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Joy V., Texas

I can’t stress enough how beneficial the magnetic signs on my car have been. Someone asked me offline for a template, so I thought I’d share here briefly. This is so simple, it’s almost ridiculous. My signs simply say:

The Joy of Music
Piano Studio
972-000-0000

I used a really curly script type font for The Joy of Music (but not so curly that it’s not easily readable at a glance) and used a black background with light blue letters. My graphics guy made a mistake and made my second set with a cream background and maroon letters. Didn’t matter — they both are equally effective.

What amazes me is, I pull up to the drive-through at Taco Bell and someone says, “So you teach piano?” My car is constantly advertising my presence when I’m at Walmart, the bank, or just driving down the street.

I don’t have to put any catchy phrase or anything on my sign. I’m just advertising that I’m the local piano teacher. So within six months, the town already knows who that teacher is and how to contact her. And all for less than $100.

And, although I may have a city ordinance about putting a sign in my yard, the sign stuck to the side of my car does not apply, even though it’s sitting in front of my house. . .

Marcine F., North Carolina

For those considering the magnetic car signs, I just ordered the large size (11×18) from Vista Print using one of their designs.