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... > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC