Printing Business Cards at Home for Free

You can do it. But is it worth it? Here's the REAL breakdown on the options, benefits, and costs of printing business cards at home.

So it's time to print out some new business cards. But this time, rather than forking over a wad of cash to some print company, YOU want to print your business cards at home.

A good, cost effective plan?

Well, first lets be upfront about costs. Is printing business cards at home actually free?

Not really. There's paper. There's ink. There's business card labels. Naturally, there are costs associated with each. And let's not forget the time involved either.

Some people find that the time, cost, and hassle of printing business cards at home often outweigh the expense of getting them printed online.

Especially when you consider all of the offers for inexpensive or free business cards (ie. pay shipping) out there. Most of them offer a nice selection of free templates, and the ability to customize the card with little to no design ability. Something to consider, for sure.

That said, printing business cards from home, is an option. And it might be one you want to pursue.

"Exactly, HOW can I print business cards at home for free?"

So how do you do it?

How does someone without design abilities organize their contact information onto a page, side by side, so they can print business cards from home?

One option is software. For example...

Business Card Maker: Create business cards with our easy to use business card software - Juicy Business Cards. Choose a design from template or create your own from scratch. Get high quality prints right from your computer, printing on avery business card stock is also available.

Some clever websites provide another option. Each of these gives you the ability to choose a template, input your contact information, add a logo or a picture, and poof! Your business cards are lined up side by side, eight to a page.

All without ever leaving their website.

You can then take that document and print your business cards at home for free (assuming you have the correct paper - generally Avery business card labels)

These websites offer an advantage over some other free business card sites that require you to add your contact information to their templates using a design program of your own. A difficult task for non-designers.

The bottom line?

Yes, if you want to print business cards from home for "free" -- you can. BUT...

...with the wide availability of inexpensive business cards online, many won't find it to be the best option. When you add in the cost of paper, ink, and time invested... combined with the lack of options, templates, and attractive designs -- well, printing business cards at home may not be the deal it's cracked up to be.