Business-Card
If you take a look at my business-card (here) your going to see that it’s pretty empty and that there is not that much information. Normally a business-card contains:
- the Name of the person who gives the business-card out,
- the Address,
- the Phone-Number, Mobile-Phone and maybe Fax
- the Email-Address
- and if existing the Domain of the web-site.
At mine you’re searching two of this five pints without success. The fun thing is that persons who I showed the design, – nearly all – have been mentioning why I don’t have the 2 missing parts of my data included into the business-card. The two parts are:
- the Address
- and the Phone-Number, Mobile-Phone and Fax
Business-Cards Christoph Spiegl
The next logical question to ask is why did I do that. Just before I decided to get a own business-card printed, I’m not able to get new business-cards every time just one of the information changes. So one main part was that I don’t want to print new cards just because my mobile-phone number changed, for that reason I decided to just print consistent data which I think is the email and my two web-sites. The other ‘whys’ of my decision have been this 3:
- It may change
I pointed this out before but it’s important enough to be mentioned again. The data I didn’t include could change very fast. OK, the address not but mobile-phone could. The data I decided to print is data I’m hoping to hold for a long time from now on. It’s a great way to get your own concentration focused to some few parts. In my case it’s just my email – cspiegl@cspiegl.com – and my two domains – cspiegl.com and whereischristoph.com. I want to concentrate my stuff at this two pages. And I even have the possibility to change my mind but than I can link the domains up to the new sites. - It’s to personal
Phone, mobile, fax and address is in my eyes very personal data. I think nobody needs my address in the times of email. The same is for phone, mobile and fax. I’m willing to give you this data if you send me an email and ask for phone or any of the others. But email is my main part of communication and there I can check when ever I want and answer. - The most important is there
Like I already mentioned, the most important information is included. If you are willing to contact me you find your way, if though the contact page or via the email, is your personal decision. The only problem could appear if you want to call me and don’t have internet and email. But how many people are out here without email and internet? Nearly none. And I have to tell, the people I’m interested in mostly have email and internet.
These 3 reasons are why I decided to get my business-card the way I did and I hope you get the point. If you want, you can download the front and back to print it or do just what ever you want but all in terms of the license.
Please feel free to comment or email me feedback or your own opinion, I’m really interested.
