Self-Promotion for actors - Organize yourself

Organize yourself

Keep all industry contacts together (with anything that you feel comfortable using (It can be a desktop program like, a personal-phone book, gmail contacts, mobile-app, etc.) 

Keep a track of the people you meet (producers, directors, etc.) and send them reminders occasionally.

Keep a file of all the people you try to see. (Index cards, a PC program, a notebook, a simple Excel file). You must know at a glance when you sent a photo, to whom, and whether you received a response. As your career progresses, you will refer to the records for follow-up notes and phone calls and to remind yourself what happened at each exchange.

You have a lot of work to do (send cards, notes, making calls, etc.) but set 'office hours' for this. Managing the time will make you a happier person an thus a better professional. Don't forget you also need time for acting exercise and training. Don't forget that you are an artist!