Even though we are moving toward an increasingly paperless society, physical business cards are still an integral part of doing business in person. As such, questions related to design and layout are going to be something you want to address.

Naturally, you’ll want to your name, your title, the name of your business, and contact information on the card. However, you may or may not want to have your own personal photograph on there. This is mostly common practice for realtors, mortgage brokers, and other people that work in the real estate business, but what about other industries?

I’ve found that a growing number of bloggers and Internet marketers are starting to put their portraits on their business cards. This might be because they want to be more easily recognized and remembered when they are seen again, but this may or may not be a good idea.

Even if someone does not consciously or intentionally do it, we all have our prejudices and these affect the decisions that we make. If your photo gives off a negative impression, you might lose the client even before you really had a chance. What do you think? Should you have your portrait on your business card?