You can have a working digital business card before your tea gets cold. This is the exact order to do it in, what to keep ready before you start, and the small mistakes that make a card look half-finished.
Keep these ready before you start
- Your shop or business name, exactly as customers know it
- The mobile number you answer, and the one you use for WhatsApp if it is different
- Your area and a short address line
- Opening and closing times, and your weekly off day
- Three to ten clear photos of your shop, work or products (optional, but they help a lot)
- Your UPI ID if you want customers to pay from the card
Step 1: Type your business name
On the MyDigitCard home page, type your shop name and pick your type of business. The card fills itself with sensible sections for that business, so a kirana shop starts with an aisle-style product list and a clinic starts with timings and appointments.
Step 2: Pick a design made for your business
Each business type has two designs. They are not the same layout in different colours. A thali hotel can let customers fill a plate, and a salon card shows stylists and free slots. Open the designs page or try a live kirana demo to see the difference before you choose.
Step 3: Add the details customers actually look for
Fill in your number, WhatsApp, address and timings first. These are what most visitors want. Then add products or services with prices. Prices matter: a list with prices gets far fewer "kitna hai?" calls than a list without them.
Step 4: Add photos
Real photos of your counter, your work or your stock make the card believable. Use daylight, hold the phone straight and avoid heavy filters. Three good photos beat fifteen blurry ones.
Step 5: Switch on payments and share
Add your UPI ID so the card shows a pay button and QR. Then copy your card link and send it to your regular customers on WhatsApp. Print the QR for your counter from the print kit.
Mistakes that make a card look unfinished
- An empty product list. Even five items with prices are better than none.
- Old timings. If you close at 9 in winter and 10 in summer, update it. Customers trust the card.
- A WhatsApp number nobody checks. Orders sent to an unused number are lost customers.
- No photo of the shop front. People use it to find you on a busy street.
After the first day
Look at how many people opened your card and which buttons they tapped. If many people open it but nobody orders, add prices or better photos. If people tap "Directions" a lot, check your map pin is exactly right. The card is a page you can keep improving, which is the biggest difference from a printed card.