10 Tips for Choosing the Right Name to Put on Your Business Card - allBcards
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10 Tips for Choosing the Right Name to Put on Your
Business Card
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1. Nicknames are acceptable. If your name is Katherine but most people call you Kathy and you prefer that name, then use Kathy.
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2. Middle names aren’t required. Leave it out unless you have a strong reason to include it.
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3. Second family names are not often useful on business cards. Use one name and one surname, in this order.
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4. Unisex names can be modified for clarity. Precede your name with something like Mr. or Ms. in order to identify gender if necessary.
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5. Abbreviations are best left out. Abbreviations may look classy, but they are usually confusing.
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6. Give prominence to your name before the company name (with some exceptions).
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7. Place your name in the most visible location. Usually it is near the top.
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8. To capitalize or not to capitalize. Given names and surnames can be capitalized or left in lower case.
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9. You don’t always need a space between a given name and a family name.
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10. Partner business cards may work, but individual cards are better. If you decide to use two names on a card, be sure that they are equally prominent
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This article is part of allBcards’ Complete Guide to Business Cards.
A step by step guide to business card content, design, printing and distribution (102 pages!)
http://www.allbcards.com/en/l/complete-guide-to-business-cards.html