How to create a digital business card, step by step

A contact card and a shop window are different pages. Decide first: do you just want to be found and saved as a contact, do you want to show a portfolio, do you sell products, take bookings or capture leads? With Parichy each of these is a Smart Profile type, so the answer picks your profile.

Have these ready before you start; a card with gaps looks unfinished:

• A clear photo or a logo (square works best).
• Your name, role and business or organisation.
• The phone number and WhatsApp number you actually answer, and one email address.
• Your website and only the social links you keep up to date.
• For a business: hours, address and a map link. For a shop: product names, photos and prices.

The Individual Work Profile presents you — skills, portfolio and a way to get in touch. The Individual Business Profile presents a business or practice with services, hours, a map and enquiries. Product Catalogue and WhatsApp Commerce are for selling, Event & Booking for RSVPs and appointment slots, AI Concierge for an assistant that answers questions, and Digital Handshake for exchanging details both ways. Teams use the Company and Employee Profiles so every card matches.

Not to start: the profile has its own link and QR code you can share straight away. A physical card, keychain, standee or patch adds the in-person tap. Choose the shape that suits where it will be used — a card in a wallet, a standee on a counter, a keychain, a patch on a jacket.

With Parichy:

1. Use the bundle builder to pick the profile and the hardware, and add your name and logo to the design.
2. Check out — the profile, hardware, GST and shipping are shown together before you pay.
3. Fill in your profile from your dashboard once your order is set up.
4. Save your own contact from the profile to see exactly what other people will get.

Open the profile on your phone and on a friend's, tap every button (call, WhatsApp, email, directions), and scan the QR code. Then share it in as many places as you can: tap the card, put the QR code in your email signature, and send the link in messages. Our guide to ways to share a digital business card has more ideas.