Originally Posted by RRG

Obviously, I'm late to this party.

Anyway, I decided I liked this idea so much I created one of these 16-page booklets as my business card. I have a cover with a title and subhead and a simple graphic. I have as the back cover the basic "business card" info. Inside pages include:

~~What's Inside (TOC)

~~A Note From Me To My Reader (introduction)

~~Several pages that introduce and briefly describe services I offer

~~What Clients Are Saying (2 pages of testimonials on the page 8-9 "center spread")

~~Profitable Resources (links to my FREE Report squeeze pages)

~~And finally, a call-to-action for anyone who wants me to create, print and assemble a similar booklet for them!

I started cutting these myself on my $20 paper trimmer. Worked OK, but not precise enough. Went to Staples and, yes, $4 to cut 250 pieces. But they wanted $.29 each to assemble (not including paper/printing; I print my own).

So, bought a $15 Staples One Touch stapler. Turns out it is the EXACT size for saddle stitching these booklets!

I've passed a few of these around and the response has been pretty enthusiastic. At the very least, they're struck by its uniqueness as a business card. One guy expressed interest in my designing one for his business (magician and children's entertainer). And I just started handing these out 4 days ago.

I have a pretty slick and efficient color laser printer. Using Staples 32 lb. laser gloss paper, I can make these for a hard cost of about ten cents each or less.

Also planning to head out next week and make a few calls to see if I can drum up some interest in these.

One print broker I spoke to said he can't get any of his printers to do a booklet smaller than 4x6. Another thinks she can find someone. I'll be interested to find out if she can find a source and what the charge will be. I don't mind making these myself on a small scale, but I'd rather do big numbers and outsource that part of it.

Just curious, Eva, have you been able to find any clients to do these for?