In this lesson, we will create a business card, using Microsoft Word. I created a new template for my business card. It can be viewed at: http://janes-place.com/bus_card.htm Choose the information you want to place on your card before beginning. Here’s how I did it: Go to ‘start’ –’Microsoft Word’ — ‘file menu’ — ‘page setup’. [...]
What’s the cheapest, most under-used marketing tool you have? The answer’s no secret … it’s your business cards. If you aren’t making them work for you, you may be missing an excellent opportunity at leveraging a cost effective marketing tool. By the time you have read this article, you’ll know several ways in which you [...]
Sure, everyone needs business cards. But why not make your business card do double or triple the work of an average business card. Here are 4 proven ways to supercharge your business card into a powerful business tool. 1. Use the back of the card to include sales info. Good marketers know that customers need [...]
Without a plan to distribute your cards, there’s no need to print them in the first place. Many fall into the trap of thinking all the thinking about business cards is over once the order is placed. Wrong! The average person has more than half of business cards still in the box at any given [...]
If you have a computer and a printer, preferably one that can print in color, then you can make your own brochures and business cards that are very professional-looking! Be sure to use good quality paper (that is available at any office supplies store like Office Depot or Staples) for anything that you are going [...]
This month, we wanted to share some general tips relating to your graphic design that we’ve come up with over the past year: Always include an address on your business card, even if you are operating a small business out of your home – it greatly increases your credibility and makes you look much more [...]
This is the second part of creating your own business card. If you missed the first one, let me know: mailto:webmistress@janes-place.com Click in the box, where you want your text to appear.Type in your text. Make sure the text is where you want it. For example, in my card the bottom text wasn’t under my [...]
When you first start out on your business venture, money is usually tight but you still need to advertise. One of the most affordable, yet very effective, ways to begin your advertising campaign is with flyers. Flyers are simply full page ads that are distributed directly to your potential customers. There are several ways in [...]
1. Spend money on decent quality business cards. Home made cards just don’t compare to the quality of professionally printed cards. Your cards reflect your business – do you really want your cards screaming cheap! 2. Always hand out two business cards ? one for the prospect and one for them to handout to a [...]
This tactic of the game was hard for me to master and at first I failed many times. I carried my business cards only in my briefcase, because I thought they were only used in business. Wrong! I missed quite a few opportunities to toot my horn because of that misconception. Not only did I [...]
