Great real estate business cards meant to inspire your own

Key quotes:

• "I don’t know if you’ve ever gone door-to-door before, but for me, especially at the time, it honestly felt like I could have been offering FREE money and people still would have said no."
• "Besides mailing a bunch I found these 3 things worked really well and would take one customer and turn it into 2 or 3 more… For a service business like this… you make a lot more money by not wasting time and gas traveling long distances between jobs."
• "A lot of these powerwashing guys are driving all over the place because they’re not doing targeted marketing… I’ve been able to stay busy in a small town with 5,000 homes and not have to venture out to any of the surrounding areas by doing three things: The first thing I did this was mailing a letter like this before I was going to do a job… The second thing was by having a sign and wearing high visible reflective gear: I was such an idiot in the beginning and went without a sign for a long time!."

Transcript: Hey hey everybody Trevor Mach here with private money blue centcom bribe money blueprint calm with a quick video lesson here for you give me one second while I shut my iTunes off in the background I got some John Denver clean the background let me let me play it for you right enough of that none of that stuff okay what today's video lesson is on we got an email from a reader and the email is from Marshall and Marshalls email says hey Trevor and Patrick see hey Trevor and Patrick I haven't gotten my business cards yet for private money or for my buying business number one what should I put on my business cards number two where can I get them so Marshall here's your questions your question is you me answered right now I'm going to show you three examples of some pretty good business cards where to get the business cards where I get them actually and what to put on the business cards because a lot of people get this wrong and frankly a lot of people don't use the business card like it should be used so number one the first tip... See more →

Key quotes:

• "We’ve chosen each one because it showcases a particular strategy you can use to generated direct mail ideas for your own marketing pieces."
• "Your central marketing message should be the first thing a recipient sees when they receive your direct mail piece."
• "The Waterfront open house postcard has big, bold text taking up almost half of the design, so the main marketing message gets across right away."
• "Direct mail pieces have to stand out from the stack of mail that people receive every day."
• "Macro photography is a great way to provide a new perspective on a familiar object — and this direct mail piece from Canva puts this strategy to good use."
• "Personalization is a standard digital marketing tactic, but it’s more difficult to achieve in the direct mail space."

Key quotes:

• "We think Miselu is a perfect example of how minimalist design can be creative and visually appealing."
• "Please keep in mind that rules are meant to be broken and that white is not the only color you can use to achieve a successful minimalist design."
• "Using another color as the main accent or background can also be considered minimalist, as long as the rest of the design follows other key aspects like “less is more” and “keep it simple.” Let’s look at some examples of minimalist websites."
• "This site is a perfect example of how a minimalist website doesn’t need to be white."
• "Designing a minimalist business card is not as simple as putting your name in the middle in Helvetica."
• "Having each side a different color, placing the logo alone in the center or bleeding off the edge or printing only your first name in huge letters can give your business card a perfect minimalist look."

Key quotes:

• "Here are some awesome business card design examples that can help you get started on creating your own: The branding for the Aegis Education group takes a clean and minimalist approach that has a big impact on all their other stationery print products."
• "The dark blue background is so unusual and striking that it makes the whole business card stand out."
• "While very simple, these clear business cards created by Martyna Wędzicka-Obuchowicz capture the spirit of the designer’s aesthetic."
• "These business card design for the Nordic Black Theatre uses handmade typography as their main visual in all of their branding materials."
• "It is then complemented by the asymmetrical but clean composition of the designer’s name and contact details on the front side of the business card."
• "The overall design of these business cards makes the brand appear more friendly and approachable."

Key quotes:

• "After a brief hesitation, Rowan told Silverstein: “Plan to melt again on Friday.” Only after he had hung up the phone did he question what he had said: How was he going to convince his team that they could build a 175-kilowatt control cubicle in less than a quarter of the time it typically took? They reframe the situation to appeal to their desire for greatness, getting people excited instead of panicked: Instead of saying “we can’t afford to fail” or “we better get this,” they say things like: “We’re up to this” or “Wouldn’t it be cool if we pull this off?” Rowan and his team worked day and night that week to finish the project on time, and Specialloy was indeed melting by Friday."
• "“You have to position success differently when you’re working on intractable problems,” says Karthik Sridharan, CEO cofounder of Kinnek, a marketplace for SMEs."