Business Cards,

[Avery Todd]

Mark,

Yes he is! But we all love him anyway! :-)

Avery

At 08:29 AM 4/1/05, you wrote:
>Thank you all for your great insight here.
>Very much appreciated
>
>PS....Joe...You're not a curmugeon. But an honest person who gives
>it to you straight.
>
>
>Thank you
>
>Mark
>
>
> > At 21:10 3/31/2005, you wrote:
> > >Mark asked: "Anyone have suggestons for printing their own
>business cards and
> > >still look somewhat professional?
> > >Or is the "print shop" your preferred way?
> > >Any cost savings ideas here would be appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >Thank you
> > >
> > >Mark,
> > >I'm going to be my ususal Curmugeony self, on this
>one.<G> IMO, Business
> > >cards are the BEST & CHEAPEST advertising you can do. So,
>Don't skimp on
> > >them. Get a Professional to do a layout for you AND to print
>them. If you
> > >need ideas, come to K.C. and look at the usual display of Techs
>cards.
> > >There are a plethora of ideas. But, Don't Scrimp/skimp!
> > >Regards,
> > >Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> > >Captain, Tool Police
> > >Squares R I
> >
> >
> >
> > Curmudgeons-R-Us,
> >
> > As a college tech, I suppose I'm not as worried about the
>advertising
> > potential of a business card as self-employed technicians.  My
>previous
> > post notwithstanding where I recommended ways to do home-
>brewed cards,  I
> > would say that the BEST and CHEAPEST advertising is YOUR
>REPUTATION as
> > distributed by word of mouth.
> >
> > Case-in-point:  tomorrow I will be going to do some work (75 miles
>away)
> > which came to me by referral. (emergency work on a particular type
>of
> > stringed keyboard instrument which some techs won't even touch)
> >
> > If you do good work, the card will only be a reminder of your phone
> > number/email address.   Get/keep your skills up, (in the PTG, of
>course)
> > your reputation will follow and cards will  hardly be necessary.
> > If you do schlock work, no amount of glitzy advertizing will help you
>get a
> > second visit.
> >
> > Anon...
> >
> >
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