What is a digital business card?
A digital business card is a shareable version of a paper card: your name, role and contact details on a page or a saved contact file, passed on by link or code. It is good for handing over details and limited when someone wants to judge the business itself.
4 min read · Published 1 September 2026
What is usually on one
- Name, business name and role.
- Phone, email and sometimes an address or service area.
- One or two social or website links.
- A way to save the details to a phone, on some services.
How they are shared
Most are shared as a link or by scanning a code. Some services also use tap-to-share cards or phone wallet passes, which need extra hardware or an app.
Whether that matters depends on how you meet people. If most of your first contact happens in a message or a bio, a link is doing all the work anyway.
Where a contact card runs out of room
- It cannot show the work, which is what most buying decisions rest on.
- It cannot answer price, availability or turnaround questions.
- It has no room for products, services or a range.
- It gives a stranger no reason to trust you beyond a job title.
What to use instead when the business is the point
If people already know you and simply need your number, a digital card is fine. If they are deciding whether to buy from you, they need the things a card leaves out: photographs, a description of the work, prices where relevant, and a clear next step.
Where My Shop Window fits
My Shop Window includes everything a contact card carries and adds the business around it. We do not currently offer NFC cards or wallet passes; your Window is shared by link and QR code, and is a one-off payment from £19.