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... > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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