Have Business Cards Gone the Way of the Dodo?

The past few years have truly transformed the way we do business. So many businesses have gone virtual and while face-to-face meetings are back, the virtual world allows us to connect with potential clients, colleagues, and resources from around the globe.

Traditional business practices have undergone a major transformation. One of these practices is the physical exchange of business cards.

It is kinda hard to share a physical business card on a Zoom call.

Don’t get me wrong, business cards are still a thing! They have just changed a bit.

Let me ask you…

Do you have business cards? If so, what is on them? Maybe your logo, your name, your phone number, your email? Possibly your website?

That is what the typical card used to look like.

But we now live in a new digital age and if you are not using a virtual business card, you may be missing out!

Applications like Linktr.ee and Popl.co are changing the way we share our contact information.

Digital business cards have lots of extra benefits including:

The ability to share more information.

You have social media links, emails, websites, lead magnet landing pages, and more. On a digital business card, you can share them all from one link!

They are eco-friendly.

We live in a world where sustainability is a growing concern. How many business cards have you collected over the years? How many of those cards ended up in the trash? Eliminating paper is a big step in creating a greener future. Using a virtual business card helps you reduce your carbon footprint.

They are super easy to set up and share.

Gone are the days of sifting through a stack of business cards to find a contact's information. With a digital business card, all of your links, such as your website, social media profiles, and contact details, are organized and accessible from a single link. This saves time for both you and the person you are sharing your info with. Sharing your card is as simple as sharing a link or sharing a QR code. At a network meeting, you can have your QR Code on your phone and when you want to share, you simply have the person you are sharing it with use their phone and bring up the link via the QR code. Easy-peasy!

Updating is easy!

Have you ever needed to change something on your business card and found you have a few hundred of the old ones left? Not only do you need to get new cards, but your old ones are obsolete. With a digital card, updates are super easy with just a few clicks. So, no matter when someone gets your digital card – they always have the most current information.

There is still a place in our world, at least at present, for paper business cards.

When you go to a networking event, some people really like to be able to hold your card in their hands and it also gives them a lasting impression to remember you by.

Next time you go to print cards, consider creating a digital business card and creating a QR code with the link.

Put that QR code on the back of your business card so that no matter when they look at your card again, they will always have your most updated contact information.

Happy connecting!

P.S. Here are the links to the two digital card apps I mentioned above.

https://linktr.ee/ and https://popl.co/