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Freelance Freedom #231: Networking FAIL



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N.C. Winters is always drawing. When he isn't making comics, doodling or working as a freelance graphic artist, he spends his time painting pretty pictures for galleries from his home studio in sunny southern California.


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  1. PG Dirk
    October 31st

    Happened to me a few weeks ago. I love my business cards but always forget to bring them along with me when meeting a new client (because I don’t want to damage them in my wallet).

    Anyway, for those looking for some inspirational business cards, try http://www.cardfaves.com

    They’ve got some amazing looking designs on there.

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    1. PG Mickey
      November 1st

      Mine get damaged in my wallet over time as well, but I ordered like 1000 of them, so I can swap them out from time to time to keep them fresh. It’s worth it to always have a few on hand.

  2. PG rogers Sampaio
    October 31st

    Gosh, its always happening to me.

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  3. PG V.Dav
    October 31st

    I can’t believe this. This happened to me just over the weekend! My cards came in just last week, and I still forgot them. Classic.

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  4. PG Jason
    October 31st

    Who asks for a business card these days? Not many business prospects in a retirement home ;)

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  5. PG The VMCA
    October 31st

    Spot on as usual! Or you give them all out, and then when you have a potential client you *REALLY* want to give one to, and you’re all out.

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  6. PG Stephanie Cockerl
    October 31st

    I’ve learned that lesson several years ago. Now I have business cards everywhere. In my laptop bag, purse and clutch, because you never know when you’ll need them.

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  7. PG Chinthaka Herath
    October 31st

    Keeps on happening to me… I think I’ll have to get a bigger wallet so that I can stuff about a hundred in ;)

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  8. PG JF Garsula
    November 1st

    This is common to most freelancers I guess. It happened to me once when I started out as a freelancer just keeping a few cards on my wallet.

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  9. PG XuDing
    November 1st

    LOL. surprise to see that so many people actually always forgot namecards.

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  10. PG Jenn
    November 1st

    I forget mine in a different way. I stick them in one purse, but then forget to move them over when I switch purses. Bah!

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  11. PG Mamba
    November 2nd

    Hi there,

    We (authors of a blog on conference interpreting) nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award, because your blog is fantastic and makes us laugh out loud.
    Many situations we can relate to, as co-freelancers.

    One of the rules of the award is to notify the lucky nominees.

    So here you are !

    Please keep on making us laugh !

    See ya around and thanks again.

    M.

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  12. PG adam
    November 2nd

    Haha nice.

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  13. PG Tina Mailhot-Roberge
    November 4th

    Ahah, typical! Happens to me all the time… whenever I’m done giving them away, I forget to fill up my wallet. And then the embarrassment: “Oh huh I’m so sorry it seems I forgot them home” *shame*

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  14. PG Justin Whittaker
    November 7th

    Love it! Luckily I now keep business cards in my wallet, laptop bag, desk and in the car. I always leave at least five business cards when I wrap up a project with a client in the hopes that they will hand them to their friends/contacts.

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  15. PG CW
    November 30th

    Why don’t you guys get proper business card holders? They’re metallic, well built, and protect them. Very slim, easy to store in a jacket pocket or your jeans. No scratches…

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