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06/29/09 SEAN PRATT PRESENTS HIS WEEKLY ARTICLE ON THE BUSINESS OF THE BIZ

The Actor’s Business Card–What it is and Why You Need One

Unlike the traditional business card, the actor’s business card is unique in its design, style and uses.

So in your quest to gain legitimacy, you’ve decide it’s time to get some business cards printed up…this being one of the badges of the professional actor. At your local Kinko’s or Staples, you can choose from a dizzying array of colors, fonts and styles, each designed to allow you to create that one-of-a-kind card. You put your name, cell number and email on it, and if you’re feeling extra special you might add the title Actor or Performer to it. But this calling card you’ve created is based on the mistaken idea that it should mimic the business card of the real estate agent, the attorney or the car salesman. It doesn’t and it shouldn’t.

To read the rest of this article go to: http://acting.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_actors_business_card

Based in Washington D.C., Sean Pratt has been a professional actor for more than 20 years. He also teaches classes on and writes articles about the business of the Biz. http://www.seanprattpresents.com/