Business Cards: Only One Number, Please.
Give people ONE contact number on your personal or business card. Maybe two.
But not three. Not four.
It seems I’ve read at least 3 articles this month advising people to put every possible contact number on their business cards! Yikes!
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Um, no. Don’t do that. Here are three reasons why:
- You have the technology. When you leave the office, transfer your phone to your cell. When you give clients ONE number to call, you reduce confusion and frustration. You make it easier for people to reach you. This demonstrates that you are customer-focused. It also shows that you have a grip on current communication technology.
- Reduce voicemail frustration. If clients get your voicemail, it means you’re not available. This means they don’t have to call yet another number, only to get another voicemail, only to leave a redundant message — that you also have to listen to — twice. With one number, everyone saves time & frustration.
- Make it simple. It’s easier for clients to remember one number. And it makes your business card look clean and less cluttered. Now, you may argue, “But Laura, now I have to remember to forward my phone every time I leave the office! That makes it harder for ME!”
Get used to it. It’s not about you, and showing off all your fancy numbers. It’s about your customers, and making THEIR lives simpler.
Capish?
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