How Do I Share Service-Based Digital Business Cards?

Many services allow you to create attractive, interactive digital business cards, such as the following:

Switchit lets you create digital business cards with custom layouts with optional video. The HiHello apps for iOS and Android make collecting and organizing the members of your network easy. Hardware-based cards like Mobilo Card or Tap Tag let you load your info onto a card that transfers it to other users’ devices.

When using these services to create your digital business card, check their tools for built-in methods to share them. For example, you can share a HiHello card by doing the following:

How Do I Share Online Business Cards I Created?

If you didn’t use an existing platform or app to create your digital business card, you’d simply be sending the URL to your contacts. For example, when viewed on a smartphone, contributors’ bios on Lifewire are a pretty good representation of a digital business card. To send this to a colleague, you could use the existing Share function of your mobile OS (instructions below reflect Google Chrome on Android):

How Do I Share a Digital Business Card Formatted as a vCard?

Finally, you might have your contact info saved in the venerable vCard format. Like sharing an online business card, sharing a vCard involves sending the file to someone. When the recipient gets it, they can use the applications on their device to open and import it into their address book. Apps include Outlook on Windows, Contacts on macOS, and the built-in Contacts apps in iOS or Android. To share your contact info in vCard format, you can attach it to any form of communication that accepts file attachments. For example, to attach it to an email in Microsoft Outlook, take the following steps: