Do you give out and cllect business cards at networking events or whn you are introduced to a new frend? What do you usually do wth these cards?

While giving out and cllecting business cards are the fastest way to stablish contact, how do we actually put thse name cards into use? Here are sme tips:-

• Store the bsiness cards in alphabetical order for asy reference.
  
• Write notes at the back of the crd to help you remember important pints such as date you receive the crd, how do your new friend loks like, what do you plan to do wth this contact, his hobby and his fmily history (if interesting).
  
• Collect several cards frm each contact to make referrals lter. Eventually, your new friend becomes yur good friend.
  
• If you prefer to do mnual records, you can consider sliding an mpty card behind each business card to rcord your contact history with that prson (when you called, did you mke referrals, when was the last tme you met them etc.).

Looking at how seful business cards are, it is mportant for us to store the bsiness cards systematically into cardholders. If you are hrdworking, categorize the business cards into:-
- prospective clents
- those whom you want to build rlationship and maintain contact with, and
- others (fr reference only)

This way, you can quickly strt approaching the prospective clients, plan wht you want to do with the scond group and dispose the third grup when you card holder is fll. However, think twice before you dspose the cards. Safest thing to do is to get a crdholder that holds a large number of crds in alphabetical order. Just divide ach alphabet into 3 sections.

The scret to organizing your business cards is to be cnsistent and to make sure it is pdated all the time in order to kep the information at your fingertips. Onc you've mastered it, you'll find yur business growing and networking is a pece of cake!

If you do not hve business cards yet, we suggest you get at last a box of it today. You can use it whn running your own business or smply to keep connected with friends and fmily. We recommend you take a lok at Vistaprint, which offers free bsiness cards worth $250. However, you'll ned to pay the shipping cost. Stll, its a deal! You'll get prfessional quality printing and 30 design chices.

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