I Wanted a Business Card That Wouldn’t Go Out of Date

Have you ever had your job title or the kind of work you do change after printing business cards?

Business cards that are only a little out of date, even though you still have a stack left.

Business cards that need more information, but would become difficult to read if you added anything else.

Business cards are small pieces of paper, but they can be surprisingly difficult to get right.

As a freelancer, I kept running into the same problem. The work I do and the things I want to share change over time, but reprinting my cards every time felt wasteful.

At the same time, putting everything on one card, including my current work, past projects, social links, website, and contact details, made it harder to see what the card was really trying to say.

I wanted to keep a business card as simple as possible for a first introduction. But when someone wanted to know more, I also wanted them to be able to find more detail.

That is the problem that led me to create ONE B CARD.

The name ONE B CARD is short for “ONE Business Card.” It is a way to keep one business card useful, even as the information behind it changes.

Instead of putting everything on a paper business card, ONE B CARD lets you keep the essential information on the card and place the details that change more often, along with a fuller introduction, on the web.

You add a QR code to your card. When someone scans it, they can see your current work, profile, and contact details. When something changes, you update the web profile instead of reprinting the card.

ONE B CARD also lets you keep that QR code in Apple Wallet.

Even when you do not have paper cards with you, you can show the QR code from your phone and share your profile. It is less about carrying business cards everywhere and more about being ready to introduce yourself whenever the moment comes.

It may be a slightly different way to carry a business card.

ONE B CARD is not about getting rid of paper business cards. It is about making them a little lighter.

Next time, I will share some thoughts on what is worth keeping on a business card and what works better on the web.