What are the best Christmas gift ideas?

can be a little more difficult to sort out - depending on the type of message you want to send, your budget, and how you want to customize them.

Let's start with Christmas cards for business.

Designing and printing business Christmas cards

Fortunately, there are a number of really good online printing services that cater specifically for Christmas business cards at this time of year. This allows you to quickly design and customize your Christmas cards, and have them delivered to your offices, or direct to your client.

The biggest discounts on custom Christmas print jobs for businesses (up to 30% off) are available at PrintRunner.

MOO offers 25% off holiday cards, which is also a great deal.

Incidentally, as the best, specialist business card printing service, it is also worthwhile setting up a business account with MOO for Business - if you are going to need business cards printed for your business and employees over the course of next year.

Putting Christmas touches into your business

Next, you might want to consider adding a Christmas feel to your business by customizing the checks and postage you send out to clients and customers with a Christmas design and message.

While these aren't necessarily gifts, your business doesn't stop dead just because it is December, right? and, just because it is your business, doesn't mean you can't use it to spread a bit of holiday cheer.

If you still have send out mail or checks, customize them for Christmas, and save a bit of cash on traditional checks and stamps at the same time (there are always great specials on business products and services over the Christmas period):

• Get up to $45 in FREE Postage at Stamps.com use code COUPON1. expires 12/31/12
• Personalized checks by 4checks

Business Christmas gifts

Business Christmas gifts can be slightly more difficult to choose because the ideal Christmas gift for a customer or client depends on so many different things - not least of which, your personal relationship with them.

There are a number of companies that offer great, customized gifts that can be branded with your corporate logo, so check out:

• 20% OFF + FREE Set-up on select items! Online Exclusive for new customers only from National Pen
• Free shipping on promotional products from Motivators

In addition, you will find some great ideas for individual corporate gifts for clients and staff at:

• What are the best corporate gifts for executives?
• 5 great ideas for corporate gifts

Hopefully this will help you find the perfect Christmas cards and gifts for your business' loyal staff, valued customers and important friends and partners.

Merry Christmas!