business cards

After the Business Card Exchange

by Alyson Stanfield on March 8, 2011

When people hand you their business cards, what do you do with them? What you DON’T do is add them to a bulk email list. Aside from that, you still want to keep in touch. Here’s a process that works for me.

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Ask Me for My Business Card

by Alyson Stanfield on April 20, 2010

The woman I met at her promotional table can’t follow up with me. She gave me her card, but she never asked for MY card. Having my card in her hands would have allowed her to follow up with me. I like being in control, but it was a missed opportunity for her.

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Submit a proposal you're proud of

by Alyson Stanfield on September 15, 2008

There is no right or wrong way to submit a proposal unless you’ve been asked to write it in a particular format. Grant applications come to mind. Always follow directions for grant applications. Joe Versikaitis emailed me because he has a terrific opportunity to submit a portrait proposal to a dream client, and he didn’t [...]

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