How to Manage Your Business Cards

As a business professional, everyday you are meeting new people and getting new business cards. It is hard to keep these cards together, to properly familiarize yourself with your new contacts and grow your network of valuable new connections.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. When you get new business cards, make a copy of the cards and place the copies in the file.

2. Place the actual cards in a Rolodex. I know this is “old school," but it helps to keep the cards in order and in one place.

3. Create an Excel document with each card's information. You should have fields that include name, profession, address, phone number and date of meeting. You can organize the document by separating the contacts by profession.