Would you like to try something different in the way of a business card? You can design and print your own card and other kinds of cards that can help you in your business.

One REALTOR, Carol Blair of Henry S. Miller REALTORS® in Dallas offers a joke card to her customers when they are at the height of frustration during a contract negotiation or closing. When she gets a laugh, she knows she has broken the tension and the contract is more likely to move forward.

Whatever you choose to print, you will enjoy these card design sites which you can download to try on your computer and printer. These came from one of my favorite sites ZDNET and were mentioned in a column published on the Web by Liz Enbysk, Managing Editor, Tuesday, August 4th, 1998.

Klick-N-View Business Cards from MSR Enterprises helps you design and print business cards with imported graphics, enhancements, a variety of fonts, and a wide variety of layouts. Printing features have offer crop marks, size controls, and individual card printing. Look before you leap with the Print Preview and sample business cards. Shareware is free to try, and $23 to purchase. Requirements: Windows 95

Business Card Designer Plus (BCDP) from CAM Development features easy design and printing with a Business Card Expert wizard and more than a dozen card templates, or freehand designs. Add your own text and graphics using any installed fonts and an assortment of file types. BCDP allows sophisticated shading, image rotation, and margin adjustments. Print a single card or an entire sheet, with previewing available. Can be used with perforated card stock. Shareware is free, or $24.95 to purchase. Runs on Windows 95, 98, or NT.

To download the sharewares for either of these products click on http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/basket.bin

Also, read Liz's more in-depth review of these products. Thanks again, ZDNET!

Published: August 6, 1998

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