business cards, etc

[David Ilvedson]

I spend about $300.00 a month on a 1 & 1/2 inch ad in three yellow page
books.  It pays for itself and I keep track of the referrals.  I guess it
depends on where you live but I think it is very important to the growth of
your business.  We always need new customers.  How you accomplish that is
the question.

David I.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of Charly Tuner
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 6:06 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: business cards, etc


Jim,

Actually, I take them to "Kinko's", and use the cutter. It's the new type
that you slide horizontally, rather than the old "chopper" type, which is
rarely seen anymore. Takes me less than 5 minutes to cut 100 cards. I tried
the pre-cut stock you buy specifically for business cards, but I didn't like
the little perferation marks left on each card. I find the smooth edges
produced using the cutter is well worth the little extra time, plus, plain
white stock is far cheaper than the business card perferated stock.

Also, what is the average cost for a basic yellow page ad? I wonder how many
jobs It would have to generate before I start making a profit? In my area
there are only TEN ads in the Big GTE 2000 book, and only 3 of those ten
have about a 1.5" square box ad; the rest are plain text of 1-2 lines only.

Terry Peterson
Los Angeles, CA
Associate Member, PTG


>From: "Jim Dally" <jdally@knox.net>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: business cards, etc
>Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 20:22:05 -0400
>
>Yes, I make mine on
>Announcements software/  prints in three colors and they are very nice.  I,
>too, print ten to a sheet......never thought about taking sheets to Staples
>for cutting.

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