Comments on: Why My Face is On My Business Card

By: Banner Stands

Banner Stands — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:17:12 +0000

I’ve seen it done and the results have always been: good or bad. I personally think this is an artwork preference – with no right or wrong answer.

By: Jay Thompson

Jay Thompson — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:38:33 +0000

I am a real estate agent and I *don’t* have a head shot on my card. I’m clearly in the minority in my profession, but that alone makes the card more memorable.

I do have social networking icons on my card, again putting me in the minority of real estate agents.

I’ve tried several iterations, with and without head shot and the one without garners the most attention, by far. I also don’t plaster my face across my web sites like more agents do.

I dunno, I just like to be different.

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By: Irene Koehler

Irene Koehler — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:05:40 +0000

As of today, my photo is not on my business cards, but I am becoming more comfortable with adding it. At this point, my photo is plastered all over the internet and social networking sites. I’ve used the same one everywhere, making it easy to be recognized. It only makes sense to tie my business cards into the overall strategy.

Thanks for adding your thought to my post on business cards. You raised some excellent points.
http://almostsavvy.com/2009/03/01/business-cards-so-important-or-so-over/

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By: Neil Cowley

Neil Cowley — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:20:33 +0000

I’ve been doing it for years (taking the pictures that get noticed)
and it’s funny to watch someone who would normally just pocket – or otherwise not take a second look as I hand them my business card – they can’t throw it away because it immediately has the value of a ‘real’ photograph. The photos I use all have stories and so it really opens up a conversation on a personal level. I highly recommend a real headshot as an investment in your networking ability!

http://ncfaces.com/portrait_photographer/professional_business_cards.html

By: Rosario Izquierdo

Rosario Izquierdo — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:39:07 +0000

I’m leaving the govment and will consult. I like cards with head shots for memory joggers and my new ones will have one. I think it’s important for the head shot to look like the real deal though and not be a glamour shot. I have a huge collection of cards to get on line — how do you get yours digitized? I’ve seen the readers but don’t think the expense warrants a one time use. Can they be rented?

By: Stacy Lukas

Stacy Lukas — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:04:55 +0000

@Ari Very true, but honestly, I’ve never had much of a problem with people recognizing me, nor forgetting me as it is. Heck, I still look the same as I did in high school way back in the 1990s. I think my face on a card might be a little much… I mean, I don’t want people looking at my card and being like, “Yeah, OK, we get it.”

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:20:53 +0000

@Whitehall Webby: Do I remember faces of some of those Mashable-collected cards three months later? Some, but not all; and that’s my point. Pictures speak 1,000 words. And I’m a right-brained visual person. So matching names to faces is very helpful!

@Karen: Since you mentioned VisualCV (which I have; the link’s off to the right), employers using the tool can opt to not display photos. But what employers won’t google prospective employees? If anyone googles me, they’ll find my picture, so I’m saving them unnecessary time.

@Craig: Many “traditional businesses” may not be using social media for the same reason; they’re thinking traditionally. They’re usually the same organizations that block access to webmail and LinkedIn.

@mgo: Eventually, business cards will be go the way of analog phones. Thanks to Google, this will occur sooner than later, I’m hearing…

@Stacy: If you’re the damn redhead, then why not have your red hair on your card? It sets you apart from the other redheads who don’t.