Maurice Heuveling This is all about me!

Blank cards or carte blanche?

Most of us have pre-printed business cards, with all relevant contact information for our profession. Very handy to make contact, and with the first encounters with (a group) new clients, suppliers or fellow trainees.

But sometimes you want that extra mile, a bit more specific, perhaps less detailed, or a mixture of professional and personal details.

What do you do?

Author and publisher CJ Chilvers recommends using blank business cards to personalize on demand, creating a more powerful and unique impression.

His argument is that highly polished, pre-packaged business cards waste an important opportunity to connect with your customers and anyone you'd care to give a business card to.

You can do that with plain cards, but you also might consider the version Usem.nl delivers. Preformated, useable the way YOU prefer.

Brainstorming, sharing contact details, structured thinking, calendar notes, making appointments and sharing the details (or, like I often do, leave a card on the desk with the date, time and name of the appointment the other one missed, with additional remarks for the next communication.

Usem, blank cards? Take them with you, and you always have carte blanche, regardless what comes to mind!