

[Former_Member]

Mine's two sided :) The first side is just pretty & colorful with my logo & shop name. The back has my name, etsy, blog, twitter, facebook & email listed.

[threestonebirds]

Mine business cards are mini so it's important to keep them simple: product pictures are on the front and on the back I've got the shop name, what I sell (handmade jewelry), my shop email, and the domain name link that redirects people to my Etsy page.

Despite having a twitter account, I don't include it on the cards because I'm not sure how long I'll stick with it and if I did for some reason get rid of it I'd have obsolete cards.

[Former_Member]

I read in a marketing book that simple and catchy works best. For an online store, the cleaner the better. For mine, the background of the card is the same as the banner of my shop, for consistency; then I have my shop name, my slogan, and my site on the front, while on the back I have my shop again, in larger font, just for good measure, along with my blog. When I hand them out, I handwrite a coupon code on the back for a personal touch. :-)

[BostonPaperCompany]

Do most people include a phone number on business cards?

[BethWold]

I think it depends on whether you want or expect to be phone called for your business. I don't put it on my nature photography cards, as for the most part I don't expect to be called on the phone. If necessary, I can still write the number on it for them. For my portrait photography business I do put a number, as I expect people to call for appointments.

[Former_Member]

I just got new business cards a couple of weeks ago - here's the info I include:
http://instagram.com/p/Ml0suiEt0G/