Sunday, January 3, 2016

Why You Should Carry Other People's Business Cards With You

Make up to 6 figures with a list of 10 people!



If you are in business, you understand all the reasons why it is wise to carry your business cards with you everywhere. After all, you never know who you will meet, and when you meet people, you never know who that person is or who that person might know. You are always ready to pass your business card along to someone who might be a future client or customer if you have a stack of your business cards with you. But while most people in business know the benefits of carrying business cards with them, and practice this sound business practice without any problems, far fewer businessmen and businesswomen ever think to carry around business cards that belong to someone else. The practice of carrying around business cards that belong to others can be extremely beneficial; here are a couple reasons why.

When you are dealing in business, conversations with strangers are golden. Every opportunity to talk to someone you do not know just might be the exact opportunity you have been looking for. But if a stranger thinks that you are starting a conversation with them strictly to sell them something, they are likely to be turned off. People are protective of their money, and they don't want you to squeeze some out of them just because they were friendly to you! But with business cards that belong to others, you are always equipped with great conversation starters. Perhaps you will overhear someone in a shop in the mall, talking about how they need a plumber. If you have your favorite plumber's card ready in your stack of others' business cards, you can enter into their conversation. "Pardon me, but I heard you mention your need for a plumber; here, take this card - this guy has worked on our house before, and he has been great!" In this way, you have now become a part of their conversation, and you never tried to sell them anything at all. Eventually, the conversation is sure to circle back around to you, and to what you do.

Furthermore, people are far more likely to remember someone who helped them out without any reason to do so. Whenever the conversation does come back to you, you are sure to give away one or two of your own business cards. And this person will certainly remember you next time a need arises in their life that you might be able to fill, and you will have yourself a new customer.

This might seem like a small step in improving your business, but you never know what "small step" might turn into your next big thing.

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