As the creativity of this new century burgeons, so do we risk a lot of things in business and design. In business card printing, many are risking their careers and their reputations in untried and untested design schemes and formats. Sometimes these color business cards succeed, while others are left unnoticed or even abhorred. If you are a prudent businessman, you should always have a backup of sorts in business card printing. You must have a safe and perfectly traditional design that everybody still accepts and can be regarded with respect and dignity.

In this article, I will share with you how to be safe with your business card printing and do everything by the book.

Using standard acceptable settings and dimensions – You may not know it, but different countries have their standards in terms of business card dimensions. Also, the international standards office also has a few approved dimensions for business cards. By following these standard set of guidelines for business card dimensions, you will be playing it safe when it comes to business card printing. This means that all your business cards should fit all wallets and business card containers if you use the standard dimensions. So if you want to play it safe, set your color business card dimensions to the standards in your area.

Using simple and clear designs – Another safe thing to do is to use simple and clear designs. You will not need French curves, cartoons or even that tacky intricate design for business cards. While these creative designs may look great, it actually can be a bad thing as well as a good thing. Some investors do not like the loud and "un-businessman-like" designs and most favor the simple and clear corporate style. So lay off on the loud and colorful pull of business card printing and print something that is simpler but with a lot more dignity.

Reviewing and editing – To prevent any typographical errors in your business cards, it is very safe to add in a reviewing and editing step in your business card printing. Before printing begins, you should have several people (around 2-3) check the text and the designs of your cards if they are accurate. This should prevent errors from getting through and being mass produced.

Hiring a reliable business card printer – Finally, to be safe in printing, great business cards, you should try to find a reliable business card printer. Try to ask your friends and colleagues if they know a printing place or printing service. If not, you can try to find an online printing service with good reviews. Always make sure though that the printing company has good reviews and if there are complaints about them. This should let you judge if they are reliable or not for your own business card printing.

So that is the safe way to print business cards. How safe is your own business card printing? You might want to have some of your business cards go by the book just in case.