Business Cards
Standard Business Cards
The card you hand out a hundred times a month. Thick 16pt stock, saturated color, and a clean trim, because the first thing someone judges is how it feels.
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Business Card Printing, Shipped Nationwide
A business card is the only piece of your brand that someone holds between two fingers. At that distance, everything shows: the weight of the stock, the crispness of the trim, whether the ink sits evenly, whether the type is set well. Thin cards with soft edges tell a story you did not mean to tell.
Our standard paper card runs on 16pt cardstock with a full color gloss finish. It is noticeably thicker than the cards that come free with an online template, it takes color cleanly, and it holds its corners in a wallet or a card case.
Double-sided printing costs the same as single-sided, which means the back is free real estate. Most businesses use it for a service list, a QR code, an appointment line, or a short offer, and it turns a name card into something with a reason to be kept.
Prices are published rather than quoted. A pack of 50 is $53.49, 250 is $74.89, 500 is $96.29, 1,000 is $117.69, and the largest run we sell online, 3,000 cards, is $224.69. Double-sided printing is included in every one of those numbers. Production is 48 hours once you approve the free digital proof that comes with every order. Shipping is a flat $10 per order.
Cards print in the USA and can be configured and ordered online in minutes, or we can design the layout with you first.
What Makes a Card Worth Keeping
16pt Thickness
Heavy cardstock that reads as substantial the moment it changes hands, and does not curl or soften in a wallet.
Full Color Gloss
A gloss finish that keeps photography and brand color saturated, with clean fine type at small sizes.
Both Sides, Same Price
Double-sided printing is included, so the back can carry the service list, the QR code, or the offer.
Clean, Square Trim
Cut square and consistent across the run, because a soft or drifting edge is the first thing a hand notices.
Brand Consistency
The same color discipline that governs your signs, banners, and vehicle graphics, applied at card scale.
Sized for the Real World
3.5 x 2 in, the standard business card size, so it fits every wallet, card case, badge holder, and rolodex it will meet.
On the Desk
Thick stock and a square trim that hold up in a card case.
At Arm's Length
Where stock weight, ink, and trim all get judged at once.
Do Not Waste the Back
Double-sided printing is included, so a blank back is a missed opportunity every single time a card changes hands. Put the service list there, or a QR code that goes somewhere useful, or a short offer with a reason to call. Appointment-based businesses print a line for the next date. Trades print the license number. The front introduces you; the back gives someone a reason to keep the card instead of filing it in a drawer.
Ask About Card LayoutsHow a Business Card Order Runs
Pick Quantity and Sides
Choose the quantity and whether you want one side or two in the online configurator. Double-sided is the same price.
Send or Build Artwork
Send your image or file through AI image to print for $14.99 once per item, or pick Design it for me and send your logo and details. Once you order, our design team sets the card and shows you a layout.
Preflight and Proof
We check bleed, safe margins, resolution, and how small type will hold at card scale before anything goes to press.
Print, Trim, and Ship
Cards print full color, are trimmed square, boxed, and shipped to your address.
Standard Business Card Details
These are the online configurator prices, read straight off the product page linked below. Anything specific to your order we confirm in writing.
- Size
- 3.5 x 2 in, the standard business card size, on every quantity.
- Stock
- 16pt cardstock with a full color gloss finish.
- Printing
- Full color. Double-sided printing is the same price as single-sided.
- Quantities
- Packs from 50 to 3,000: $53.49 for 50, $74.89 for 250, $96.29 for 500, $117.69 for 1,000, and $224.69 for 3,000.
- Turnaround
- 48 hours production, starting when you approve the free digital proof that comes with every order.
- Artwork
- Print-ready PDF with bleed is ideal. PDF, AI, PSD, EPS, JPG, PNG, SVG, TIFF, WEBP and HEIC all upload, and our team can build or clean up a layout.
- Safe margins
- Keep text and logos back from the trim edge. Cards are cut in stacks, so a design that crowds the edge risks looking uneven.
- Type size
- Small type and hairline rules can close up at card scale. We flag anything that will not hold before we print it.
- Shipping
- Shipping is a flat $10 per order. Cards are boxed and sent to any US address.
Prefer to Order Online?
These products can be configured and ordered directly, with proofs before production.
Business Card Printing FAQ
16pt is a heavy card stock, noticeably thicker and stiffer than the lightweight cards that come with free online templates. It is the weight most people associate with a professionally printed card: it stays flat, holds its corners, and does not go soft in a wallet.
Almost always, since double-sided costs the same as single-sided here. Use the back for your service list, a QR code, an appointment line, a license number, or a short offer. A card with a reason to be kept survives a lot longer than one with just a name on it.
Send any image or file through AI image to print for $14.99 once per item and we make it print ready. PDF, AI, PSD, EPS, JPG, PNG, SVG, TIFF, WEBP and HEIC all upload on the product page, and a vector PDF reproduces best. If you only have a logo, pick Design it for me for +$29.99 and our design team builds the card around it.
A pack of 50 is $53.49, 250 is $74.89, 500 is $96.29, 1,000 is $117.69 and 3,000 is $224.69, and printing the back costs nothing extra at any of those quantities. Brushed aluminum hard cards start at $139.09 for 50. Shipping is a flat $10 per order. Artwork is the only other choice: a file you already have goes through AI image to print for $14.99 once per item, and having a designer build the card is +$29.99, both shown on the product page before you add to cart.
Production starts when you approve your free proof, not when you place the order. Every order includes one. 48 hours of production follows approval. The proof usually goes out the same business day we have your order and usable artwork.
3.5 x 2 in, the standard North American card size, which is what every wallet, card case, badge holder, and rolodex is built around. Both our paper and aluminum cards are cut to it.
Keep text and logos comfortably inside the trim line, and extend any background color or photo past it as bleed. Cards are trimmed in stacks, so artwork that runs right up to the edge is where small shifts become visible.
Yes. Send your logo, your details, and any brand colors or fonts you use. Once you order, our design team sets the card, proofs it with you, and keep the file so reorders and new hires match exactly.
Yes. Every order ships to the address you enter at checkout, in any state. We are headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and we are not a public storefront, so there is nothing to collect and nothing to schedule around.
Ready to Print Your Cards?
Send your logo and details for a free quote. Once you order, we set the layout, proof it, and get it on press. Call (210) 293-5651 or email orders@inline.graphics.