Low Cost Diy Refrigerator Magnets For Small Business Neighborhood And Promotional Events
For the past several years, business refrigerator magnets have become wildly popular advertising gimmicks. These flexible magnets turn up on phone books, on the counter at your vet or drugstore, and even as giveaways at community service events. Refrigerator magnets come in an assortment of sizes and can be a low cost DIY plan of promoting a start-up business or identity.
If you are a new business owner looking for a cheap plan to promote yourself to friends and acquaintances, making DIY refrigerator magnets is an affordable advertising option.
Materials needed for this project. Making a business refrigerator magnet is amazingly easy. For materials, all that’s needed is a package of “Make-a-Magnet” magnets in a business card size and a handful of business cards. Make-a-Magnet refrigerator magnets for business use are available at all office supply stores and cost $7.50 for a package of 25.
If you’re promoting something other than a business such as a charity or neighborhood, you’ll probably want a custom graphic just for your event. For the DIY graphic designer, the image must be 2″ x 3.75″ in size, and printed on to card stock using a laser printer. 20 images will easily fit on a 11″x14″ card stock which runs $2.50 per printed page at your local Kinkos. The cards can be trimmed using a straight edge and an X-acto knife.
Making the refrigerator magnets. Once the materials have been assembled and the cards trimmed to the proper size, the fun begins.
1. Pull a magnet out of the box.
2. Peel away the thin paper on the front of the magnet.
3. Slap the business card to the front of the magnet, taking care to stick it on as straight as possible.
4. That’s it.
Assembling your own DIY magnets runs about 30-40 cents per magnet, but has the advantage of allowing a unique business owner the option of small batch production. By comparison, custom made magnets cost between 17-23 cents each, but must be purchased in large lots with a minimum order of 2000 or more.
For a new slight business owner with limited funds, DIY magnets are an affordable advertising option that requires little initial cash outlay. This a definitely an cost advantage for the entrepreneur on a “pay as you go” plan.
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