I am about out of cards, though, and I have decided that I will go with my own logo and fonts when I order new ones. I don’t really have a lot of money, but considering what you get when you pay for business cards–so much more than a little piece of card stock with your name on it–I think it’s worth the extra cost.

This was a very helpful post. (Then again, I’ve found all of your posts helpful so far!)

Cheers!
Jennifer Moore
JenniferLynn Productions, LLC
Jennifer Moore´s latest blog… Right Place, Right Time.

Naturally, I did give her a card.

(She’s heavily fictionalized, BTW, in case any local dog folks read this post. There’s no dog. It’s not you.)

I love that your garage door guy misspelled garage. That really is the crowning touch. And so often there are really great people behind these companies! Ack. It’s a crime against their own bottom line, but helping out folks like that is exactly what I live for. It can make such a huge difference.

I think I see doing up some cards and a receipt pad in exchange for garage door labor on your calendar for this summer!

Regards,

Kelly

Yesterday, I finally got my garage door fixed. I got the name of an “excellent” repairman from a friend of mine, called him up about six weeks ago — and never heard back. I called around to other places, and also had no callbacks when I left a message. Was it me? Did I sound like a guy who didn’t *really* need his garage door fixed? Perhaps I needed to beg to give them my business?

Well, this friend of mine was upset for me — embarrassed probably that he recommended someone who didn’t get back to me (I didn’t really tell him about it — he asked about the garage door and I told him it wasn’t quite fixed yet…) so I decided to swallow my own pride and try the guy again.

This time he answered immediately, showed up an hour before he said he would, and fixed the whole thing quickly. He even gave me a brochure for a new garage door (ours is old and wood and heavy) and an excellent quote. Lastly, he put his sticker on the garage opener button in case we had more problems. (I actually don’t like that sort of thing, but it’s the thought that counts.)

Of course he misspelled “Garage” when writing his company name at the top of his generic receipt pad. But ultimately a great guy to do business with — and he will be the first person I call when I do finally replace that door.

Could he work on his image? Sure. But hey, if people like this didn’t exist, how would we make a living?

(I hope you gave her your business card too…!)

~Graham