When people ask us what to include on their QR business card, the first instinct is usually to add everything - every phone number, every social account, every address. But a QR card works best when it is focused. The goal is to make it easy for someone to contact you, not to show them everything about you at once.
Here is a straightforward breakdown of what belongs on a QR business card, what is useful to add depending on your job, and what you can leave out entirely.
Section 01The essentials
Every QR business card should have: your full name, your job title or role, and your primary phone number. These three things are what anyone who scans your card will immediately want to know.
Add WhatsApp separately if your WhatsApp number is the main way people reach you for business - which it is for most people in Bahrain. Even if it is the same number as your phone, include it explicitly so it saves as a WhatsApp contact.
An email address is worth including if clients or colleagues typically email you. If nobody ever emails you for business, leave it out.
Name, role, and phone number. Everything else is optional depending on how people actually contact you and what helps them understand what you do.
Section 02Useful extras
Your business name - if it is different from your personal name - should be included. This is especially important if people know your business by name rather than by you personally.
A website link is worth adding if you have one and it shows your work or services clearly. If your website is outdated or empty, skip it and add your Instagram instead.
For creative professionals - photographers, designers, content creators - an Instagram or Behance link is more useful than almost anything else, because it shows your work directly.
Your location or area of service is useful if you work with local clients and location matters. For example, a salon in Adliya might include "Adliya, Bahrain" so clients know where you are without having to ask.
Section 03What to leave out
Multiple phone numbers cause confusion. Use your main business number and leave the rest off. If you have a landline nobody calls, do not include it.
Personal social media accounts - your personal Facebook or Snapchat - do not belong on a business card unless you specifically use them for business purposes.
Long job descriptions or bios. Your job title is enough. People will ask what you do when they meet you. The card just needs to tell them who you are and how to reach you.
Fax numbers. Nobody needs them.
Section 04A few practical tips
Use the name you go by professionally - not a nickname and not a formal name that nobody uses. If clients know you as "Khalid from the design agency" then your card should say Khalid, not a formal name they have never heard.
Keep your role clear and simple. "Graphic Designer" is better than "Creative Visual Communication Specialist." The person scanning your card should immediately know what you do.
Make sure every contact detail you include is active and checked regularly. If you list an email that you only check once a week, a client might follow up and hear nothing for days.
Not sure what to include? Contact us on WhatsApp and we will go through it with you. We design your QR business card and have a sample ready within one working day.