# Is Your Business Card a Dead End?

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I was at a local networking booth last week, and I collected about 20 business cards. When I sat down to follow up, I realized that 15 of them required me to manually type in a name, find them on LinkedIn, or search for their website.

In a world where attention spans are measured in seconds, that’s a lot of friction.

Adding a QR code to your business card isn’t just about "looking techy." It’s about making the leap from physical paper to digital connection as effortless as possible.

But here’s the thing: most people do it wrong.

### The 3 Biggest QR Mistakes on Business Cards

1️⃣ **Using a Static Link**
If you print 500 cards with a direct link to your current portfolio, and you change your URL next month, you now have 500 pieces of expensive trash. **Always use a dynamic QR code.** You can change the destination URL anytime without reprinting.

2️⃣ **Linking to Your Home Page**
Don't send me to a generic website where I have to search for your contact info. Link directly to a **vCard/Digital Business Card** or a specific landing page that says: "Add to Contacts."

3️⃣ **The "Fine Print" Sizing**
If the code is too small or has zero border (the "quiet zone"), phone cameras will struggle to focus. If I have to try three times to scan it, I'm going to stop trying.

### Why I think about this so much...

I kept running into this problem often enough that I eventually built a small tool called **[QR Master](https://qrmaster.net)** to make dynamic QR codes easier to create and test. I wanted a way to create trackable codes without the baggage of monthly subscriptions or complex dashboards.

If you’re still handing out plain paper cards, try adding a small dynamic square on the next batch. It turns a piece of cardstock into a portal.

**Quit handing out dead-end cards. Start handing out connections.**

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