Uncertainty in the economy has become apart of life these days. Despite the storm clouds looming above, there is little doubt that these hard times will pass, as they have before. However the key for those braving the economic weather is surviving.

The one thing that that will ensure an individual’s survival is networking. Yes, their network. It is that old adage, it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.

Regardless of the salary made or the title held, a person’s network is the most powerful tool they have at their disposal. If the climate of today has proved anything, it has shown that there is little if any job security left in America or the rest of the world for that matter.

But maintaining an ever expanding network can sometimes be difficult. With the tools of today and the power of the internet, that task has been made that much easier. Still, professional people need a professional way to accomplish active networking, using the tools of the 21st century.

One of the biggest traps for an individual is to use the wrong internet site, as many are unprofessional. Making a wrong choice in this matter, can have the opposite effect on a person’s network. Instead of growing it, an unprofessional representation can stop that growth in its tracks or even cause deflation.

To that end, the business card is the easiest and most professional way to forge budding relationships.

A business card is handed out after two people meet. Great, they know each others title and how to make contact in the future. But there is little, if any, follow up. Maybe there is a “Nice to have met you” type of email exchanged between the two, and for the most part the connection ends there.

The real networking and solidification of the relationship comes after this initial meeting. But how? How does an individual use the tools and technology of today to take the relationship “from we met once” to “we are friends.”

What if these same two people, connecting at a conference, business meeting, or somewhere else could engage past what is allowed by the business card now. What if they could find out, in a straight forward professional manner, everything they want to know about one another. Then continue to forge that relationship over the coming days, weeks, months, and years.

Services like the SpartX Virtual Business Card make this kind of connection possible. SpartX and other networking tools like it, that promote networking where a handshake can still be made are valuable.

“This is an asset in today’s world. More and more businesses are keeping things virtual, and the in person meet and greet isn’t happening as much as it probably should. But that doesn’t mean the business card exchange is irrelevant, it just means people need to start utilizing the digital connection as well as in person,” said SpartX Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Cutter Mitchell.

What makes SpartX a different kind of service is the product it offers. The SpartX Virtual Business Card is a dynamic way to still make that very personable exchange of a business card but also harness the power of the internet to further that connection.

That is the point of handing out a business card, to tell the person who receives it who you are. But why be limited by a small rectangle. Instead, back up your business card with something, like a resume, information about your company, or the product you are selling.

Backing your card tangible business card can be accomplished with a variety of websites and other services depending on what you are going after. Finding a spot for your LinkedIn address on your business card can help with communicating your credentials, but it does not come close to telling the whole story.

Just putting a link on your business card does not really accomplish what the business card is meant to do. But exchanging the card virtually, with whatever information on it and backing it up, is a way to keep that power.

Imagine being able to pass out a card, fully clickable and linked back to your custom site, over email or on any website. That is what SpartX allows people to do.

The SpartX service, this new type of card, adds a new level of possibilities to a person’s network. Now that network is at the fingertips, waiting to grow and be cultivated. The key here is to build your network in a manner which best serves you, in your career as well as personal ambitions.

The Virtual Business Card and SpartX are mentioned less to showcase the product, and more to highlight the idea behind the product. In today’s world, networking is a must.

This networking song and dance is one SpartX Chief Technology Officer Gilbert Zaragoza knows all too well.

During the economic crisis that took hold at the end of 2008, Zaragoza found himself without employment despite having held a lucrative technology position with a publicly traded company. However, because of Zaragoza’s strong network he built over his career, he was not left out in the cold for long.

In fact, in a matter of hours Zaragoza did not just have one offer of employment, but several. His story should only emphasis the power of an individual’s network. Today, the fastest way to grow that network is through those connections made first in person then furthered using the power of the Internet.

For more information about SpartX or the Virtual Business Card visit www.spartx.com.