I have three different business cards. Maybe I should have 4, but I think that three is enough. I have one for each of my different businesses. I teach music in the afternoons, I have tried to market and get students in the mornings, but most people prefer their music lessons later in the day. http://rachaelorbach.weebly.com/
I also am an English teacher, mostly on-line nowadays, I work athttp://www.live-english.net/ When I started to work there the work was very part-time, so I had to have another way to earn money and support the family.
So I went to . . . Beauty school, where I learned haircutting, facials, wig repair, eye-brow shaping, and now I work at this free-lance. http://travelinghairsalon.weebly.com/
I find that I had to have business cards for each project. It is not that people won't remember my name, but when I speak with people, I probe a little bit and I figure out what would interest them. I can usually tell if the person would like English lessons, or music lessons, and then when I speak with women, I usually give them my Traveling Hair Salon card. I put a few of each in a metal business card holder. I also designed each card myself as well as each website. I have found that if I use a graphic designer the card does not bring as many customers. I feel the same way about websites. Each one is different, because I have a different message to bring across. Each business is unique and if I put all of them on one card or on one website it would be too much.
If you find that you have a lot of left over, it means that you have to do more talking to people. People don't like to be "sold" but be allowed to choose and "buy,"
I keep giving out the cards, and eventually one or another of my projects will be more dominant. Maybe, or maybe not. I just want to keep my calendar full. If I have a full work-calendar then I will for sure be making money, and I am not picky about which of my "jobs" I do every day. In fact each day is different and exciting. I meet different people, some on Skype, some in person.
It is an interesting life. I hope that yours is too.
Rachael Alice - contact me with any of my websites.
I also am an English teacher, mostly on-line nowadays, I work athttp://www.live-english.net/ When I started to work there the work was very part-time, so I had to have another way to earn money and support the family.
So I went to . . . Beauty school, where I learned haircutting, facials, wig repair, eye-brow shaping, and now I work at this free-lance. http://travelinghairsalon.weebly.com/
I find that I had to have business cards for each project. It is not that people won't remember my name, but when I speak with people, I probe a little bit and I figure out what would interest them. I can usually tell if the person would like English lessons, or music lessons, and then when I speak with women, I usually give them my Traveling Hair Salon card. I put a few of each in a metal business card holder. I also designed each card myself as well as each website. I have found that if I use a graphic designer the card does not bring as many customers. I feel the same way about websites. Each one is different, because I have a different message to bring across. Each business is unique and if I put all of them on one card or on one website it would be too much.
If you find that you have a lot of left over, it means that you have to do more talking to people. People don't like to be "sold" but be allowed to choose and "buy,"
I keep giving out the cards, and eventually one or another of my projects will be more dominant. Maybe, or maybe not. I just want to keep my calendar full. If I have a full work-calendar then I will for sure be making money, and I am not picky about which of my "jobs" I do every day. In fact each day is different and exciting. I meet different people, some on Skype, some in person.
It is an interesting life. I hope that yours is too.
Rachael Alice - contact me with any of my websites.
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