Making your trades business card work
Plumbers, electricians, roofers and builders hand out cards on the job and leave them on a fridge or a fuse box. A trades card should say what you fix, prove you are legitimate and get you called back the next time a pipe bursts.
What to write on it
- Your business name and trade, clear enough that someone can tell what you do without reading the rest.
- A licence number or 'licensed and insured', where your trade and state call for it.
- One phone number in the largest type on the card. That is the line people actually use.
One tip
Choose a heavier card stock when you print. A thin card bends in a wallet or a toolbox, and a sturdy one quietly says the work will be solid too.
What you get
- Made at 3.5 × 2 in.
- A CMYK print PDF with bleed and crop marks, ready for any print shop.
- Business cards come in US 3.5 × 2 in and EU 85 × 55 mm.
- Two AI designs from your words, logo and colours; preview free, $3.99 for the one you keep.
- What should a contractor put on a business card?
- Business name, trade, phone, licence or insurance line, website, and the area you serve. Leave out anything a customer would not need to call you.
- Is the trades card the standard size?
- It is made at 3.5 × 2 inches, the size wallets and card holders in the US and Canada expect.
