Instead of laboriously typing out the contents of paper business cards, you have a digital alternative. With an electronic business card, contact information can be transferred and stored digitally in a standardized way. A vcf file or vCard can contain much more information than a traditional business card ever could. What's more, this data is transferred digitally at lightning speed. With oneVcard , you can easily create a digital business card that can be saved as a vCard. If your data changes, you can simply adapt this electronic business card and save new information. Last but not least, a digital business card is convincing because it is sustainable and ecological.
What is a vCard?
A vCard is an electronic business card in a standardized format called vcf, which stands for virtual contact file. A vcf file therefore contains contact data in digital form that can be processed on all end devices (Windows, Mac, Android, iOS). You have probably already come across a few vCards without knowing that they are called vCards. Whenever you create a contact in Outlook or in your contact book on your smartphone, you create a vCard. This electronic form of business card is not new. The standard was and is being developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force. The current version 4.0 was introduced back in 2011. The consortium has defined how a vcf file is to be created technically and which (mandatory) components it (must) contain.
Digital business card and vCard. What's the difference?
If you create a digital business card with oneVcard, the information entered in the app is used to create an appealing website similar to a business card. This digital business card can be easily customized or shared using a link, QR code or NFC. You can find more information about digital business cards in our previous blog post. Each digital business card from oneVcard contains a button to save the contact details as a vCard in accordance with the standard. This makes it easy to save your contact details on your smartphone, in Outlook or even directly in your CRM.
On our own behalf: With oneVcard you can set up a digital business card and use it permanently free of charge with our free Lite tariff. Click on the button below and we'll give you 14 days Premium for your digital business card. After the 14 days have expired, you can continue to use your digital business card free of charge on the Lite plan, or you can upgrade to Premium.
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What are the advantages of a vCard?
Contents.
In this respect, your options are greatly expanded when you compare a digital business card with a paper one. The following data can be transferred with a vCard from oneVcard :
- Profile picture
- Title
- First name(s), last name, suffix
- Any number of telephone numbers
- E-mail address
- The company
- Website link
- Slogan / Opening hours
- Job title
- Department
- Date of birth
- Note
- Tags
- Legal information
- Address
- Link to update the contact details
- Date on which the contact file was saved.
Transfer options.
Digital business cards can be transmitted from smartphone to smartphone, attached to e-mails, e.g. as a signature or as a download from websites. Instant messaging and scanning a QR code or via NFC are also possible.
No media breaks.
Transferring paper to a digital device is tedious and error-prone. Digital business cards solve this problem once and for all.
Smartphone-friendly.
A digital business card in vcf format can be saved directly to your smartphone.
Robustness.
vcf files can easily be supplemented with missing information. You can either make changes manually or use the link provided by oneVcard to update the contact data.
Ecological and sustainable.
Paper business cards end up in the bin sooner or later. In contrast, digital business cards do not cause any waste.
The oneVcard service
With oneVcard , you simply create a digital business card with which you can exchange a vCard. You can use oneVcard completely digitally with the oneVcard app. In the app, you can send your digital business card using the QR code or the share button.
Alternatively, you can also add a physical product to your digital business card, a so-called Physical physical product. This involves linking your digital business card to a high-quality metal business card or to the oneVcard badge, the smart NFC sticker. Scanning the Physicals via the QR code or NFC opens your digital business card. From here, you can simply use the button to save your contact details.
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