Make your contact details easier to save with a vCard link. Learn what to include, how to test it and how to share it with a QR code.
Meeting someone is easy. Making sure they can find your details a week later is harder. A digital business card gives you a shareable way to provide the contact information you want a new customer or collaborator to keep.
One useful format is a vCard: a contact file that compatible address-book applications can import. In r37dy, a Vcard link gives people an address for accessing the details you have prepared.
A vCard link and a bio page serve different purposes
A bio page helps someone choose between destinations, such as your portfolio, booking page and latest work. A vCard helps them save your contact details. If the next step is “keep my number and email,” start with a vCard. If the next step is “explore what I do,” a link in bio page may be more useful.
You can use both, but avoid giving someone several competing instructions at once. A card handed out at a networking event might simply say “Scan to save my details.”
Decide which details belong on your card
r37dy's vCard settings include fields for your name, company, job title, email, website, telephone numbers and address information. You do not need to complete every field.
- Name: use the name the recipient will remember from the conversation.
- Role and company: provide enough context to explain why they saved you.
- Work email and telephone: include channels you actually monitor.
- Website: choose the destination that best introduces your work.
- Address: include it only when it is useful and appropriate to publish.
For a freelance designer, a name, “Brand designer,” work email and portfolio URL may be enough. Publishing a home address or personal birthday is usually unnecessary for that purpose.
Set up and test your r37dy vCard
- Check that Vcard links are available under your current plan.
- Open Vcard links in the dashboard and create a card.
- Complete the relevant fields, checking spelling and international telephone prefixes.
- Save the card and open its public link on a phone.
- Try importing the contact into the address-book application you use.
- Inspect the saved result: name order, company, telephone, email and website.
Import screens and field handling vary across devices and contact apps. Test on the types of phones your audience is likely to use rather than assuming the result looks identical everywhere.
Add a QR code without losing the contact link
You can create a URL QR code pointing to the public vCard link, then place it on a printed card, desk sign or presentation slide. Include the readable URL or a written email address as a fallback for someone who cannot scan it.
Keep the code easy to scan and test the actual printed version. The QR code printing guide covers contrast, spacing and the checks to make before ordering a batch of cards.
What happens when your details change?
Updating the information served by your link helps future visitors receive current details. It does not automatically rewrite a contact someone has already imported into their phone. If your telephone number or email changes, you may still need to tell existing contacts directly.
Revisit the card when your role, company or main website changes. A working contact link with outdated details can be more frustrating than no card at all.
Make the follow-up easy
A good digital business card answers “Who is this?” and “How do I reach them?” quickly. Keep the information focused, test the import and give the recipient a reason to save it.
Create a r37dy account and check the Vcard links options in your plan. When you have access, build one card for your real working details and test it before sharing it widely.