Business cards are a must for anyone in business.. Yet all too often, I meet people who don’t have business cards, or they printed out their own cards. First impressions are very important, so don’t blow it on something so basic! I know money’s tight when you’re first starting out, but VistaPrint has a solution that can fit even the smallest budget:

250 FREE full-color business cards (just pay shipping)

VistaPrint allows you to design, proof and order you business cards online. The free cards offer has 42 background designs to choose from. If you don’t like any of them, you can pay $14.99 to get access to hundreds of other designs. It costs nothing to try it out, so check out the site and see if you find a business card that meets your needs! Down the line when money isn’t so tight, you can get some fancier cards - I have some REALLY sick business cards that were custom designed, but they cost $200 for 2000 cards!

The VistaPrint offer is great if you’re looking for some free business cards to promote your site or blog. If you don’t need business cards, VisitaPrint also offers a free rubber stamp, personalized notepad, or 100 postcards.

If you do any kind of online marketing, you should know one of the most important rules of online business. The money is in the list. What does this mean? When you get customers, you need to get their contact details. These contact details, when made available, let you directly market to people who have visited your site and shown interest in your product. However, with the new CAN-SPAM act in full effect, you’re often better off letting professional services handle email marketing for you. Enter Constant Contact.

With Constant Contact you can promote your products and services easily and quickly to people who sign up for your mailing list. Constant Contact offers great looking templates and a free 60 day trial of their service. I’ve been using them for years, and I’ve been thrilled with the results!