QR code on business cards: one card that never goes stale
Business cards go stale the day your role, project or website changes. A dynamic QR code fixes that: the printed code stays identical for years while YOU decide what it opens — portfolio today, booking page tomorrow, your new company next year.
What should the QR open?
- Your website or portfolio — the classic choice.
- A booking/calendar page: "scan to book a call" turns a card into a meeting.
- Your LinkedIn profile: ideal at conferences.
- A one-page profile with all your contacts and links.
- A downloadable brochure or price list for sales teams.
Why dynamic is non-negotiable on print
You will print 500 cards and hand them out over two years. In that time you may change job title, domain, phone or focus. With a static QR every change wastes the remaining cards. With a Link Us dynamic QR you re-point the destination in seconds and every card ever printed updates instantly.
Design rules that keep it scannable
- Minimum 1.5×1.5 cm on an 8.5×5.5 cm card; corner placement works best.
- High contrast: dark code on the light side of the card.
- Export SVG from Link Us and give the print shop the vector.
- Test-scan the printed proof with both iPhone and Android before the full run.
- Add a micro-caption: "Portfolio" or "Book a call" — context raises scans.
Measure what a paper card cannot
Each scan is counted in your dashboard: you finally know whether the cards you handed out at that conference were opened, and when. Two different cards (e.g. sales vs recruiting) with two dynamic links tell you which audience engages more.
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