(part 2)
# of cards per sheet of paper, and explanations for various prices that print shops charge.

Here we get into a little bit of math, but don’t worry, I will do it all for you. Just follow along.

So let’s get started:

There are two standard business card templates for 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper. One is for cards with bleeds, and one is for cards with out them. In this section, I will give you the number of cards that can be printed on each page, and the number of pages you will need for different common amounts of cards (100, 250, 500, and 1,000)

When print shops charge different prices for different amounts of cards, they are taking into account the fact that once you print them all out, you can cut them all together at the same time. Because, it costs about the same to cut 250 cards as does 500, the cost per card is less. That’s how they get that figure.

Simple Example: 1 sheet of cards lets say costs $1 to print and it costs $13 to do all the cuts. If you print 1 sheet you pay $14, but if you print 2 sheets it’s double the cards, but its only a $1 more, at $15. Per card, you are paying less.

Cards per page:

with bleeds: 8
without bleeds :12

# of pages for cards with bleeds ——–Amount of Cards (approximately)

——————–1————————————–8————————-

——————-13 ———————————–100————————

——————-32————————————250———————–

——————-63————————————500———————–

——————-125———————————–1,000——————–

# of pages for cards without bleeds —–Amount of Cards (approximately)

——————-1 —————————————-12————————

——————-9—————————————100———————-

——————21—————————————250———————-

——————42————————————–500———————-

——————84————————————–1000———————

If you look at the chart, it only takes 9 pages to print 100 cards if they have no bleeds (backgrounds) instead of 13 if you print cards that have them, though cards uasually turn out better if you do.

(Just to let you know, I suggested that you make a card with a background, because you will learn more from setting up that template.)