LinkedIn #ProductivityHacks- Why I Love Evernote (And You Should Too!)

My Evernote Story

In July, my computer got hacked and even though my data was backed up, I ended up not being able to retrieve any of it. Those bastards wiped everything out! That meant I lost all my precious bookmarks too. Try remembering a years’ worth of bookmarks off the top of your head. Go ahead, I dare you!

I discovered Evernote in April, but was not aware of their browser extension. This extension clips articles and websites and saves them to Evernote. I had used it mainly to write notes for myself and my team, sharing it through email.

What I liked most was that I could access my saved “notes” from my laptop, phone or tablet, anywhere, any time.

This hack has saved me an enormous amount of time, and I am only scratching the surface.

LinkedIn and Evernote Team Up

In June I was introduced to a fun and intelligent tech guy named Steve Dotto.

Steve has a successful YouTube channel with a ton of productivity tech hacks. He finds, tests and reviews software and apps for Microsoft and Apple. This includes everything iOS and Android.

I subscribed to his email list and started watching his videos. One afternoon YouTube suggested a video from Steve about LinkedIn and Evernote.

Naturally, I was curious being an avid fan of LinkedIn and a new fan of Evernote so I did some research.

This is what Evernote’s blog had to report in May 7, 2014: “Today, Evernote becomes an amazing business card scanning app. We’re happy to announce a deeper integration between Evernote and LinkedIn that enhances the way business cards are captured, displayed, and recalled in Evernote. Benefitting from LinkedIn’s network of more than 300 million professionals, Evernote can now automatically build a content-rich note around every business card you scan. With full contact information, a link to their current LinkedIn profile, and a photo, plus a section for notes, business cards become searchable contacts in Evernote.”

I attend a lot of networking events annually and collect business cards.  Yet, I am terrible at adding those new connections to my CRM. Call me lazy or hard pressed for time, but I had to find an app to help with my shortcomings.

I found an app called Instant Customer, but at a cost of $99 per month, I was willing to see what Evernote had to offer.

Evernote’s app had more functionality than Instant Customer and at a cost of, FREE! Count me in!

Automatically build a content-rich note with every business card scanned. The perfect productivity hack from LinkedIn & Evernote [ Click to Tweet]

Evernote's Business Card Scanner

I am not a writer. I prefer to talk. As a matter of fact, it’s taken me two hours to write and edit this simple article. 

Sidebar: This LinkedIn post is not about writing or editing an article. But, before I continue I would like to share a free tool for those that have an allergy to writing and editing like me. Hemingway Editor is a fantastic for both.

Because I am not a writer, I am going to let Steve Dotto do the writing, 'er talking for me. His video will explain Evernote's business card scanner and how to use it effectively.

And, for those that are Android users here is an updated video.

The Moral of the Evernote Story

I highly recommend opening up an Evernote account and linking it to LinkedIn for many reasons. First, it is a huge time and paper saver. Second, if you work in a virtual environment it’s accessible between all your devices. Third, your notes, documents, photos, articles and websites will be safe. If you are a victim of hackers like me, this is probably the most important feature.

Steve Dotto created a comprehensive Evernote training program. Evernote Made Easy simplifies this organizational and productivity tool. 

In Steve's words, "Evernote is an organizational tool that is at the heart of my personal productivity system."

Grab this training while its still available. It's the best on the market in my opinion. After implementing Evernote's tools your business will be more productive, I promise!

Disclaimer: I am not an affiliate or employee of Dotto Tech or Steve Dotto and was not paid to share my story or recommendation. I am just a big fan!

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 Tracy Enos is Kansas City's top LinkedIn expert, Score.org volunteer and mentor and single Mom of 4. She has coached 1000's of business owners, coaches, author's, service professionals and entrepreneurs how to use LinkedIn to generate leads, become the authority in their industry and stay top of mind with their clients. She is known globally for her LinkedIn knowledge and training with clients in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the U.K. Need a speaker or want to learn how to generate consistent leads with LinkedIn? Call Tracy at (816) 607-1570 or email her at [email protected]

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