What is a digital business card? A complete overview

A digital business card is an electronic alternative to a paper card, stored and shared digitally. You might also see it called a virtual business card, electronic business card, e-business card, smart business card, digital visiting card, or online business card.

You can create a digital business card using dedicated apps or websites. One of these sites is Taplink, which we’ll cover later.

You can share digital business cards in the same situations you would share a paper one: when you want to give your contact details to clients, partners, or contractors. The only difference is that a paper card is shared from hand to hand, while a digital one is sent from device to device.

Digital business cards are used by both individual entrepreneurs and employees. They can be real estate agents, designers, marketers, or hairstylists. In short, these cards help everyone who works with clients and partners.

A digital business card often looks like a list of contact details: phone number, email, and social media buttons. And there is also a save-contact button so a person can instantly add your info to their device’s address book.

But there are also advanced cards. These are more effective: they don’t just provide contacts but also let you explain what you do in more detail, collect inquiries or orders, and even sell products. That’s because you can put not only contact info but also images, videos, forms, your services, key advantages, and even digital products on them.

Check out more digital business card examples for realtors, marketers, lawyers, hair stylists, and other specialists.

Creating both simple and advanced cards takes about 5 minutes when using ready-made templates. We’ll cover how to do this at the end of the article.

First, you need to create a digital business card using a dedicated tool, like Taplink.

After that, you get a link and a QR code. You can share them with clients, partners, contractors — anyone who needs your contact info and to learn more about you.

Ways to share a link:

Ways to share a QR code:

Finally, once a person opens your card, they can read about you, explore your services, submit an inquiry, or visit your social media. Also, they can save all your contact details directly to their device in a vCard format. They can do this by clicking a special button you add to your business card.

With a digital business card, you aren’t limited to who you can share it with — with someone nearby or on the other side of the globe. We’ll cover this and other advantages next.

Digital business cards are gradually replacing paper ones: 37% of small businesses and 23% of individual entrepreneurs used them in 2024. This trend is still growing, and here’s why:

Because of these benefits, people are choosing digital business cards more and more.

To make sure your business card not only shares contacts but also tells about you and converts people into your clients, add the following to it:

You can see an example of a card with all the essential information below.

These are the core elements to include on your digital business card. Depending on your goals, you can remove or add something more, including videos, music, an FAQ section, or testimonials.

We believe the best tool for creating a digital business card is Taplink. All the examples in this article were made using it. You’ve already learned some of its features, and here’s a deeper look at what makes Taplink different from others and the benefits you’ll get with it.

All of this sets Taplink apart from other tools. At the same time, it costs less. And here’s what we’re going to talk about next.

Many tools allow you to create and use a digital business card for free. To use additional features, you can opt for paid plans, and they usually cost less than printing paper cards. Let’s look at pricing using Taplink as an example.

With Taplink, you can create a card for free or choose a paid plan. Here’s a breakdown of the plans and what they offer. Prices are listed for the USA with annual billing.

You can find more details about Taplink plans on the Pricing page.

You can create a digital business card in Taplink in 5 steps:

Read the detailed guide if you need a step-by-step walkthrough on how to create a digital business card in Taplink.

In Taplink, no matter what changes you make to your card — whether it’s updating details, design, or even the link — the QR code stays the same. Once scanning it, people will see the updated version of your card, not the old one.

To create a digital business card for free, use a tool that lets you do it. For example, in Taplink, you can build not just an ordinary card with your contact details but an advanced one with a description of you and your products/services, a map, FAQ, testimonials, and your advantages.

To create a card in Taplink:

You can find a detailed guide on how to create a digital business card here. 

Yes, in Taplink, you can create as many business cards as you need. To create them, you can use one account, or each employee can sign up and create their own separately. More about how to create a digital business card in Taplink.

Yes, they can. Digital business card makers allow you to use a save-contact button. By tapping it, a person can save all the contact details you provided directly to their device right from your business card.

Yes, digital business cards are safe when created with a trusted tool. For example, Taplink uses HTTPS encryption. This means that data like your login or password can’t be intercepted and used against you. Taplink is also protected by Cloudflare, which helps prevent potential cyberattacks. For maximum security, you can enable two-factor authentication.