Nick Rees answers:

VistaPrint is crap unless you’re okay with them making unauthorized charges to your credit card and then selling your info to anyone willing to pay for it. Besides that, more than once I’ve had to fix a VistaPrint job for a customer because the backs of the cards haven’t lined up with the fronts.

I’m not sure why using an online printer is important here. Unless mobility is an issue you’re always, always better off talking to someone in person.

To put a job that small on a press, alone, will cost a few hundred dollars. For 250 cards, your job will be run on a big community sheet with at least a dozen other cards — unless you know precisely why you want a UV coating on them, you might be better off doing your cards digitally and perhaps having a matte or glossy film applied.

I would say your best option is to contact a trade printer in your nearest major city and find out who you need to send your job to so that they get it. Trade printers only print for other printers, but because it isn’t a front for a credit card scam you can have more confidence in the quality of the work. I will tell you that you’re probably looking at 500 cards minimum, but for a price difference of under $40.

Nick Rees answers:

Overnight Prints is known for very high quality.

I don’t personally know about print4half but they might be good too.

With the right link you can get 250 free business cards at printrunner, and 100 free at overnight prints.

Take a look at http://www.AllThingsBusinessCards.com for these links and suggestions for several other business card providers.

Good luck!

Nick Rees answers:

Vistaprint is great, fast & cheap…I use them all the time! Check them out…

Nick Rees answers:

Vista Print – www.vistaprint.com. You can even get FREE cards if you don’t mind having their logo in the corner of the back of your card.