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Moo Grows Up, Gets Business Cards

7 points by terpua 18y ago

tom_rath 18y ago
I use the blank side of received business cards to write down details of my meeting with the person. Covering that space with a picture reduces the value of a business card for me. Is that reduction in usability Moo's business card selling point?
- silencio 18y ago
  Arguably this makes the card stand out even more than some boring one-sided text-only card, especially if your occupation happens to be something that would benefit from that. And arguably, there are other uses for business cards. Given how I've seen the moo minicards being used, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these are going to be used for more artsy stuff vs. business-y. My business card is almost all black on both sides, and I haven't come across anyone having problems writing something on it since it's matte and even if you write with a black pen it'll show up pretty nicely.
jacobbijani 18y ago
Wow, 50 for $22. You can get 1,000 full color, double sided, 14 pt UV gloss for about $30. http://smartlevels.com/prodfeature.aspx?ProdSubCatId=PS119&Mode=Add&ProdCode=Business%20Cards http://smartlevels.com/prodfeature.aspx?ProdSubCatId=PS119&#...
- omouse 18y ago
  You're assuming that the point is to hand out as many business cards as possible. Most people will throw them away. The Moo cards look nice and seem special because there are few of them. You'll think before you hand them out.
  - alaskamiller 18y ago
    The point of business cards is to hand out as many as possible.
    - omouse 18y ago
      I don't know, seems like a waste to me. I haven't had to hand out business cards out though, but I can see a lot of them being tossed out.
- silencio 18y ago
  You're not easily going to be able to print out 1000 cards with _any design_ for $30. That's half the appeal of Moo, and I have a lot more fun giving out my custom minicards (to friends, mind you) than I do of my identical looking business cards (for general use).
- jacobbijani 18y ago
  Right, that makes sense for the moo cards. These are standard business cards though. People won't recognize them as special and will still just throw them away. I've ordered both smart levels and moo. Moo is pretty awesome, but definitely not so-much-more-expensive awesome.

7 points by terpua 18y ago

I use the blank side of received business cards to write down details of my meeting with the person. Covering that space with a picture reduces the value of a business card for me. Is that reduction in usability Moo's business card selling point?

silencio 18y ago
Arguably this makes the card stand out even more than some boring one-sided text-only card, especially if your occupation happens to be something that would benefit from that. And arguably, there are other uses for business cards. Given how I've seen the moo minicards being used, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these are going to be used for more artsy stuff vs. business-y. My business card is almost all black on both sides, and I haven't come across anyone having problems writing something on it since it's matte and even if you write with a black pen it'll show up pretty nicely.

jacobbijani 18y ago

Wow, 50 for $22. You can get 1,000 full color, double sided, 14 pt UV gloss for about $30. http://smartlevels.com/prodfeature.aspx?ProdSubCatId=PS119&Mode=Add&ProdCode=Business%20Cards http://smartlevels.com/prodfeature.aspx?ProdSubCatId=PS119&#...

omouse 18y ago
You're assuming that the point is to hand out as many business cards as possible. Most people will throw them away. The Moo cards look nice and seem special because there are few of them. You'll think before you hand them out.
- alaskamiller 18y ago
  The point of business cards is to hand out as many as possible.
  - omouse 18y ago
    I don't know, seems like a waste to me. I haven't had to hand out business cards out though, but I can see a lot of them being tossed out.
silencio 18y ago
You're not easily going to be able to print out 1000 cards with _any design_ for $30. That's half the appeal of Moo, and I have a lot more fun giving out my custom minicards (to friends, mind you) than I do of my identical looking business cards (for general use).
jacobbijani 18y ago
Right, that makes sense for the moo cards. These are standard business cards though. People won't recognize them as special and will still just throw them away. I've ordered both smart levels and moo. Moo is pretty awesome, but definitely not so-much-more-expensive awesome.