"I thought to myself, if this product is so good that this very successful woman is telling me to get one, I'm going to do it."

So, as soon as she checked into her hotel, she logged on to cardscan.com and ordered a CardScan Executive. And she has used it faithfully every day for over three years.

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How to turn over 6,100 names into a network.

Kaaren has always been a superb networker. She belongs to many organizations and meets new realtors, insurance people, bankers, financial advisors and property buyers and sellers literally every day. But like most busy professionals, she never had an easy-to-use, accurate, surefire system for maintaining the contact information she accumulates.

Once she had her CardScan, Kaaren set about scanning the thousands of cards she already had - which went surprisingly fast since each card only takes about five seconds. As she went, Kaaren developed her own unique Categories that allow her to identify where and when she met each contact. She says having this kind of information instantly accessible goes a long way in fostering a budding relationship.

CardScan allows Kaaren to respond quickly to new opportunities. Once she loads a new contact's information, follow-up is immediate and automatic.   And she doesn't lose track of past contacts, either: CardScan keeps her information current and prints labels for her marketing pieces as well as generating email targeted to specific audiences.

	Kaaren uses Categories to recall where and when she met someone. Here’s how it’s done:           1. Upon returning from a conference, scan all cards collected.             2. Choose Batch mode > Categories > Add and name and date the category for the conference where you met that group of people.             3. Now whenever you look up a contact, your category will identify where and when you met that person. Or you can choose Categories and see all the people you met at that conference.

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Access = Success

Because her day is spent on the go, Kaaren must have access to all her information no matter where she is. And she needs to be sure that the information is correct, all the time. To accomplish that, she depends on four things - her PDA, her CardScan Executive, CardScan At Your Service(TM) and its updating service.

•  First she syncs her CardScan with her PDA, so the information is always with her.

•  Then she uses At Your Service (which is free with her CardScan) to request that her contacts update their information and to make sure they have her current information as well.

•  And she backs up all her CardScan files to CardScan At Your Serivce so that if anything ever happens to the files on her PC or PDA, she can still access all her information using any browser and her password.

So no matter where she goes and no matter who she meets, Kaaren has virtually instant access to all her contacts. This was especially handy when she traveled to China and Europe recently.

	Kaaren uses CardScan software to synch with her PDA so she can take the contacts she’s captured with CardScan on the road with her.  Here’s how it’s done:             1. From the CardScan software menu, choose File > Data Exchange > Wizard and the CardScan software will walk you through setting up synchronization with your PDA.

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Red checks, green checks.

Kaaren takes the whole concept of building relationships to a level most of us can only admire. For example, when a request is made for someone to update their contact information, At Your Service uses a green check mark to indicate who has responded and a red check mark to indicate who has not. When Kaaren sees a red check mark, she immediately calls or emails that person to touch base. She always mentions that she has requested an update and reinforces her desire to stay in touch. Now that's working at a relationship!

	Kaaren uses CardScan At Your Service, to request periodic updates from her contacts. Here’s how it’s done:             1. From the CardScan software menu, choose At Your Service > Sign in > Sign up to create a free account.             2. Save your file to CardScan At Your Service.             3. Log in to your CardScan At Your Service account and choose Preferences.

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When something works this well, you want to tell people about it.

Kaaren Hall will forever be grateful to the woman seated next to her on the airplane who told her about CardScan. And she herself has told dozens of people about CardScan. As she says:

"Networking is a two way street. You meet people. You help them out when you can. They help you when they can. The whole secret is staying in touch and working together. Anything that can truly help you with that is a winner in my book."

We couldn't agree more. After all, it's what we're all about.

	Kaaren uses CardScan’s email feature to send emails and CardScan’s print wizard to print labels to correspond directly with her contacts. Here’s how it’s done:             1. From the List view, select a group of contacts you wish to reach. Or choose a Category of contacts             2. Select all.             3. To send email: Right-click and choose Send Mail to.             4. To print labels: From the File menu choose Print and the Wizard will walk you through the process.

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