Review: Moo.com

I've had business cards for a long time.  Currently, I have business cards for my job with Sears as an appliance salesperson.  Prior to that, I had business cards with Future Shop for the same job, and prior to that, a succession of business cards while working with WIS International.  Though these were company related business cards, in the last several years I have made sure that my cards always included either my personal cell phone number or personal email address.  This has enabled my customers to reach me even when I'm away from work, and that is crucial to a commission salesperson.

The thing is that the cards I have right now, though, state that I'm an appliance salesperson at Sears.  While these are great for giving out while at work, they are of questionable value when meeting people at school functions or while out exploring new opportunities.  So a few weeks ago I decided that I would go out and purchase myself some personal business cards.  The website I chose to use was Moo.com . 

There are a number of business card sellers online, but I chose Moo.com because of the excellent design tools that they provide on their website.  First, of course, you pick your card type.  I looked at their Luxe card options (heavy paper stock, glossy finish, etc) and their standard card options, but I decided to go with their MiniCards.  These are smaller than normal business cards, measuring about half the size of a normal card.  I figured that they would stand out when I handed one out - just another way to be instantly memorable.  I also chose the MiniCards after reading some reviews that indicated Moo.com's normal cards were just slightly larger than a standard business card.  If that is really the case, smaller is definitely preferable to larger.

Once I had chosen to go with MiniCards, I got to design the cards using the online design tool.  Being able to pick from the wide selection of designs available, rather than having to provide my own, was a real weight off my shoulders.  It made the process a whole lot easier.  You get to choose the picture that goes on the back of the card, then tailor the information on the front of the card using a simple template.  I chose two different designs, Skyscrapers and Warren Peace. I picked these designs not only for the simply black and white graphics on the back, but because of the section on the front where you could insert a picture.  One of the great things about Moo.com is the ability to create and insert QR codes into the cards. I created a QR code that pulls up my linkedin account when you scan it, and inserted that into the picture section.  So the cards I created not only have funky, yet tasteful, pictures on the back and all my pertinent information on the front, but they also have a QR code for easy access to my professional information.  Moo.com really helped me bring it all together!

The one downside to Moo.com, I thought, would be the shipping.  The company takes quite a while to ship to Canada - despite ordering the cards on September 15th, and choosing the priority shipping option, my estimated date of delivery was October 3rd.  That's quite a wait.  Thus, it was a very pleasant surprise when I came home this past Thursday night to find my cards waiting for me.

Everything was as I expected.  The paper and print quality is fantastic and the QR code works exactly as advertised.  200 MiniCards ran me 60$, but most of that was actually shipping.  Once I get low on this batch I'll definitely be picking up another one.  

Here's the final product!

(I actually got 30 (!) different pictures for the back of these cards.  Most people get a pretty unique card, in other words.)

(The links to Moo.com are referral links that provide readers to the blog with a 10% discount off their purchase.  If you do end up using the referral link, make sure to let me know in the comments.)