Comments on: The Secret of the $1000 Business Card http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/ Be a Chief Extraordinary Officer in Business & in Life Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:52:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: blog-fix.com »  http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/comment-page-1/#comment-171106 blog-fix.com »  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:02:27 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2008/02/12/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/#comment-171106 [...] Wendy from over at eMoms writes a revealing post about her $1150.00 business cards — youwch! But she makes some awesome points: Today, you might not ever do any business in person, and you might not even have a business card. But you have a website, a blog, or a profile somewhere like Elance or Freelance Nation. You have more opportunities to get a “Wow” from a potential customer than ever before. But are you still on BlogSpot? Is your headshot taken in a bar? Did you throw together a profile on a freelance marketplace site and say to yourself, “I’ll get back to it when I have more time”? You might not probably will never know what business you have lost if you can say yes to any of the above. And maybe you haven’t ‘lost’ any business at all. But I can tell you that if you had a website, portfolio, blog, or profile that made people say “Wow” in the first 2 seconds, then you will get more business. [...] [...] Wendy from over at eMoms writes a revealing post about her $1150.00 business cards — youwch! But she makes some awesome points: Today, you might not ever do any business in person, and you might not even have a business card. But you have a website, a blog, or a profile somewhere like Elance or Freelance Nation. You have more opportunities to get a “Wow” from a potential customer than ever before. But are you still on BlogSpot? Is your headshot taken in a bar? Did you throw together a profile on a freelance marketplace site and say to yourself, “I’ll get back to it when I have more time”? You might not probably will never know what business you have lost if you can say yes to any of the above. And maybe you haven’t ‘lost’ any business at all. But I can tell you that if you had a website, portfolio, blog, or profile that made people say “Wow” in the first 2 seconds, then you will get more business. [...]

]]> By: Happy Bloggy Valentine’s Day http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/comment-page-1/#comment-170851 Happy Bloggy Valentine’s Day Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:01:37 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2008/02/12/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/#comment-170851 [...] at eMoms at Home shares her secret of the $1000 business card. What is your secret [...] [...] at eMoms at Home shares her secret of the $1000 business card. What is your secret [...]

]]> By: Cookiemouse http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/comment-page-1/#comment-170013 Cookiemouse Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:01:33 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2008/02/12/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/#comment-170013 PS How can I get that little cloud before the comment link on the blog? Is that Haloscan and Blog template? PS How can I get that little cloud before the comment link on the blog? Is that Haloscan and Blog template?

]]> By: Internet Branding: Did You Screw Up Too? http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/comment-page-1/#comment-169762 Internet Branding: Did You Screw Up Too? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:03:42 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2008/02/12/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/#comment-169762 [...] read an excellent post at Wendy Piersall’s emoms at home yesterday. She mentioned the importance of branding and how her internet business took off once she branded [...] [...] read an excellent post at Wendy Piersall’s emoms at home yesterday. She mentioned the importance of branding and how her internet business took off once she branded [...]

]]> By: Barbara Rozgonyi, Wired PR Works http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/comment-page-1/#comment-169668 Barbara Rozgonyi, Wired PR Works Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:45:44 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2008/02/12/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/#comment-169668 Wow - Wendy! That's gorgeous. Yes, you invested $1150, but you saved all of your graphic design expenses. To me - totally worth it. When I started my business in 1990, I traded services with a graphic designer in my playgroup. From the start, my business stood out as established amd professional. I just reordered my business cards and stayed with the same design from 3 years ago. The designer's a friend who serves the high-end artsy-luxury market and specializes in building brand equity. Investing in your identity is always a good move. First impressions matter. Thanks for the reminder to be a stand-out from the start! <em>Barbara Rozgonyi, Wired PR Works's last blog post..<a href='http://barbararozgonyi-wiredprworks.com/2008/02/12/new-viral-marketing-rules-free-ebook-download-from-david-meerman-scott/' rel="nofollow">New Viral Marketing Rules: Free Ebook Download from David Meerman Scott</a></em> Wow – Wendy! That’s gorgeous.

