Friday, April 15, 2011

Environmentally Friendly Cards: BareFoot Cards



Have you heard about BareFoot Cards? A new line of eco-friendly plastic cards that offer both a green solution for your business applications and high quality cards.

BareFoot Blank White Cards are made using a minimum of 25% post consumer recycled PVC content and yet they deliver optimum graphic print quality.

To read more about BareFoot Cards head on over to their visit:

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Specialty Product: Safety Lanyards

 
Workplace and personal safety is always an important issue that we must all be concerned with. That is why we wanted to let you know about our safety lanyards and other products.

We offer a variety of reflective lanyards that also glow in the dark. Great for employees that will be outdoors throughout the early morning or late night.

We also offer elastic arm bands – this works as an alternative to lanyards. Employees can attach their IDs onto this arm band to avoid having anything hanging from their necks – which can be an issue when working with machinery.
If you any concerns on how to create a safe working environment for your employees give us a call at 305-260-6743 to speak with one of our ID specialists.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Selecting the right ID printer

I know we covered this a few months ago – but we always get plenty of questions regarding this topic.

Selecting the right card printer is an important task – you want to get something that fits your needs. For companies / individuals planning on printing few cards in monochrome or those seeking to personalize a high amount of cards will need different printers that have different price ranges.

Here are some questions you should review before making your purchase.


1. Will you be printing color ID cards?
Most of the printers that we offer here at Card-Online come with the option of monochrome (single color) or full color. Think about which option is best for you and remember to keep your future needs in consideration.

2. How many cards do you plan to print?
Each printer varies in printing speed and capacity which means you must think about the output you will need. Are you planning on only printing a few cards a day? Or do you need a machine to print fast and large quantities on a daily basis? If planning on a large volume then a printer with a input hopper would be important, if large quantities will not be your situation then a printer with a manual feed will work well.

3. Single sided printers versus dual sided printers.
Will your ID cards only need printing on one side or will you need information printed on the back of the card as well? Single sided printers will only print on one side of your plastic card leaving the back blank. If you have the need to include information on the back of the card then a dual sided printer is the best choice for you.

4. What encoding options will you need?
For increased security and personalization reasons some ID cards have magnetic stripe or smart card encoding. If you will need one of these options you will need to look into the type of encoding that will be necessary. Will you need just one feature or both of them? These encoding features are additional features that you must request for when making your order.

5. Need more ID card security?
Other features such as lamination are available. If you feel that your ID cards need extra security to avoid duplication and fraud look into features that will help prevent this. To learn more about special security features feel free to contact one of our ID printer specialists at 305-260-6743.

6. What technical features do you need?
When selecting an ID printer it is important to know some of the technical details such as the driver and interface that the ID printer is compatible with. Most ID printers come with a USB interface and Ethernet is available when requested. It is also important to know if the ID printer supports the operating system you work with – whether it is Microsoft Window or Mac (only few ID printers are Mac compatible).

For more information or questions that you may have give us a call at 305-260-6743 or email us at info@card-online.com

Friday, February 25, 2011

BareFoot Cards – Premium Quality Cards


Are you looking for a way to go green with your plastic card printing? Then we suggest you head on over to BareFoot Cards and see what all the buzz is about.

BareFoot Cards is company that has given companies the option of going green without an additional cost. They offer premium quality blank white cards made from a minimum of 25% post consumer recycled PVC.

All their cards are packaged in packs of 500 to reduce the amount of shrink wrap foil and in recycled cardboard sleeves.

To learn more about BareFoot Cards visit their website at www.qualityblankwhitecards.com

And remember “Together, our commitment as individuals can magnify the choices that each of us makes.”

Friday, January 14, 2011

Awareness Products

A little something that many of you may not be aware of is our line of awareness products. We offer a variety of lanyards and products that proudly wear an awareness ribbon on it.


We have lanyards that represent breast cancer awareness, AIDS awareness, and many more.
Where can you find these producst? Just click on lanyards and then select “Awareness Products” on the left hand menu.


Can’t find them? Well then just give us a call at 305-260-6743 and one of our specialists would be glad to help!