Yes I do use business cards! Not only do I have a card for the company I work for, I also have a personal card that I use for networking and my volunteer activities! It is a great way to leave behind a small "memory marker" for all of the people you talk to each day.
Yes, I use business cards! We travel to conferences where we meet prospective clients for our businesses and I give out my cards to provide contact information. It is a minor disaster to get to a conference & discover that you've not packed enough business cards! I also collect business cards from others for our prospective client database.
They are also handy to have when you meet people socially and you'd like to stay in contact. You can provide your contact info without writing everything down.
Yes, I have (and use!) my business cards. I took advantage of a free-100-simple-business cards offered by a well-known computer/office store. I love them, and keep a few of them on-hand, in case there's a let-me-tell-you-about-what-I-do opportunity. I also include them with my thank you notes that I send with my Etsy orders.
Yes, I do use business cards; I carry them in my purse. I have handed them out at networking events, but usually it's when I'm having a casual conversation and the topic of my new career comes up. Sometimes people ask, sometimes I offer them a card. It's pretty easy!
We use business cards for my husband's small business. On the front is his logo and traditional contact information. However, on the back are a few color pictures of some of his work. As a theatrical scenery builder his work has great visual impact and it is a good way to start conversations or explain "what" it is that he does.
I've always carried business cards. I think they're more personal than just adding someone's contact info to your phone, and if done correctly, they can create a great initial impression.
I always go for something simple, minimal, easy to read, and on 100lb paper. Don't go cheap. If you cannot afford engraved printing, at least do raised printing. White or off-white paper, or laid if you're really a design nerd.
I use business cards from time to time, not very much at all for my full time job though. I have a smaller version that I use to share my etsy store and another that contains contact information and website. It is a really great way to pass your information along.
I am quite sure that I don't use my own business cards as effectively as I could, but I think I have a pretty good strategy for cards I receive. Firstly, they are a good way to remember who to follow up with and what either we spoke about or what I promised to send them. I am also way better at remembering businesses than last names, so I file my paper cards by first name. And, yes, I do keep paper cards as backup to my electronics contact lists.
I constantly try to come up with affordable, simple ways to decorate. I agree with getting rid of stuff. Less clutter always seems to equal a better looking room no matter what else is done.
I have started using them recently for my photography business. I mostly hand them out when I'm out on shoots. Right now I have a very plain card. It could use some pizzazz!
I work mainly with clients and vendors in places other than the city in which my office exists, so I don't have that many opportunities to hand out business cards. I do have a short stack of them (which, now that we've moved, don't even have the right address on them), but truth be told aside from the occasional client visit, I mostly use them for writing down short notes. Give a user the wireless key or an autogenerated password, sort of thing.
In my personal life, I have some cards in my bag that are the size of business cards, but they're really more like calling cards. They have my name on the front, and I carry a pen to write whatever I need to on the back (phone number, email, twitter, etc).
We painted pretty much every room in the house when we moved in. We re-painted many of the bedrooms as it became necessary when we had kids, but the master bathroom was re-painted after only a couple of years because we couldn't stand the color. I hated it from the begininng but my wife liked it, but eventually soured on it as well. We re-painted and both love it. Paint can make a HUGE difference!
I have not used business cards yet but I will be soon. Beyond my blog I am launching an SEO company in the next few weeks. I want to target people who are unfamiliar with SEO or are not aware of the power of online presence. I have years of experience and do everything myself by hand with full reports of everything I have done for my clients.
I think business cards will be useful and a powerful statement for any potential clients that I meet in person. How many other people use stylish business cards? I do not think as many as used to. It shows a bit of professionalism in ones self. Anyone can put up a website but an individual who hands out business cards appropriately in person shows far more confidence in what they do.
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I haven't used business cards mostly since I am still in school, but would be a good idea when I start looking for a job.
Yes I do use business cards! Not only do I have a card for the company I work for, I also have a personal card that I use for networking and my volunteer activities! It is a great way to leave behind a small "memory marker" for all of the people you talk to each day.
