Business cards

[meburdick]

Why not a hand-drawn tractor with a grapple (teeth) eating dirt? Headlights are eyes, exhaust for a "nose" blowing smoke.

 

[Western]

Brandi, I have also seen a few folded business cards some contractors have. Real nice cards and allot of room, expensive I'm sure, You could have a large photo when opened with just your contact # printed on the bottom and all the other pertinent info on the reverse sides. Just a thought.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

I think #2 would be the best pic to advertise an excavating business. :thumbsup:

 

[creekbend]

I like the fifth one. When I was in business, I would have the printer make a few with a magnet. I gave those to my repeat customers, so they could place them on their refrigerator at their home;etc. They are more costly, but I have known many businesses that implement their business card selection with this additional method of advertising. Best wishes in regards to your future endeavor.

 

[joshuabardwell]

You may want to consider getting slightly over-sized cards (just a little taller than the standard size) as it makes them stick out in a pile, and makes them easier to pull out of a pile. It's sort of like "fixing" the drawing by making your entry easier / more likely to be pulled.

This practice annoys the heck out of me. The card won't fit in a standard business card holder, rolodex, binder, etc... If I have just one card, the odd size is neither here nor there, but if I have a stack of cards and one is the odd man out, it just makes me want to toss that card for messing up the stack.

 

[dodge man]

Consider making the photo made into a line drawing for use on a business card A true photo on business card will be too small to be meaningful. Instead, put together a tri-fold brochure and/or website with photos to better show your work and capabilities.

I agree with this. No photo. Get a very simple website and show a few pictures on it.

 

[BobRip]

This practice annoys the heck out of me. The card won't fit in a standard business card holder, rolodex, binder, etc... If I have just one card, the odd size is neither here nor there, but if I have a stack of cards and one is the odd man out, it just makes me want to toss that card for messing up the stack.

I agree!

 

[RDrancher]

My logo is a my tractor converted to a line drawing behind the company name. Any photo can be converted to a line drawing in Adobe Photoshop

 

[bindian]

Thanks everyone. Now the line drawing sounds neat. I will have to look into that. Is Adobe Photoshop a free file?
hugs, Brandi

 

[MikeInEburg]

... Is Adobe Photoshop a free file?
hugs, Brandi

Photoshop is definitely not free. And it has a significant learning curve. WAY (way) easier to just have whoever does your cards make your line drawing. It will take you ten hours; it will take them ten minutes.