Need some outside opinions.

Ok now that my bad keyboarding skills have let up some, I wanted some feed back from the you all.

So I have been playing around with the idea of a business card and have come up with this (if some one can give me the code to put that in a drop box I would enjoy that)


Sorry on the size did not shrink it down.
So first part a NAME!
I know a lot of people use (insert first name or nickname here) Hauling/Recycling, but I know people frown on the word "Scrapping" thats what I consider my self as. The first name and only real name bouncing around is "Bit Scrapping". Don't know if I'm trying to be punny or what but I just like it. Now would I just be safer if I used recycling instead of scrapping? You all have seen more faces react to the word "scrapper" then I have.

Next: Right now all I really deal with is electronic items.
I'm not going to turn down the random metal item if its shown or asked about, but do you think I'm putting blinders on the person reading the card? When talking to them I will let them know if I can fit it in my truck I will haul it off for them. (Latter date this will be truck and trailer). Just don't want to leave a file cabinet or have some one not call do to the broken chair thy have in the closet next to the old pcs thy have forgotten about.

Now last bit of input I want is, what do you all think so far of the look? It's a first draft but I kinda like the way its going. I want some one to see this and go "o ya... here is the card of the guy who will haul/take (insert item here). I know..I know that on cards less is more but I think this is just my ad building side showing, I work for my local paper building ads. And here I was thinking it would be easy building something for my self, I'm a hard customer to please

Any and all feed back is welcomed, thanks guys/girls!

And yes I do realize I just put my phone number up on the internet but F%^* it, if some one wanted it its already listed in the phone book. Side note any one show up around souther Arkansas now you have a scrappers number for help! And the email will be added once a name is decided on.

Here are my 0.02

I like the front/back, and my only hangup is that the top of the front looks empty. Maybe move the words in the middle up a bit?

Personally I would say you serve a region instead of just where you are currently located. My Craigslist ad says “Serving New York’s Capital Region.” True, it’s a large area (and open to interpretation) but you may get more nibbles and bites if you were to say something like “Serving Southern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana” or “Serving Ashley County and Surrounding Areas.” You don’t want people to say “Ah, nevermind, that guy probably won’t come all the way here.” You want them to say “I’ll give him a call, let’s see how far he’ll go.” It’s your prerogative to decide how far you’ll travel for a pickup. Because think about this, you won’t burn a ton of gas for one PC tower, but you sure will for 20 servers. Keep yourself as wide open and approachable as possible. And if you get them on the phone and it SOUNDS like they might be too far, offer them your services, but anything over X miles, you charge a small fee. Gas is expensive and EVERYONE knows that. You already have them on the phone, you might as well try and work out a deal!

The area that I work in, I personally leave off of my business cards. My thinking is, the ad or referral will give the potential client/customer the idea of where I work and the business card is there for them to see on the fridge and keep my name fresh in their mind and provide easily referenced contact information. This is where the “less is more” theory comes into play. An ad will hook and reel them in, the business card will keep them in your boat.

On my business card I have the name of the “company” (forming an LLC is right around the corner for us), what we do “Scrap Metal and eWaste Removal Service” my name, my title, phone number and email. It’s simple, and all the pertinent information is there






And yeah, leave “scrapper” out of it. My ads and business cards say Matt Giaquinto – Freelance Recycler. Sounds professional, let’s people know that I am in business for myself and doesn’t have a negative connotation to it.

You’re definitely on the right track. Good luck!