The snow is coming down and it’s time for those plow drivers to shine. If you’re an independent plow driver, you know how many other people you compete with each day for customer acquisition. A well-developed business card is a terrific way to acquire new customers.
While most customer acquisition takes place just before the snow season hits, you can continue to gain customers all year long. Below is a general view of what an independent plow driver would want on ..read more
Filed under: Business Card Help, Design Tips on December 20th, 2011 | No Comments »
Writing academic research papers for an hourly or per page rate is the job of freelance academic writers. An academic writer usually holds a college degree and has several years of copy writing and editing experience under their belt. Academic writing is a specialized writing field that provides a steady income at a competitive rate to the right candidate. The academic writer’s business card should exude confidence, provide experience and of course, be very well edited.
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Filed under: Business Card Help, Design Tips, Marketing on December 19th, 2011 | No Comments »
Sometimes you just need to travel. Recently, a friend of mine quit his well paying job, and ran for the hills, literally. He spent the next two years traveling with his fiancé across the world, exploring over 50 countries throughout his trip. About halfway through the trip, he realized that he wanted a quick and easy way for people to remember him. His solution: custom business cards
For him, he wanted something that would show he was carefree, while maintaining his ..read more
Filed under: Business Card Help on December 13th, 2011 | No Comments »
Business card templates are very flexible and a great opportunity for your company to save money. Instead of ordering your appointment cards hand cut and printed by a traditional printer why not change a business card template to suit your needs?
Business card designs abound on the online printing websites and every component can be customized to your needs. This means you can eliminate text and clip art as well as add it. Its all ..read more
Filed under: Business Card Help, Design Tips on December 9th, 2011 | No Comments »
The professional pastry chef adds another layer of class to any fine dining restaurant. Pastry chefs provide delicious desserts that compliment any menu. Some pastry chefs work for a restaurant or catering service while others are self employed. A professional pastry chef needs a business card that explains their specialties, education and contact information.
Background design can make or break the pastry chef’s business card. Just because you make dessert it doesn’t mean you business ..read more
Filed under: Business Card Help, Design Tips on December 7th, 2011 | No Comments »
Bingo halls offer folks a place to relax, play a few games and maybe come home with a little extra money. There are lots of bingo halls and a limited number of folks with disposable income at the moment so attracting players to your hall and keeping them there night after night will help you weather the uncertain economy.
A bingo hall card should provide contact details as well as information on the actual bingo games on offer. Separate out this ..read more
Filed under: Business Card Help, Marketing on November 22nd, 2011 | No Comments »
In tight economic times, making things last a little bit longer can be a great money saver. For the cost of a repairman you can fix that dishwasher instead of buying new (or going without), patch up that furnace and keep that fridge running without breaking the bank. The appliance repair business offers personal service, guaranteed work and competitive prices. The business card should reflect this.
Begin by reviewing your established branding before creating the appliance repair business card. Look at ..read more
Filed under: Business Card Help, Design Tips on November 22nd, 2011 | No Comments »
For some folks, social media information is just one or two lines on the bottom of their business card but for others the world of social networking is a professional world where lots of business is done over the Internet. For these social media gurus, the social media focused business card is a great way to advertise your approach to modern business and ensure a virtual target audience.
The basic concept of the social media business card is to make your ..read more
Filed under: Business Card Help, Design Tips on November 22nd, 2011 | No Comments »
Business cards are great when used properly. If you hand out a business card at every opportunity you are halfway there. But there has to be a little more to your business card to help it stand out. Sometimes a simple printing effect, texture change or size alteration is enough to make your business card distinctive and therefore memorable.
Consider adding a touch of gilding to the edge of your business card. This way, if someone is looking down at a ..read more
Filed under: Marketing on November 22nd, 2011 | No Comments »
Business card etiquette is an important part of any branding scheme and a part of every professional’s repertoire. Here are a few more things to keep in mind.
Never hand out a business card in lieu of having a conversation. We’ve all been to events where people sit back and watch the proceedings and at the end rather than talking to everybody else in the room they hand out business cards and leave. The majority of those ..read more
Filed under: Business Card Help on November 16th, 2011 | No Comments »
