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Business card QR code: so the people you meet can still find your number next week
Put in your name, number, email and website. You get a QR code that saves you to their contacts, as PNG or SVG, and a contact file to send.
Your details, the code, the download
It takes a minute, and the code changes as you type.
- 01Put in your name, company, job title, mobile number, email and website.
- 02Pick a dark colour for the code, and add a WhatsApp link if you'd like one.
- 03Download the QR code as PNG or SVG for your card, or the contact file to send on its own.
Why a QR code beats a number on the card
A card that ends up in a drawer still has to get you into their phone.
One scan saves your name, number and email together, spelled the way you spell them.
It works with the camera on any recent iPhone or Android phone. No app to download.
The code holds the details itself, so it keeps working with no website behind it and nothing to renew.
Change a detail, make a new code, and print the next batch. Old cards still save the old details.
Printing it so it scans
Four things that stop a code scanning, and how to avoid them.
Keep it at least 2 cm across on a card. Smaller codes with many details are hard for a camera to read.
Keep it dark on a light background. Light codes on dark cards often fail.
Leave a white border around it, about the width of four of its squares.
Use the SVG for print. It stays sharp at any size; the PNG is for screens and documents.
Where to put it
Anywhere someone might want your number later.
- 01The back of your business card
- 02Your booth at a roadshow or fair
- 03The last slide of a talk
- 04Your email signature, as an image
When their number comes back to you
Palby CRM, which we make, keeps the people you meet with the next step for each.
- Photograph a business card, check what it read, save the contact
- A follow-up date on each one, and today's list of who's due
- Phone contact files (.vcf) and spreadsheets import, with duplicates merged
- Notes and WhatsApp chats on their record
Questions
It's a QR code that holds a contact card. Scan it and the phone offers to save the name, number, email and website as a new contact.
Fill in your details above, download the SVG and send it to your printer with your card design. Keep it at least 2 cm across.
No. The details are in the code itself, not on a website, so there's nothing to renew and it works as long as the card lasts.
Yes. Recent iPhones and Android phones read QR codes with the camera, and both offer to save the contact.
Yes. Tick Add a WhatsApp link and the contact saves a wa.me link that opens a chat with you.
It's a .vcf, the file phones and email apps use for contacts. Attach it to an email or send it in a chat, and they tap to save you.
No. The Copy page link button puts your details in the link, so only share it with people who should have them.
Yes, the tool is free, with no account and no watermark on the code.
Meet them, then follow up
See how a card you're given becomes a contact with a next step, in a 30-minute walkthrough.
30 minutes. You choose the day and the time.