Here are some important steps that will help you to overcome with new difficulties that come along with good things for your business.

The first and the best thing you can do for your business is to make others aware about your business or the products you offer.

There are different ways to do so. First let your family and friends know; they are the first ones to support you, let them spread the word around. Secondly news on social media is contagious especially among today’s youth; open social media accounts, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. We suggest you to be very active; posting new things about your business, special offers or just fun post in general, that will keep your followers interested in. Make people talk about you, let you and the services you offer be on their minds, so next time they need your specific service and product your business will come to their mind automatically.

However along with social media popularity do not forget to send personal emails or mail letters. Doing so will have amazing outcomes. Especially mailing out an invitation letter inside of an envelope with your logo on it for your grand opening to people will make them feel very special thus they will most likely be present to your grand opening.

Your targeted audience gets to your door, (make sure you have a banner sign indicating “GRAND OPENING” with your business name on it) you are half way there. Now they have to enjoy your grand opening and have fun so they do not feel like they are doing you a favor by joining you but they are enjoying it. Be prepared for the day of your grand opening and make sure you have flyers printed out and coupons in different shapes to give out so they can use them when they come back. Post signs & posters or have someone in your business t-shirt standing and greeting your guests. Offer free products and do fun contest with fun prizes such as promotional items; which can include t-shirts, notepads, pens, hats (contact us for more info) and incorporate your business logo or name there. Offer live entertainment and make sure you have some free samples of your product. Do not forget to hand out your business card to all who came out for your grand opening. This is for the fun part and your grand opening was a success, now it is time to take important steps towards marketing that will make your customers come back. It is very important that people that attended your grand opening talk about it and keep posting on social media. Another good thing you can do after an event is to thank those who came in, send a thank you card for example showing how grateful you are, you can also include discount or free item for their next visit.

Consider printing flyers and handouts for your neighborhood. Let every business around your location hear about your business and offered services. Offer discount to neighbors and referrals. Print membership cards for loyal customer or set up a loyalty program.

Next start mailing out flyers or hire flyer distributor to drop your postcards in every single door in your area. United States Postal Services (USPS) has an affordable mailing plan called EDDM (Every Door Direct Mail) which is a great way to distribute postcards and advertise your business.

Keep records of your customers and keep in touch. Send them reminders, email and mail discounts, inform them regarding your new products and special offers. Your loyal customers are the most important part of your business.

Build a Website. Keep it clean and easy to use. Website is another front desk (or office) of your business, so maintain it and keep it updated.

We wish you a successful going business.

Am I looking for a new career?

This is an important question. If you have a large network of professionals, friends or family and you made a decision to find a new career or you have a freelancing opportunity, then you will come in contact with a lot of individuals and more business cards will be required.

Do you change careers or phone numbers frequently?

If you are living in a rental home (in case of home business) or you rent your office location for short period of time and you move regularly or you change you phone number often because of your job as well as your email address more than once a year, you may not want to order too many business cards at a time.

Do you physically meet with clients often?

If you work primarily online and your network of professionals is not constantly changing, then you won’t have many opportunities to exchange business cards with others. That does not mean you don’t need business cards but not too many.

Do you use flyers to promote your business?

If you advertise your services and products using flyers, postcards or even online that means you reach your customers before you meet them and they may already have your contact information in their contact list. It means you do not need to order too many business cards unless there is extra information on your business card that your customers need to be informed.

What information do you put on your business card?

If you are using both sides of your business card and you put information about your offered services or something like appointment time and date then you should consider ordering more business cards as they will work more of advertisement tools for you.

To find out more information regarding quantity, printing turnaround time, design ideas or pricing contact us via email: support@hikeprint.com or call us at 866-668-7415 and we will be happy to hear from you.

HikePrint knows that most businesses are operating on a tight budget. That is why we offer our services for prices that cannot be beat. We also pride ourselves in providing the best service for our valued clients. High-quality service for a low price is what HikePrint is all about. That is one of the many reasons that our company has had numerous repeat customers over the years. If you choose HikePrint, you can rest assured that you will be one of those repeat customers. HikePrint believes that the client is always right.

If you are not happy with the way that your business cards turn out, we will not hesitate to get the issue fixed right away. We will not rest until you are happy and satisfied as it’s one of our guarantees. This may require that the staff put in time outside of their normal business hours, but they do not mind. Again, clients are number one at HikePrint. A loyal client is what has made this business the successful that it is today.