Wanted to bring this back up since there was discussion recently on a closed group I belong to on FB about something that led up to business cards.
Over the last year since I went to be first trade show I have learned so much that of course I want to share with other people. There are two types of business cards you should have - an actual business card and a social network card. While both are essentially the same they're also very different due to the information on the card and to whom you should give the business card or social network card to.
The Business Card
The business card should contain your real name, blog name, url and if you're comfortable either your mailing address and/or phone number. These cards should be given out ONLY to PR people or owners of companies. At my first IMATS I only had my MUT business cards which contain my name, MUT name, my position, the url to the site and my work email address and I had people asking me for MY personal blog info and even address to ship me stuff for reviewing purposes. Of course I ended up having to write things down on the back of my business card which was tacky.
Here's an example of what I would suggest your business card should contain.
You only give THIS TYPE of business card to someone you want to have your mailing address and phone number.
The Social Network card
The social network card you can give out to potential readers and fellow bloggers. At IMATS (2013) and CPNA (2012) I found myself trading my social network cards with hundreds of people. On this card you want to keep it simple with ONLY your blog information after all you don't want a complete stranger to have your mailing address or phone number!
Vistaprint: 500 for $15 (price will vary) - for social networking card
Moo: 200 - $70 for high quality business cards
Here's what my proposed new social network cards will look like:
Cost for 500 of these social cards: $23 with free shipping on Vistaprint. This is far less than Moo's price which 200 are $70.
On my cards I've added a QR code. At CPNA free wi-fi was available so I had my iPad with my to show not only my blog to people but also MUT. I learned that by having a QR code on my business card it helped many of the vendors look up my site on their smartphones, iPads or tablets without having to type up the url. They can also save the QR code in their phone for easy reference. The QR code can go to any site you want - your website, your Youtube channel, your Facebook account or even a special page with special message or an "about you" page.