So you’re having your first 1,000 business cards printed. Now, what are you going to do with them when they arrive? Networking with business cards is one of the most cost effective and under utilised means of marketing yourself and your business. They won’t do you any good if leave them sitting in the box, [...]

Aside from the usual swapping of business cards at meetings here are a few tips to help you utilise your business cards as a marketing tool. Firstly, never give away just one card to an existing or potential customer. Make sure you leave at least a few so that they can distribute them as they [...]

Whilst there is no golden rule; aim to hand out a minimum of 100 per month to stay in business and maintain. If you are building your business aim to hand out as many as possible. Let’s assume you are aiming for 10 new contacts per day to build your network; 1,000 business cards per [...]