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As you know business cards continue to be the main marketing vehicle for many businesses, especially in the small business arena.

But, what if you have an online business, one where you don’t have a physical address for your business?

Do you still need to have business cards?

You may think there would not be any reason to have business cards for your online business, but lets review a couple of things about business cards before we jump to that conclusion.

Is Your Business For Real?

First, your business card can lend an air of credibility to your business.  In the offline business world, nearly every business has business cards and as clients and consumers we exepct legitimate businesses to have business cards.  You should understand that perception plays a huge role for an online business, many people are leery of online businesses, thinking they might be shady or fly-by-night companies.  Yes, I know, some are and some are offline as well.  But, having a business card helps build a positive image in your prospects and clients mind.

Traffic and More Traffic

As an online business you want to use as many effective ways as you can to get more interested people to your website.  Having a business card for your web business can help to keep your business on your prospects mind ahead of your competition. A certain kind of business card excels at doing just that: The Web-Focused Business Card, which I introduced you to in a previous article.  Just make sure you have an effective business card design that helps guide people to your website for more information about your products and services.

Do you still need to have business cards for your online business?

The short answer is … Yes, if you want more business!
HTH and have a great day!
Mark

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