biz cards

[Tom Dickson]

Hi, Folks,

   Sorry about two previous incomplete posts - you know the old story: I hit 
the wrong button!

   The discussion about business cards interested me, so I thought I would 
"chime in".

   One of the recurring themes on this list is profesionalism, and another 
is valuing our time and what we do.

   I know what it is like to start a business and operate on a shoe string.  
So, please do not take offence to what I am going to say.

   First off, if we are going to present ourselves professionally, then I 
think that our advertising, be it business cards, pens, stationery, etc., 
needs to be top-notch.  If one shops around, one can find some good deals 
for things like business cards.  I recently purchased some new cards at 
Staples, and 1000 cards cost me less than half a tuning fee.

   Secondly, "what's your time worth?" comes up on this list a lot.  With 
all of the fiddling around with printers, cutting paper, sanding edges, and 
so on, how much have these cards cost in regard to the value of one's time?  
Perhaps making calls, networking, etc., would be a better use of time.

   I applaud the ingenuity and inventiveness of printing your own cards.  
But, what's the real business cost?

   Just something to consider.

Sincerely,
Tom Dickson,
Professional Piano Tuning and Repair,
Regina, SK, Canada






>From: "Craig Glasser" <cglasser@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
>To: "Sarah Fox" <sarah@gendernet.org>, "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: biz cards
>Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 14:12:55 -0800
>
>I've just had a friend print some cards for me on Avery stock.  They came
>out wonderfully.  You can get rid of the micro-perf. roughness on the edges
>easily by taking a stack of about 50 cards, holding them tightly and 
>sanding
>the edges with fine sandpaper or emery cloth.  Make sure the sandpaper is
>clean.  You need only one or two strokes across the surface of the 
>sandpaper
>to get rid of the perf.'s.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sarah Fox" <sarah@gendernet.org>
>To: <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>; "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 2:02 PM
>Subject: Re: biz cards
>
>
> > Hi David,
> >
> > I've printed bizillions of business cards.  The Avery stock does 
>look/feel
> > different in the sense that the cards have microperforated edges.  Most
> > people don't notice.  Some people do -- and will realize you printed 
>your
> > own cards.  If you want more professional results, just use plain 110 lb
> > cardstock, which comes in 8.5 x 11 sheets.  Print it the same way you
>would
> > on the Avery sheets.  Then cut it apart on a good paper cutter.  Set up
> > guides on the paper cutter to speed your work.  (You RPT guys do lots of
> > these sorts of jig setups, so this shouldn't be hard.)  You can knock 
>out
>a
> > lot of cards rather painlessly, and they look professionally printed, so
> > long as you use a good quality/resolution of printer capable of doing
>snazzy
> > graphics.  You'll pay only a fraction of the cost in materials.
> >
> > Peace,
> > Sarah
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 2:22 PM
> > Subject: biz cards
> >
> >
> > > Hey List,
> > >
> > > I am thinking of making my own biz cards.  I have used the Home Office
>the
> > last few times and the cards are fine, but I'm
> > > thinking of a little more creativity.  I'm looking at Avery stock and
>have
> > a color ink jet.  Anyone do this?  Do they look like
> > > biz cards, i.e. feel the same?  Do I have too much time on my hands?
> > >
> > > David Ilvedson, RPT
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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