What’s in a title? A lot, especially if placed on a business card. Business card titles are one of the highlights of this identity card.

Look how much information is written there. There’s your name, company or organization, phone number, cell phone number, office address, email address, and your title, of course. Given the very limited space on business cards, typically set at 2″ x 3.5″, you should enter only the most important information about yourself. And these aren’t just for telling people about your contact details. It’s also a powerful tool for creating a great impression, especially if you have a nice headline to go along with a fancy business card.

Note that you can’t really include anything other than the data mentioned above. This means that, unlike brochures, postcards, flyers, and other advertising tools, you can’t say much about who you are, what you do, and what you offer. With business cards, recipients have a lot to glean from the information on the card, especially business card titles and logos.

Points of sale

Having an office space in a classy and renowned business district makes an impression. Being in a Fortune 500 company is even more impressive, but having a highly prestigious title/position, whether it’s because of your educational achievements, like earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree, or your well-deserved rise in the hierarchy of the company. as vice president it certainly speaks volumes about who you are and what you’re capable of. So isn’t it important that you write it correctly?

Of errors and misconceptions

A person with a medical degree is a doctor and gets the suffix MD, but if you write ‘Dr. John Doe, MD’? Some people do. Here are some of the common headline writing mistakes to avoid:

1. Do not include both your degree and your title. Choose one.

For physicians, write ‘John Doe, MD’ or ‘Dr. John Perez’. If he is done with his Ph.D., write ‘Dr. John Doe’ or ‘John Doe, PhD’. Lawyers, on the other hand, can write ‘Atty. John Doe’ or ‘John Doe, Esq.’

Same goes if you have different titles like CPA and Esq. Don’t write ‘Attorney. John Doe, CPA’.

2. Do not put ‘Mr.’ or ‘Mrs.’ before her name on business cards.

Do not write Mr. John Doe on your business card. ‘Mister. John Doe, MD’ is especially a big no-no. This also applies to other writings. Don’t use ‘Mr.’ if you want to include his title or degree in his name.

3. Not all abbreviations and acronyms require periods.

Ph.D. should actually be written as Ph.D., but more recently the former has been widely accepted and used. The same goes for DM. Some of the other appropriate abbreviations and acronyms include: D.Ed. (Doctor of Education), DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine), RD (Registered Dietitian), RN (Registered Nurse), CEO (Chief Executive Officer), and COO (Chief Operating Officer).

So remember, before you venture into online printing for your next set of cards, check to see if the business card title is spelled correctly. It must be an asset, not a diversion.