Avery Business Cards:
Are They Right For You?

Avery business cards are perfect for business people who are in need of some quick business cards. On Avery.com, under their design and print section, you can create your free printable business cards from start to finish and print them right at home.

Also, you can choose to download a program to use offline to create business cards. This is great for those just looking to get some cards done but have their own idea that they would like to use. Avery DesignPro is a stand alone program that works with PCs and Macs. They also offer Avery Wizard for Microsoft Office making Microsoft Word easier to use.

Here is a list of the pros and cons when using Avery Design and Print Online and their free software:

Pros

Cons

The templates for Avery business cards are easy to use and available to customize and edit. The templates are also organized by product type, and by design making it convenient for those who are in a hurry.

Their templates are setup perfectly for their paper making the process from start to finish hassle-free for the customer.

Avery offers free downloadable software to create your own document.

The biggest pro based on customer reviews is that it is easier to use compared to many other programs.

Because the templates are accessible to everyone, be prepared to see the same design used on other business' print materials, possibly your competitors.

You are suppose to use Avery brand paper for your business cards when using their templates. So if you wanted to use a special paper you would be bound by their license agreement.

To use their templates you have to give some personal information such as your name, email address, etc.

Some may find it hard to print the finish product depending on the printer they may own.

Don't Want to Design It Yourself?

As a business card specialist, I do offer my design services to create business cards for small businesses. Feel free to contact me for my business card design services or for assistance with file uploads. I do charge a small fee to properly take a design you or I have supplied and upload it to an online printing service.