Let’s face it. Most of us stuff the business cards we acquire into a desk drawer, a wallet, pockets or other random places. We have no strategy for storing the cards, yet we hope to be able to refer to them again one day.
Idea. As the Great Organization Masters say, “If you can’t find it, you may as well not own it!” And there is no better way to organize those sweet little information-packed cards than in a binder!
Research. I investigated a number of business card storage options at Office Depot and Target, which ranged from $11 and up in price, including fancy leather-bound book-style organizers at over $40! I finally concluded that it is cheaper and more effective to create your own business card binder.
Solution. I purchased a set of transparent pages with business card pockets, made by Rolodex, for $10.99 at Office Depot. Here is a link to the same product online for only $10.43. These pages hold up to 300 business cards – about twice the amount for half the price of the fancy leather-bound organizers! I clipped the set into a thin three-ring binder that I already had at home.
It took me about 10 minutes to organize my business cards by type. I used the following categories to group my cards together: Home Repair, Auto, Pets, Health, Friends, Work, etc. and arranged them in the binder. I threw out cards I no longer cared about, as well as cards I knew were outdated and any duplicates.
Results. Voila! My binder is now a super handy directory of contacts which I can pull out whenever I need to! It’s cute too!
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