Yes, I use them so my customers can follow up with any questions they may have.
Yes, I use business cards! We travel to conferences where we meet prospective clients for our businesses and I give out my cards to provide contact information. It is a minor disaster to get to a conference & discover that you've not packed enough business cards! I also collect business cards from others for our prospective client database.
They are also handy to have when you meet people socially and you'd like to stay in contact. You can provide your contact info without writing everything down.
Yes, I have (and use!) my business cards. I took advantage of a free-100-simple-business cards offered by a well-known computer/office store. I love them, and keep a few of them on-hand, in case there's a let-me-tell-you-about-what-I-do opportunity. I also include them with my thank you notes that I send with my Etsy orders.
Yes, I do use business cards; I carry them in my purse. I have handed them out at networking events, but usually it's when I'm having a casual conversation and the topic of my new career comes up. Sometimes people ask, sometimes I offer them a card. It's pretty easy!
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I rarely use business cards. But, I think that is directly a function of my current job not having in-person networking opportunities.
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On occasion I do. But in the age of Smartphones I think most people just beam the info from phone to phone.
We use business cards for my husband's small business. On the front is his logo and traditional contact information. However, on the back are a few color pictures of some of his work. As a theatrical scenery builder his work has great visual impact and it is a good way to start conversations or explain "what" it is that he does.
I've always carried business cards. I think they're more personal than just adding someone's contact info to your phone, and if done correctly, they can create a great initial impression.
I always go for something simple, minimal, easy to read, and on 100lb paper. Don't go cheap. If you cannot afford engraved printing, at least do raised printing. White or off-white paper, or laid if you're really a design nerd.
I use business cards from time to time, not very much at all for my full time job though. I have a smaller version that I use to share my etsy store and another that contains contact information and website. It is a really great way to pass your information along.
I am quite sure that I don't use my own business cards as effectively as I could, but I think I have a pretty good strategy for cards I receive. Firstly, they are a good way to remember who to follow up with and what either we spoke about or what I promised to send them. I am also way better at remembering businesses than last names, so I file my paper cards by first name. And, yes, I do keep paper cards as backup to my electronics contact lists.
I constantly try to come up with affordable, simple ways to decorate. I agree with getting rid of stuff. Less clutter always seems to equal a better looking room no matter what else is done.
I have used business cards. They're handy to give out at conferences, to vendors, when networking.
Our family is starting a landscape business. This is what we give to potential customers when we go door to door.
I have started using them recently for my photography business. I mostly hand them out when I'm out on shoots. Right now I have a very plain card. It could use some pizzazz!
I work mainly with clients and vendors in places other than the city in which my office exists, so I don't have that many opportunities to hand out business cards. I do have a short stack of them (which, now that we've moved, don't even have the right address on them), but truth be told aside from the occasional client visit, I mostly use them for writing down short notes. Give a user the wireless key or an autogenerated password, sort of thing.
In my personal life, I have some cards in my bag that are the size of business cards, but they're really more like calling cards. They have my name on the front, and I carry a pen to write whatever I need to on the back (phone number, email, twitter, etc).
I use business cards for networking ... handed out at seminars/workshops and also included in portfolios/reports to other agencies.
We painted pretty much every room in the house when we moved in. We re-painted many of the bedrooms as it became necessary when we had kids, but the master bathroom was re-painted after only a couple of years because we couldn't stand the color. I hated it from the begininng but my wife liked it, but eventually soured on it as well. We re-painted and both love it. Paint can make a HUGE difference!
I have not used business cards yet but I will be soon. Beyond my blog I am launching an SEO company in the next few weeks. I want to target people who are unfamiliar with SEO or are not aware of the power of online presence. I have years of experience and do everything myself by hand with full reports of everything I have done for my clients.
I think business cards will be useful and a powerful statement for any potential clients that I meet in person. How many other people use stylish business cards? I do not think as many as used to. It shows a bit of professionalism in ones self. Anyone can put up a website but an individual who hands out business cards appropriately in person shows far more confidence in what they do.
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