Thread: Need A New Business Card Maker

I need a new business card maker that is affordable. I have been using VistaPrint for a few years now but they cannot print with black backgrounds. Need a new one that is online and easy to use like VistaPrint.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Ravena

I used overnightprints.com, and had very good service - but that was "then" (a few years ago), this is "now". YMMV...

I couldn't use vistaprint at the time as you had to be running windoze - dunno if that's still true or not...

GotPrint
i've ordered business cards and postcards from them- great work and price

great suggestions - I will check them both out now!

I've been using overnightprints.com for the past few years and have been very satisfied with them. I had one issue a couple of years ago where it was a hassle to return an order that was messed up, but other than that single time they've been easy to work with and they are competitively priced.

And I know they can do black backgrounds, because that's what I have on my cards.

Originally Posted by zorba

I used overnightprints.com, and had very good service - but that was "then" (a few years ago), this is "now". YMMV...

I couldn't use vistaprint at the time as you had to be running windoze - dunno if that's still true or not...

Zorba, are you a Mac boy? Or are you even MORE exotic?

Suzan/Ghazallah
owner of 2 elderly, much-loved Mac G3's

i used overnight prints too, and I have a black background on my card. No problems whatsoever!

Originally Posted by latriamou

GotPrint
i've ordered business cards and postcards from them- great work and price

Seconding Got Print.

Another vote for gotprint... so far I've had great experience and i have a black background on my cards as well

Originally Posted by ghazallah

Zorba, are you a Mac boy? Or are you even MORE exotic?

Suzan/Ghazallah
owner of 2 elderly, much-loved Mac G3's

I do Macs, several different flavors of Linux, as well as a couple of different flavors of Unix. Then there's CP/M, TRS-DOS, and NEWDOS-80...

Or another way of putting it, ABM. (A)nything (B)ut (M)icrosoft!

PsPrint did a great job, and can do black full bleed. Check their specs for how to configure your jpg so blacks come out well. I thought they were easy to use online too.

Check out 123print.com.

this is all great information - thank you!!!

Originally Posted by Monica

Seconding Got Print.

Thirding GotPrint.com

4over4.com. They have funky sizes that I like to use...

inside

Can do siny hdouble-sided uv coated photo cards (think like postcard photo quality)

I recently got some business cards from clubflyers.com and they turned out really well. They have a dark background-- not black, but I don't think they would have any trouble doing a card with a black background.

I had Psprint do a set of business cards for me and they were horrible. The image and type was way to small and the black background came off when they cut it. Really bad quality. I would suggest Jakprints. They are located in Cleveland Ohio and they do alot of printing for Bands. The cards they printed for me are A+++ in quality and their prices are great.
Check them out! JakPrints

Does anyone know a printer that prints on a very heavy card stock? Like an old-fashioned business card might be on?

I just got my cards today from overnightprints (from a rec from this thread!) and I'm very pleased with them. jetgirl - they are on very heavy cardstock. very stiff and substantial feeling! they do free UV coating on one side (so it's very high gloss). there's an option to do UV on both sides but I don't know if they charge for that. I like the back side uncoated so I can write on it.

they were super fast, and it was SUPER easy to upload jpgs and you can proof your card right on the spot.

my only complaint would be that they made my image about 1/16" smaller all around than I expected: I wanted my image to bleed off the edges. when you proof your card they show you a "crop" line and a "safe" line where you want to be sure all of your image is contained. I designed my cards to fall within the crop line, and they moved it all in to be within the safe line. not that anybody would notice - they look great and they still bleed - but I worked in printing for 18 years and I knew what I was doing. ;) the black also isn't super black, but it looks fine to me.

just a random factoid from the industry: what these folks are doing to make the cards so affordable is they gang run as many business cards and postcards that they can fit on parent-size stock (like 20x40"). you don't get to choose your paper, but you do get nice heavy stock (for the postcard folks) and they can UV coat the whole sheet - stuff that you would usually pay extra for.

I'll check them out.
I'm still poking around for real old-fashioned looking card stock. Maybe even textured. I'm not going to print a huge amount, so I don't mind a bit of an upcharge.

Jetgirl, I used to make my own business/calling cards and got really cool old fashioned paper (that I then cut) from Flax in San Francisco (Market and Valencia). It was a bit labor intensive, but I had great cards. :)

Anyway, they have a great, albeit pricey, paper and card stock selection.

This might help.
Discount Cardstock offers 880 colors in Cardstock, Vellum, Mulberry, Metallic, and Specialty Paper

I print on a black background as well. I'd recommend printsmadeeasy.com

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