You’ve got your first real job and you want everyone to know. Well, everyone except your Cousin Freddie, who would just want to borrow some money. You’ve decided to use VistaPrint to create announcements about your new job, but now you need a few pointers to help you get started. To make a new job announcement you can be proud of, try these suggestions:

• 1. Choose announcements that have a similar new beginnings theme. Business announcements and graduation announcements are both easily altered to make an announcement about a new job. Use the advanced editing feature to tweak the layout or change colors to make the design suit your theme and style.
• 2. Coordinate your announcements to match your business cards and include a business card complete with your new title in the announcement envelopes. This way, doting friends and family members can refer to the card to get the title right when they are bragging to that kid who bullied you in school about how well you are doing.
• 3. Consider shopping for coordinating letterhead paper, return address labels and other professional stationary needs at the same time. This way, you won’t have to struggle to remember which fonts or colors you used when you need these supplies at a later date.

You’re making new business cards and you are going to hand them out to everyone you see, using the new quick card draw method you’ve been practicing. You’ve gotten so good at whipping those cards out that you’re beginning to feel like a modern gunslinger. However, you have to wonder how long the recipients will hold onto your cards after you hand them out. Is there a way to make people want to keep business cards around?

To turn your business cards into something people will want to keep, take a look at that valuable blank space on their backs. This is where smart business people do something that helps turn their cards into keepers — they put something useful in that blank space. Can’t think of anything for your business card design? Try one of these ideas:

• Measurement conversions are a challenge for most people. If you have a business that relates to cooking or other household tasks, use the option to type in a company message on the back of your cards and create a measurement conversion chart.
• Small calendars are always handy for people who just want to check the date. VistaPrint actually has the option to include a calendar that has already been designed on the back of business cards.
• A tasty, but simple recipe that can fit on the back of the card is always a fun option for businesses geared toward moms or kids.
• Logic puzzles are a good fit for almost any business and may turn your card into something that gets passed around the office as everyone tries to solve them.

It is the week after your honeymoon and you are determined to make Miss Manners beam with pride. You’re using VistaPrint to create the perfect design for your wedding thank you cards and as soon as they arrive, you’re going to write thank you notes and address envelopes until you’ve showed your appreciation for every single gift, including that thing your Aunt Pat gave you. (Now there’s a challenge. How do you write a thank you note for something when you can’t figure out what it is?) As you design your cards, you should:

• Consider choosing a design that can be used for other purposes, too. This is an especially good idea if you are ordering in bulk. A monogrammed card or a simple card with “thank you” printed on it using a sophisticated font will never go out of style.
• Think about how formal you’d like to be. Some people prefer to have their formal married name printed on their cards, while others are much more laid back and only want to use their first names.
• Remember to order new return address labels at the same time. You dont want to start addressing the notes, only to realize that the labels you have are for your maiden name and old address.