Guide
How to make a digital business card that stays alive
A digital business card is one link that holds your contact details, social profiles and work — and, unlike paper, it can stay up to date. Here's how to make one in about five minutes.
1. Pick a short, memorable link
Your card lives at one address you can say out loud, like dossr.me/yourname. Choose your name or the handle you already use on social media so people can guess it.
2. Add the essentials first
Name, photo, a one-line role (for example “Designer · Austin”) and one way to reach you. That's a complete card. Everything else is optional and can come later.
3. Connect your social profiles
Add just your handle for Instagram, LinkedIn, X, GitHub, Bluesky and others. On dossr, supported networks also show your latest public post, so the card never looks stale.
4. Show what you do
List your work — projects, books, apps, albums — plus where you've worked and studied. Short entries beat long bios: people skim a card in seconds.
5. Keep it alive with check-ins
A paper card is frozen the day it's printed. A quick check-in (mood, what you're up to, where you are) tells people the card is current. Share only what you're comfortable making public.
6. Share it everywhere
Put the link in your email signature and social bios, and show the card's QR code at events. People can tap “Save contact” to add you to their phone in one step.
Common questions
Is a digital business card free?
Many tools charge monthly. A dossr card is free to create — you only need to confirm you're 18 or older.
Do people need an app to open it?
No. A digital business card is a web page, so it opens on any phone or computer from the link or QR code.
How is it different from a link-in-bio page?
Link-in-bio pages are lists of links. A digital business card is about you: contact details, work, background and a way to save your contact.