Your business card is an important opportunity for branding and networking. A well-designed business card can make a lasting impression and lead to more opportunities, but the design process can also be full of opportunities for mistakes.
With the right design template, you can create impactful business cards for yourself or an entire team in minutes. Below, you’ll find tips, design templates, and strategies to create the perfect business cards.
How do I make business cards interesting?
Business cards can be the first impression your brand makes with a connection, and a boring business card can do more harm than good. Create a powerful business card that leaves a lasting impression by creating an eye-catching, dynamic business card.
The best way to may an interesting business card is with digital business cards. With digital cards, you can create media-rich, interactive business cards that end up in their contacts app, not the trash.
Learn more about how to choose the right digital business card for you and how to create a digital business card in our Help Center.
Design is a major factor in creating an eye-catching business card, but what you put on your business card can be just as important as it looks. Make sure to Include a photo of yourself, a company logo, social media links, and an eye-catching video to make your card more engaging.
What are five tips for designing a business card?
Designing an exceptional business card doesn’t require a graphic designer or hours spent looking at templates. Start with research by reading articles like this one, brainstorm some ideas, decide what information to include, choose a design, and get to networking.
1) Do your research.
Before you start the design process, do some business card research. Selecting a suitable medium for your business card and the program you’ll use to create it could take some time. We made the ultimate business card guide to compare all of the best ways to make a business card.
To get the most out of your business card and show off the best of you, your brand, and your business, we recommend choosing HiHello digital business cards. With multiple design templates to choose from with a digital business card plan and space to add all of the information you want, your digital business card can be ready to share in minutes.
2) Brainstorm business card ideas.
There are so many types of business cards to create. Before selecting your business card design, you must first decide what purpose the card will serve. The benefit of a digital business card is that you can create a card for every instance.
Create one for your job search, one for meeting new friends, another for your kid's playdates, connections made at the dog park, a card for every side hustle, one to share with co-workers, and more. The list could go on and on. Use photos, colors, and design templates to create the perfect card for every occasion.
3) Select which details to put on your business card.
As we said before, a large part of what makes a business card interesting is what you have on it. Taking some time to select the correct information for your business card ensures you’re presenting yourself in the best way possible. To help decide what information you need on your business card, we recommend reading this helpful article that covers the five pieces of information you should always include on your business card.
4) Choose a business card design and template.
Picking the right business card templates means picking the right business card design tool. Our favorite business card templates are from HiHello. With four designs to choose from (and seemingly unlimited space to include information), HiHello offers the easiest design experience with the best-looking cards.
For a sleek design:
For a fun business card:
For a simple look:
For a crisp and modern design:
Using a business card template with HiHello is easy. Log in on the web app and create a card. Once created, click the card, click Edit, then click Display and choose the design that fits best with your business card. Finish by clicking Save.
5) Start sharing.
Once your design is selected, you are ready to start sharing! With HiHello digital business cards, you can share your card with anyone. Share a personalized QR code, text or email a link, use virtual backgrounds and email signatures.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I design my own business cards?
Creating a business card design that stands out doesn’t have to end with shelling out for a professional designer or filling out a template that isn’t customized to your needs. Design a business card that leaves an impression and is fully customized to your business with digital business card templates. Simply input any information you want to share, add a photo or video, company logo, or custom colors, and choose from the design options.
What is the best software to design a business card?
Creating the best business card should be simple, but some of the available websites and software options make it a grueling process. The best software to design your business card is HiHello. With HiHello, you can create a digital business card in moments. Simply follow the prompts to add your information and save your card to see a perfectly optimized business card.
Will more business card designs be added?
Yes! We have several more designs on the way. Subscribe to our emails and have your HiHello push notifications turned on to be the first to know when they’re available!
How do I upgrade to HiHello Professional, HiHello Business or HiHello Enterprise?
Visit our pricing page to learn more about and sign up for our available premium plans for individuals and businesses.
