Cheapest Acceptable Quality Business Cards

I'm not looking for high quality glossy paper, or anything.

Where can I find the cheapest amount of business cards in large quantities?

I searched the forums, but didn't find a clear answer to the question.

Thanks! Best wishes!

I wouldn't go with anything less than something comparable in quality to Moo cards. Millers, WHCC, and other professional printers can offer similar products. if you just want something cheap but something that doesn't look like you printed it at home, try Vistaprint. I was very disappointed with mine a long time ago, but for the money, there wasn't a comparison.

gotprint.com is who we use for our business cards, ordered about 20,000 in 4 different designs and they were cheap/quick/and great quality.

Remember something straight out though, if you're running a business you're going to have expenses. If you go the cheap route every time it is only a disservice to you and your image. I get handed home made or cheap cards all the time and the bells and whistles start going off. You're running a business, run it like an actual business. You can be the cheap guy or run put quality first and pricing second. Sure you want to keep costs as low as possible, but there's things like cards that make you money. The more you appear professional the better the perception.

4over.com is great too.

vistaprints is pretty good, cheap too!

sevillafox wrote in post #11264833
4over.com is great too.

4over is very nice. I have used them many times and have received many compliments on my cards.

Vistaprint screams "I can't afford quality cards and these were free so why not". To me its not much different than someone having a gmail email address listed on their cards.

Gonna throw in another +1 for gotprint.com, love how my business cards turned out.

cory1848 wrote in post #11265118
4over is very nice. I have used them many times and have received many compliments on my cards.

Vistaprint screams "I can't afford quality cards and these were free so why not". To me its not much different than someone having a gmail email address listed on their cards.

While I agree about vistaprint being garbage, I disagree about gmail. Nobody really cares what your email address is as long as you check it and respond.

I work at a major corporation and they are going to gmail!!! I am sure the gmail will be hidden in the address*LOL*
I use overnight prints.

There is a sale a MOO right now 50 for free and you pay the shipping

Vistaprints will be the cheapest and they're always giving them away for free (shipping's not included). I order 250 "premium" cards from them and I was pretty disappointed. I only paid $8 so I'm not really complaining. I have them as spares, and on the backside there's a line for appointments/notes so these cards are pretty disposable.

I recently ordered more cards from OvernightPrints and the quality was pretty good. Nice gloss and die-cut for free.

This is a great article comparing different print companies: http://creativebits.or​g …le_heres_what_t​heyve_sent

cdifoto wrote in post #11266320
While I agree about vistaprint being garbage, I disagree about gmail. Nobody really cares what your email address is as long as you check it and respond.

Actually I disagree, but it's based off really old data (7-9 year range old) and no more reason than that. Most just want the answer I would think now.

However, just remember it being one of the first things people look at when judging "professional" in some study back when running a record label. One was the url should be dedicated, not geocities.com/mikejane​sphotography (totally had that geocities site I may ad, in the 90's). One was cards professionally printed, another was professional press packs (again, music business), professional photos was one, and email was one in that it should be dedicated and not an open one like yahoo or hotmail. There was others I can't remember.

Now being so many years later maybe it's changed a bit. I still have an @yahoo account but don't use it for new business. All that is off the dedicated business name email. The @yahoo one is more personal and do personal correspondence on it, some business as well, but usually those I've known for way too long so don't matter, just not new "first impression" contact.

I always recommend overnightprints.com. I just got 1000 double sided full color/image glossy cards for $40. I got the same number for $25 back in August, I must have gotten in on a deal and dint realize it then.

4 cents a card is pretty cheap. : )

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MJPhotos24 wrote in post #11267055
Actually I disagree, but it's based off really old data (7-9 year range old) and no more reason than that. Most just want the answer I would think now.

However, just remember it being one of the first things people look at when judging "professional" in some study back when running a record label. One was the url should be dedicated, not geocities.com/mikejane​sphotography (totally had that geocities site I may ad, in the 90's). One was cards professionally printed, another was professional press packs (again, music business), professional photos was one, and email was one in that it should be dedicated and not an open one like yahoo or hotmail. There was others I can't remember.

Now being so many years later maybe it's changed a bit. I still have an @yahoo account but don't use it for new business. All that is off the dedicated business name email. The @yahoo one is more personal and do personal correspondence on it, some business as well, but usually those I've known for way too long so don't matter, just not new "first impression" contact.

Maybe the yahoo/aol/hotmail stigma still applies but I know a lot of popular and busy photographers using gmail and mac addresses. I think you're okay as long as the username isn't something overly personal making the email address something like "luvmypekanesefluffy@g​mail.com"

There goes my "chunkylover32@yahoo.c​om" account!!