Decision guide
Business Cards: which one is right for you?
Business cards — the handover artefact at every introduction. Two SKUs in this family follow the now-familiar Everyday / Signature pattern (same pattern as [[kraft-mailer-family]], [[saree-box-family]]): Everyday is the standard professional card (300 GSM Art Card), Signature is the premium upgrade (400 GSM Ultra-Premium Art Board with Velvet Lamination). Both are 2 × 3.5 inches (standard business card dimension), offset-printed both sides.
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Business fit — what each one is for
| Product | Standard finishes | Embellishments | Cost band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Businesscard Everyday | Matt / Gloss / No Laminate | Spot UV, Gold Foil (optional) | Low |
| Businesscard Signature | Velvet Lamination (default, both sides) | Single/Double Side UV, Single/Double Side Foil | Mid |
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Technicals — side by side
| Spec | Business Card Everyday | Business Card Signature |
|---|---|---|
| Material | Premium Art Card | Ultra-Premium Art Board with Velvet Lamination |
| MOQ | 500 pcs | 100 pcs |
| Production lead | 2 weeks | 2 weeks |
| Offset | Offset | |
| Max colours | 4 | 4 |
| Sizes | 1 standard | 1 standard |
| Configure | Configure |
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Decide in four questions
Walk down from the first question — every branch ends at a product.
1. Premium "felt before it is read" hand-feel matters?
├─ Yes → Businesscard Signature (business-card-signature)
│ — 400 GSM, velvet lamination both sides, foil/UV embellishments, MOQ 100
│
└─ No → Businesscard Everyday (business-card-everyday)
— 300 GSM, standard lamination, MOQ 500, daily networking04
Easily confused
- "Everyday vs Signature" — Both are 2×3.5 inch offset-printed cards. Differences: paper weight (300 vs 400 GSM), lamination (Matt/Gloss optional vs Velvet default both sides), embellishment options (Spot UV/Gold Foil add-on vs Single/Double Side UV/Foil as configurable), MOQ (500 vs 100). Signature is the premium founder/senior tier; Everyday is the daily networking tier.
- "Business card vs Thanks Card" (thanks-card) — Both are 300 GSM art card products, both offset-printed. Business card is handed over in person at an introduction; Thanks Card is included inside ecommerce orders as a customer-retention message. Different sizes (business card 2×3.5 in vs thanks card 9×10.5 cm / 4×3.5 in — slightly larger), different jobs, different MOQs (business card 500 vs thanks card 500). Sometimes confused because they overlap in material; clarify use-case.
- "Business card vs Flat Tag" (flat-tags) — Same dimensions (2×3.5 in) and same Art Board grade. Business card is for human-to-human handover at networking. Flat Tag is a hang tag attached to products with a rope. Same physical card; different purpose. If a customer says "card for my product," they likely mean Flat Tag.
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When this family is the wrong call
- Ecommerce order insert → thanks-card
- Product hang tag → paper-tag-family (flat-tags or saree-tag)
- Letterhead-style correspondence → stationery-family
- Plastic / waterproof business card → not in scope; custom quote
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