Digital business cards replace the paper card with something you can update any time and share without running out. They are simple under the hood: a personal web page, a way to open it quickly, and a button that saves your details to the other person's phone.
Short answer
A digital business card is a web page with your contact details that you share with a QR code, a link, or an NFC tap. The other person opens it in their phone's browser, with no app needed, and can save your details straight to their contacts.
Your card has a unique address on the web. A QR code is that address in a format a phone camera can read. When someone points their camera at it, their phone opens the page in the browser, where they see your name, role, company, photo, and links. A "save contact" button downloads your details in the standard contact format (a vCard), so they land in their address book in one tap.
There are three common ways to open a card. A QR code works with almost any modern phone camera and is the most universal. A link can be sent by text, email, or LinkedIn. NFC cards and tags hold the same address on a chip and open it when someone taps a phone against them; they need a phone with NFC turned on, and a physical card or tag to carry.
Keep it as focused as a good paper card: name, role, company, phone, email, and one or two links that matter, such as your website, LinkedIn profile, or a booking link. A clear photo helps people remember who you are. Because you can edit a digital card at any time, you never have to reprint after a job change.
Add your details, photo, and the links you want people to see. In Genify this takes a few minutes and is free.
Show the code on your phone, print it on a badge or slide, or send the link in a message.
The other person opens your card in their browser and saves your contact with one tap, with no download needed.
Scan their card or badge, or note who they are, so the exchange goes both ways and you can follow up.
Checklist
Name, role, company, phone, and email
A clear, recent photo
One or two links that matter
A QR code you can show in two taps
A way to capture the other person's details too
Common questions
No. A digital card opens in the phone's web browser from a QR code or link, so the other person does not need to install anything.
Many are. Genify includes a free digital business card; paid plans add more cards and premium card links.
Yes. Because the card is a web page, changes you make appear the next time anyone opens it, including people who saved the link earlier.
The person opening your card needs a connection to load the page. Once they save your contact to their phone, your details are available offline.
A few can help in places where people expect them. Many professionals now share a QR code first and keep a small number of paper cards as a backup.
Use the guide as your playbook, then bring the workflow into Genify so the system keeps moving after the first action.