Everything worth knowing about NFC and digital business cards.
No fluff, no jargon - practical guides written by the team that builds and ships Beeps Cards across India every day.
This is the Beeps Card knowledge hub: plain-English guides on how NFC business cards work, what they really cost in India, which phones they work on, and how to choose between cards. Every guide links to the next, so you can read your way from curious to confident.
The guides
New here? The complete guide covers the whole topic in one read - the others go deep on one question each.
What is an NFC business card? The complete guide
The full picture in one place: how the tap works, what is inside the card, what it costs in India, and how to choose one.
Read the guide →How NFC business cards work: the technology explained
How a phone powers a battery-free chip, what the chip actually stores, read range, and the myths - in plain English.
Read the guide →NFC full form: Near Field Communication
What the three words mean, five official range figures side by side, and why NFC on a card, in a phone and in a payment are different jobs.
Read the guide →Glossary: NFC, vCard, QR and UPI terms
Plain-English definitions of the words you meet with digital business cards, from NDEF and vCard to HUID and RERA, each with its source.
Read the guide →NFC business card price in India: the cost breakdown
Honest price ranges by card type, one-time vs subscription models, the 3-year math, and hidden charges to check before paying.
Read the guide →NFC cards with no subscription: who pays for hosting?
The three ways sellers cover the cost of hosting, what a "lifetime" promise can cover, and five questions to ask before you pay.
Read the guide →Do NFC business cards work on iPhone (and Android)?
Exactly what happens on iPhone XS and later, which Android brands include NFC, and how to fix a tap that will not register.
Read the guide →NFC vs QR business card: which should you use?
Speed, phone reach, print and cost compared honestly - and why the best answer in India is usually both on one card.
Read the guide →NFC business card pros and cons: the honest list
Seven genuine pros, seven cons the brochures skip, three people who should not buy one, and the verdict.
Read the guide →The best NFC business cards in India: honest comparison
Beeps, 1Card, TapSticky, ProfileTap, TapMo and marketplace cards - judged on entry price and what opens after the tap.
Read the guide →What makes a business card "smart"?
The chip is the dumb part. The four-rung ladder from bare link to full business system, and five questions that expose a dumb card.
Read the guide →Digital business cards in India: the complete guide
The digital side in full: the four types, what goes on one, how to create and share it, and what it costs.
Read the guide →How to create a digital visiting card
Step by step: what to prepare, the six steps from signup to sharing, common mistakes, and the publish checklist.
Read the guide →Digital visiting card design
Above-the-fold anatomy, section order, colour and photo rules, one-line pitch templates by profession, and the mistakes to avoid.
Read the guide →Choosing a digital visiting card maker
The 12-point checklist, free vs paid compared honestly, questions to email support, and the red flags.
Read the guide →A QR code on a visiting card: size, placement and print rules
How big to print it in millimetres, the white margin it needs, and why a link beats your details in the code - with a size calculator.
Read the guide →Do you still need a website if you have a digital visiting card?
A Google Business Profile, a card profile and a website do different jobs. What each does, what each costs over four years, and which ones you need.
Read the guide →Why a PDF visiting card doesn't work, and what to send instead
What a PDF, a contact file and a profile link each give the person you send them to - with a free .vcf maker and the WhatsApp steps.
Read the guide →Digital vs paper business card: which is better?
Paper, QR, digital, NFC and hybrid cards compared - with worked costs and the situations where a printed card still wins.
Read the guide →What happens if you stop paying?
What goes offline, what you keep, and the five things to get in writing from any vendor before you buy a subscription card.
Read the guide →NFC cards for events and exhibitions
What to order for a stand, how far ahead, what the tap should open, and how to tell which event actually produced leads.
Read the guide →Exhibitions in India: the trade show calendar
Upcoming trade shows at Bharat Mandapam, BIEC, HITEX, Chennai Trade Centre and Jio World Centre, from each venue's own calendar.
Read the guide →Digital business cards for teams
Multi-vCard Pro accounts for 2-5 people, Enterprise packages for 20-50+ cards, what happens when someone leaves, and a three-week rollout.
Read the guide →How to get more Google reviews in India
Six ways to ask, each checked against Google's policy, the snags that stop willing customers from posting, and how to reply.
Read the guide →Can you ask for Google reviews? What's allowed in India
A checker for 16 common review practices against Google's policy, the restrictions Google applies, and where India's IS 19000:2022 standard fits.
Read the guide →Looking to buy instead of reading? See the NFC business card, the digital visiting card, or full pricing.
A reading order, depending on what you are trying to decide
The guides work in any order, but most questions have a natural starting point.
If you are not sure what these actually are
Read what an NFC business card is first. It covers the tap, what is inside the card and what the whole category is for, without assuming you have used one.
If you are deciding whether to buy at all
The pros and cons guide, then digital versus paper. Between them they cover the three-year cost and the four situations where paper is genuinely the better choice.
If you have decided and are choosing a vendor
The price breakdown and the honest market comparison. Read the pricing-model section carefully - one-time and yearly plans swap places somewhere in year two.
If you have bought and want it to work
The creation guide and the design guide. Most profiles that underperform are badly ordered rather than badly built.
What you can expect from these guides
Stated plainly, because we sell one of the products being discussed.
- We sell NFC cards, and these guides say so. Nothing here pretends to be an independent review site.
- Competitor prices and market figures are editorial claims about a market that moves. Check them before relying on one.
- Where a cheaper or simpler option is genuinely better for you, the guides say that - including where it means not buying from us.
- No customer counts, tap counts or ratings appear anywhere on this site, because we cannot substantiate them.
- If something here is out of date or wrong, tell us. Being corrected is cheaper than being quoted inaccurately.