business cards
Things I’ve learned over the years about business cards that could one day make you some money:
Hold on to them. Get them from employers (who will one day become former employers and professional references), as well as from people you interview with, meet at professional networking events, and from random people you meet, even if you think you won’t have a need for the card. Write things on the back that will help to remind you of who you got them from, and what interests you about them, and how you may be of assistance to them. Call the numbers every once in a while or shoot some emails. Keep them all organized in one place so that they’re easy to find. And have your own simple but professional cards on you at any event where you think someone might hand you their card. Don’t run around out there in the world empty handed.
