Self employed stationary

[thevinnyofoz]

Hi all,

Here's a question to those of you who are self employed, what stationary will I be needing eg : letter heads, receipt pads and ?

 

[david campbell]

business cards,key rings are a good idea as people tend to keep them

 

[Bolter]

I dont use any stationary apart from I had some business cards made up. Make all quotes on the computer, and either email it, or print it off.

 

[Colour Republic]

business cards,key rings are a good idea as people tend to keep them

every year I keep saying i'm gonna get some done and never get round to it, it's stupid really as the amount of house keys I get given and it's so easy to give them back with a fob attached:mad2:

 

[mistral]

Stationary is no good to the self employed......... better to move about a bit and get some work done!

 

[faithhealer]

Stationary is no good to the self employed......... better to move about a bit and get some work done!

boom boom..lol

 

[faithhealer]

Hi Vinny, for letter heads I just knocked something up on the PC and if I can do that , well anybody can. Use that for quotes, letters and occasional invoices. Have a duplicate book to put EVERY invoice in. If you make a mistake, cross it out but leave the page in or somebody might think there's a fiddle going on
Always write in the book, customer, payment and by what method, cash or if a cheque, write the number down.
Oh and get an accountant, they know the official fiddles!!

 

[Toms Tiles]

Vinny try Vista Print for cards etc, they have a jan sale on right now 250 cards done to your design for 8.99 bargin

 

[Prem Tiler]

waste of ££ in this day and age with the wonders os computers and colour printers it's really not nessasery. IMO.

Just make your own.

 

[mistral]

waste of ££ in this day and age with the wonders os computers and colour printers it's really not nessasery. IMO.

Just make your own.

As a professional tiler would you think people may as well do their own tiling, as it looks OK and does the job?
Just my opinion of course but to me letterheads knocked off on your PC look naff compared with something professionally printed. Depends of course on the type of work you're after, but I'd suggest that good quality business cards and quotes submitted on quality, well designed letterheads will go some way to improving your image if going for high end work.
However having said that, if you aren't going for high end work then maybe you're right and it is unnecessary.

 

[Prem Tiler]

As a professional tiler would you think people may as well do their own tiling, as it looks OK and does the job?
Just my opinion of course but to me letterheads knocked off on your PC look naff compared with something professionally printed. Depends of course on the type of work you're after, but I'd suggest that good quality business cards and quotes submitted on quality, well designed letterheads will go some way to improving your image if going for high end work.
However having said that, if you aren't going for high end work then maybe you're right and it is unnecessary.

You ain't seen my home made letterheads. I'll take the pepsi challange with pre printed ones any day.

I guess it depends how good at publishing you are and how good your printer is. I should of said that in my prevous post.

I have a very good printer and like to think I have a good, no great eye for design. You can buy top quallity paper to give your quotes that crisp feel that fools people in to thinking you paid a mint for them fairly cheap.

 

[mistral]

You ain't seen my home made letterheads.

Fair enough if yours look good, but a lot of home made stationery looks appalling.