Why have business cards printed, if you are not going to hand these out. That is a waist of money. That is the point of business cards is to hand them out to everyone you can. Business cards are a means of advertising for your business. I am sure most of everyone has a good stack of cards in their boxes! They don’t help your business sitting in those boxes — That is being stingy! So here are some tips on printing, handing out those business cards and other kinds of tips…

1. Hand them out to everyone you meet.
   
2. Have your family and friends hand them out for you too.
   
3. Put them on bulletin boards and fish bowls.
   
4. Put them in all bills you pay.
   
5. Put them in all correspondences/letters.
   
6. Make sure to always have them handy to hand out at a minutes notice.
   
7. If someone hands you a business card, you hand them back one of yours.
   
8. Go to local store and hand them to everyone you pass in the store. (I personally know a person that does this all the time, he claims it works for him.)
   
9. You can send one to me to add to my business card collection! *big smiles*
   
10. Give one to every client you meet with.
    
11. Look/Study their business card throughly.
    
12. Put them in a business card holder on your desk so that when people come in to talk to you can grab one.
    
13. Include your business card at the receptionist desk, if your business will allow you to do this.
    
14. Keep them in a business card billfold (wallet) so they are ready to hand out.
    
15. Make sure your business card has a current contact information.
    
16. It is more professional to not write on your business card. If you have changed information, get new business cards printed up with the your current information on it.
    
17. As much as you think those home printed business cards look nice, professionally printed business cards work much better.
    
18. Include key information on your business card, including contact information.
    
19. It is a good idea to include your Web site address. We are in the world of being online. If you don’t have a Web site, it is hard to be found on the Internet.
    
20. Keep spares in your glove box of your car, just in case you run out of them.
    
21. Don’t use over two different types of fonts.
    
22. Don’t over use images.
    
23. Basic Rule of Thumb: “Keep It Simple Stupid” (KISS) or some say “Less is More”
    
24. Make sure to proofread your cards. Make sure names are spelled correctly, correct phone numbers, addresses, e-mail and Web site address are listed.
    
25. Add something on the back that will make them stay in a persons possession longer. (calendar, sports schedules, coupons, appointment reminders, etc.)
    
26. Attend Networkings and hand them out. (most require a certain number of business cards for admission).
    
27. If your business card mentions your blog you can add it to a list of business cards with blogs on it A business card for your blog.
    

Please share with me any business card tips you have, like design tips, handing out tips, and other business card related tips you wish to share. I would love to hear them. All comments are welcomed.

Today I gained 3 business cards.
I gained these business cards from…

• 2 business cards from myself
• 1 business card from a sample request from Baton Rouge, LA

My new overall total of business cards is 151,243.

Today I gained 91 business cards.

I gained them from…

• 2 business cards from qweenoftheworld
• 2 business cards from my daughter
• 3 business cards from myself
• 7 business cards from West Worwick, RI
• 77 business cards from Danville, VA

My new overall total is 151,240 business cards.

I noticed a message on the TVGuide channel from Knology that they are moving ESPN and the Soccer channel to the Sports package.

So does that mean, we now have 2 less channels and pay the same amount!
Will you replace those 2 channels with something else?

Plus, that means, I will not be able to watch any Vols football game this season, unless it is on a local channel.

Knology this sucks that you are doing this.

I just got a 2 year sleeper Where’s George hit!

My Where’s George Hit!

This bill has travelled 490 Miles in 2 Yrs, 126 Days, 23 Hrs, 4 Mins at an average of 0.57 Miles per day.
It is now 490 Miles from its starting location.

I entered this bill in Knoxville, TN and it is now in Elizabethtown, PA.

Whining does wonders!
I want more hits and I want them now!
*fingers crossed*

Tennessee is having another TAX FREE weekend (April 25-27, 2008).
It is only for certain items like clothing, computers, school supplies to name a few.
Of course they have a max price limit on each item. But, a great time to buy needed stuff like that. I believe the next one is toward the start of school, sometime near August.

Today, I gained 29 business cards.
I gained 1 business card from a Where’s George user in Genoa, IL.
I also gained 28 business cards from a normal contributor in Knoxville, TN.
My new overall total is 151 business cards in my collection.

Today someone from Billings, MT sent …

• 3 Campbell Labels
• 35 Box Tops

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I got another Where’s George hit!

This bill has travelled 73 Miles in 147 Days, 6 Hrs, 42 Mins at an average of 0.50 Miles per day.
It is now 73 Miles from its starting location.

I entered this bill in Knoxville, TN and it is now in Alpine, TN.

This is a new county hit for me, Overton. I now have 42 of the 95 counties for Tennessee.

Whining does wonders!
I want more hits and I want them now!
*fingers crossed*
Wish me luck!

I picked me up a copy of the issue of Metro Pulse that I am in.
It is for the week of April 24, 2008, not April 23, 2008.
This publication is out for a week long.
April 23, 2008 must be when they upload the stories to the Web site.
April 24, 2008 is the print date publication for this week.
Best of all, the issue that I am in, is one of the biggest issues they put out!
Best of Knoxville for 2008.
If you can go to a local story here in Knoxville, TN be sure to pick up a FREE copy of the Metro Pulse and turn to Page 15. The article about me is at the top of the page for the streettalk. My photo is even in color on this page!
If you are not local to Knoxville, TN and cannot pick up a copy of this article, no worries, you can always check out the online edition by CLICKING HERE.