I've give a serious reply...a little business card 101.
You're not going to impress anyone or make a sale with a business card. You do that with what you say and how you say it. The business card is simply so they know how to get in touch with you later.
With that said, the business card should first and foremost do it's job and remind them of who you are and how to get in touch with you. The text and fonts should be easily readable and uncluttered. Yellow against a sunset isn't readable. Even though the best business card wont make you a sale on it's own, a truly bad one does present a bad company image and might cost you one.
The other practical design consideration is whether you want your business card to be easily scanned. There's both an up and a downside... Some people like to scan them into their PDAs, this is desirable. At the same time, lots of companies have hot girls on the floor to do nothing but grab as many business cards as they can so they scan them back at the office to build marketing lists and cold call your ass. This is not so desirable to most.
If you want your card easily scanned, it's best to stick with a classic black on white design. You'll never see anyone raise an eyebrow at a good simple black on white raise print design on a high quality card stock. It's classy and elegant and will never go out of style. If you want it to be a pain in the ass to scan go with a multicolor background or photocard. The more color change there is on the background, the tougher it is on the scanner.
Anyone who has one of my cards knows which my preference is in regards to having my card scanned....heheheheh.
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