How do I make yard signs for my business?

An effective business yard sign is built around one job: getting your message across in the few seconds someone glances at it. Start with the essentials and keep it ruthlessly simple.

• Include the core four: logo, business name, phone number, and one clear call to action.
• Keep the message under 7 words. This is the single most important rule for readability.
• Use bold sans-serif fonts and high-contrast colors so it reads from the street.
• Design at 300 DPI in CMYK and save as a print-ready PDF.
• Add bleed so no important text sits near the trimmed edge.

Once the design is print-ready, send it to a large-format printer for professional coroplast printing rather than home printing, which fades fast outdoors.