Should I get a business card when I start a new business — does it matter?

With the age of social media, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, many people still wonder whether a business card is still important and whether it’s worth the money.

I love it when people call me up and tell me about their new business ideas.

It’s so wonderful to see people passionate about creating something.

But the question that always comes up is whether they are pursuing a hobby, or a business. There’s a threshold that you cross which makes your hobby a business — and that’s when you start thinking commercially.

Business cards can help make a hobby a business reality. Everyone who has a hobby has an instagram page or a website, but do they have a business card?

Should I get a business card?

People keep asking me: “I’ve started an online shop and I’m unsure whether I should get a business card, is this just another expense that I can avoid when starting out?”