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What to put on drywall business cards that get callbacks

A drywall business card needs six things: your name, your trade, a phone number, your service area, one line on what you do, and a way to see your work — usually a short website or a QR code. Everything else is decoration that crowds out the number people actually need.

Cards still matter in the trades because a general contractor or homeowner pockets one and calls it weeks later. Here is exactly what to put on a drywall card, what to leave off, and the step that decides whether the card ever turns into a job.

What belongs on the card

👤 Name and trade

Your name and 'Drywall & Finishing' or 'Hanging, Taping, Texture.' The person holding the card should know in one second what you do.

📞 Phone, large and first

The number is the entire purpose of the card. Make it the biggest readable element. Add a text line if you prefer texts — many GCs do.

📍 Service area

The towns or the metro you cover. A GC sorting a stack of cards drops the ones too far out, so make it easy to keep yours.

📷 A way to see your work

A short website address or a QR code to a photo gallery. Drywall is judged on finish quality, and a smooth wall photo closes better than any tagline.

What to skip

Most bad cards fail by adding, not subtracting. Leave these off:

The step that turns a card into a job

Here is the honest part: a business card is a reminder, not a salesperson. It works only if there is something to find when the person finally acts on it. The GC who pockets your card in February calls in April — and the first thing they do is search your name or scan your code. If that leads nowhere, the card was scrap paper.

So the card is the cheap part. The thing it points to is what books the job. We build a simple drywall website with a photo gallery and AI lead capture, so the QR code on your card lands on proof of your finish work and a way to reach you — from $249/mo, month-to-month, and you own it. We run our own home-service companies on this stack.

For more on getting steady work, see contractor marketing, how to get more leads, and the contractor website design page.

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Common questions

What should a drywall business card include?

A drywall business card should include your name, your trade, a large phone number, your service area, one line on what you do, and a way to see your work such as a short website address or a QR code to a photo gallery.

What should you leave off a business card?

Leave off clip art and busy backgrounds, a long service list, a home address, and tiny fonts. They crowd out the phone number, which is the only thing on the card that has to be easy to read and find.

Do business cards still work for tradespeople?

Yes. A general contractor or homeowner pockets a card and calls weeks later. The card works as a reminder, but only if it points to something real — a findable website or photos of your work — when the person finally acts on it.

Should a business card have a QR code?

It is worth adding if the code opens your reviews or a gallery of your work. Drywall is judged on finish quality, so a code that shows a smooth, well-taped wall does more to close the job than any tagline.

Give the card somewhere to land.

A card is a reminder; the website closes the job. Send your company name and city and we will build a free demo of the drywall site and lead capture your card points to — in 48 hours, no card.

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