How to create and use your contact QR code
Choose your public contact details
Add your name and business, then the phone, email and website people should use. Job title and ABN are optional. Leave out information you would not put on a public business card.
Keep the contact compact
A shorter contact card leaves more room for each QR module at a given print size. A long job title or extra notes may be less useful than a clear phone number and website.
Check the saved contact
Download and scan the code with another phone. Review the proposed contact before saving, then inspect the name, company, phone and website fields in the address book.
Include the details people need
Start with your name, business, phone number and email. A static vCard stores the details in the pattern. More fields make a denser code, so leave out anything that does not help someone contact you.
Use international phone formatting
For an Australian mobile such as 0412 345 678, +61 412 345 678 is clearer for overseas contacts. Test the saved contact to check the name, organisation and phone number are assigned to the right fields.
Choose the right kind of business card
A vCard works well for details that rarely change. If staff roles, numbers or addresses change often, a QR link to a maintained contact page may be easier to manage. Printed vCards cannot be updated remotely.
Example: contact details for a trade-business owner
A business card can carry a vCard with the owner’s name, company, work mobile and booking website. The printed card should still show a readable phone number. If an employee leaves or the work number changes, the old vCard continues to contain the old details. For roles that change hands, a stable team contact webpage can be easier to maintain than many personal contact codes.
Illustrative workflow, not a customer case study.Check before you share
- The phone is written in the international format you want contacts to save.
- The company and personal-name fields appear in the right places after import.
- The actual business-card proof has enough room for the code and its clear border.