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[22 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | 561 views]

Business has been crazy all week and now you have half a dozen bills that need to be in the mail by the end of the day.  As a small business owner, your time is precious.  You can’t afford to go through and write your return address of all those envelopes.  Return address labels or stamps are a must-have for all business owners.
Designing custom labels or stamps is easy.  Simply upload your own design or browse through online galleries.  Return address labels and stamps will save you loads of …

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[11 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 611 views]
Save Time With a Portable Pocket Stamp

Why would I want a portable pocket stamp?

As you pull into the drive through at your bank, you realize that you forgot to sign your company’s name on the back of your checks. As the teller stands and waits and cars pull into the lane behind you, you guiltily dig through your glove compartment, find a pen that works and then endorse the checks as fast as you can. Short of hiring someone to stop you at the door to go through a pre-trip checklist, what can you do to …

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[11 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 568 views]
Don’t Forget to Be Organized When You Make Your Own Website

Do I need to do anything before I make my own website?
You’ve decided to make your own website. You don’t need a shopping cart or fancy animated graphics. A simple, professional site that looks great and tells people all about your business is all you require. However, you do have quite a bit of information to get across, so you plan to use the professional hosting package that VistaPrint offers. If setting up the site is anything like other things you’ve ordered from VistaPrint, it should be fairly simple, so …

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[11 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 704 views]
Fun Promotional Items

Investing in some fun promotional items can be a great way to increase your visibility, as well as raise your clout as a business. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to make your company look more professional. There are some simple things you can stock up on as giveaway  items, such as pens, magnets and note pads. Pick something that people will use and you can keep your company name in front of them for quite some time.
Everyone likes an extra pen, and these can be one …

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[10 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 366 views]
How to Create Compelling Marketing Materials for Your Salon

Attractive Point of Purchase (POP) displays for your salon can be as simple as colorfully printed shelf signs that announce a product special on salon products that aren’t selling as fast as you’d like. List product benefits on the signs such as “Gets Hair Silky Smooth.”  Print similar material on flyers to place in your salon’s front window and/or an outdoor sandwich sign. You can also post the flyers on community bulletin boards.
Offer Gift Certificates or Gift Cards
Use flyers or sandwich signs to advertise that you offer gift certificates or …