Whether business cards are irrelevant or not, they're definitely a cool way to express yourself and easily provide your information. If you're looking to make some cool cards, set aside a few hours this weekend and use these resources to help.
Design a Good Card
A well-designed business card doesn't take much. Ideally you want one that's clean and simple with enough white space, good font choices, and something specific to you. If you're not a designer, that's okay. We have a typeface and layout guide for non-designers to help you out. If you just can't get the design right, you can always consider using a service like Fiverr which has plenty of people offering to design your cards for $5. It might be harder to get something unique when it's not coming from you, but if your design skills are awful and you don't have the time to learn some new ones it'll be $5 well-spent.
Get Your Cards Printed
Even if you design a good card, it won't look so great if you don't take it to a good printer. Personally, I like Moo and so do you. They're great because you can get a shorter run (50 and up, so you're not stuck with hundreds of cards you don't need) and the quality is superb. Moo also offers a lot of free, really nice pre-made designs if you're just not happy with the one you came up with. Of course, you'll pay more per card with Moo so you might want to check out other options if you need a lot and want them for less. I've always gotten great results with 48 Hour Print, a place not on the list. Their digital printing leaves a lot to be desired, but if you order 500 cards their offset printing is very nice. They're also very quick and offer nice features like rounded corners for free. Regardless of what you pick, consider requesting samples first so you know what to expect. It sucks to order a bunch of cards with high hopes and end up with a big box of disappointments instead.
Set Up an Online Page to Pair with Your Cards
Although we're fond of Flavors.me or rolling your own personal landing page, About.me offers free printed business cards (you just pay shipping) that match and link to your page via QR code. Of course, there are many other options as well. The important thing is to have some kind of online presence along with your card. Not only does it help your search rankings, but it gives people a place to go when they want to find out more about the person behind the business card. If you want more resources to help you establish an online web presence to pair with your card, check out this guide.