Yes, you invested $1150, but you saved all of your graphic design expenses. To me – totally worth it.

When I started my business in 1990, I traded services with a graphic designer in my playgroup. From the start, my business stood out as established amd professional.

I just reordered my business cards and stayed with the same design from 3 years ago. The designer’s a friend who serves the high-end artsy-luxury market and specializes in building brand equity.

Investing in your identity is always a good move. First impressions matter. Thanks for the reminder to be a stand-out from the start!

Barbara Rozgonyi, Wired PR Works’s last blog post..New Viral Marketing Rules: Free Ebook Download from David Meerman Scott

]]> By: Cory Huff http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/comment-page-1/#comment-169389 Cory Huff Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:56:31 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2008/02/12/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/#comment-169389 When I was in college I spent about $500 on getting a voice over demo done (I'm an actor). $500 is a ton of money for a college student, but it totally paid off. The studio that did my demo liked me enough that they called me in for something like eight projects over the next few years. What big investment would you recommend for up and coming bloggers that would pay off in big dividends? When I was in college I spent about $500 on getting a voice over demo done (I’m an actor). $500 is a ton of money for a college student, but it totally paid off. The studio that did my demo liked me enough that they called me in for something like eight projects over the next few years.

What big investment would you recommend for up and coming bloggers that would pay off in big dividends?

]]> By: CatherineL http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/comment-page-1/#comment-169352 CatherineL Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:03:00 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2008/02/12/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/#comment-169352 Hi Wendy - Those cards are lovely. Like you, when I built my first website in the 90's I wish I'd been more professional. I even used a freehost - huge mistake. But, it seemed easier back then because there wasn't so many websites and most of them looked equally ugly! We take branding a lot more seriously now and we have a great orange and blue logo which stands out, on business cards, paper, vehicles and all our other marketing materials. It really is worth it. But, now I'm having to look at professionally branding my blog. It started out as a hobby and it's very basic. So, I'm having it completely redesigned. <em>CatherineL's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SuccessPasscode/~3/233607136/' rel="nofollow">Are You Part of This Bungling Band of Bloggers?</a></em> Hi Wendy – Those cards are lovely. Like you, when I built my first website in the 90’s I wish I’d been more professional. I even used a freehost – huge mistake. But, it seemed easier back then because there wasn’t so many websites and most of them looked equally ugly!

We take branding a lot more seriously now and we have a great orange and blue logo which stands out, on business cards, paper, vehicles and all our other marketing materials. It really is worth it.

But, now I’m having to look at professionally branding my blog. It started out as a hobby and it’s very basic. So, I’m having it completely redesigned.

CatherineL’s last blog post..Are You Part of This Bungling Band of Bloggers?

]]> By: Katherine Reschke http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/comment-page-1/#comment-169246 Katherine Reschke Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:08:02 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2008/02/12/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/#comment-169246 Wow - that IS a beautiful card! The challenge is making the right choices as it is easy for a new business to become a total money pit. <em>Katherine Reschke's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/passionsthatpay/~3/233319495/dont-make-it-easy-for-hackers' rel="nofollow">Don’t make it easy for hackers.</a></em> Wow – that IS a beautiful card! The challenge is making the right choices as it is easy for a new business to become a total money pit.

Katherine Reschke’s last blog post..Don’t make it easy for hackers.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/comment-page-1/#comment-169182 Andrea Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:18:22 +0000 http://www.emomsathome.com/blog/2008/02/12/the-secret-of-the-1000-business-card/#comment-169182 That's a rockin' card there. And you're giving me a needed kick in the pants. <em>Andrea's last blog post..<a href='http://atypicalife.net/blog/2008/02/11/the-living-room-is-clean/' rel="nofollow">The living room is clean</a></em> That’s a rockin’ card there.

And you’re giving me a needed kick in the pants.

Andrea’s last blog post..The living room is clean

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