So...you're looking for business card greeting starting. Let's face it...whether it is for corporate purposes or for your own - having the right business card is essential to make the right impression.

We've found that Vistaprint offer the best service online - whether you are looking for the usual corporate greeting and business cards, an Ecard or even a postcard for yourself or your clients...

The new type of business card magnets are very effective. They usually end up on refrigerators and are not thrown away or forgotten about. Having your business card on your prospects frige so that they see it just about daily is fantastic advertising with a minimum expense involved.

If you are not sure that your business card is getting you where you want, market test it. Give it to some friends and colleagues and ask them for their opinions.

When you are given a card by someone, don't just take it and place it in your pocket. Make the giver feel important by looking at it...even only for a few seconds. You might even see something that could kickstart a conversation.

Business cards are much more than a convenient means to leave your contact information with a prospect. Today, a business card can be an ad...a mini-brochure...a discount card...or even CD-ROM presentation.

Use a legible font on your card and keep it large enough to be read - nothing smaller than 10 points, if possible. Save the odd color schemes or clever graphics for another time - you take your business (and your profits) seriously after all...so your card should reflect that.

Choose your business card based on how you would like to project your overall image. What fits into your marketing strategy should take precedence over your budget. Simple business cards can be just as effective as a more complicated ones depending on your marketing needs...though cheap is not necessarily best.

Business card design and printing can come in different forms. Style such as raised ink or full color are amongst the most common types. There are also die cut, foil stamp, and embossing. Determining which is best for your business may come down to just the economics of which to choose from...though a well-designed and well-worded card is always a wise investment - not just an 'unnecessary' expense.

Most business cards are printed on 80-pound cover stock and, of the three finished usually available - smooth, linen, and laid - the smooth finish is usually the most popular.

For its size and cost, a business card is probably the most powerful part of any good marketing plan.