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Visiting Card Design Tips for Shop Owners

“visiting card design” is one of the biggest searches in our research, about 135,000 a month in India, with “visiting card maker” at 9,900 (Google Keyword Planner, 2025–26). For a shop, the card is how a happy customer passes you to the next one. Make it easy to read and easy to act on.

What to include

  1. Business name, largest text.
  2. What you do, five words: “Bridal makeup & hair”, “AC & RO repair”.
  3. Your name and role.
  4. Phone / WhatsApp, one or two numbers, not four.
  5. Address with landmark, “Opp. SBI, Main Road”.
  6. Optional: email, website/Instagram, a QR code.

Design rules

  • Two fonts at most, and nothing thinner than regular weight.
  • High contrast, dark on light or light on dark.
  • White space. A crowded card is unreadable.
  • Language: write it the way customers say your name. A Hindi or regional-script line under the English name works well for local shops.

Add a QR code

Our visiting card maker adds a QR that opens a WhatsApp chat with your number, scan, and the customer is talking to you. Other good targets: your Google review page or catalogue.

Printing

  • Download the card: 1050 × 600 px = 3.5 × 2 in at 300 dpi.
  • Ask for 300–350 gsm matte card.
  • Print a test copy and check the phone number before ordering 500.

Use it digitally too

Send the same image on WhatsApp as your digital card, or set it as your WhatsApp Business cover.

Free tool: Visiting Card Maker, Five designs, WhatsApp QR code, print-ready 3.5 × 2 inch PNG.

Questions people ask

What is the size of a visiting card in India?

3.5 × 2 inches (about 89 × 51 mm). At 300 dpi that is 1050 × 600 pixels, the size our free maker downloads.

Should my visiting card have a QR code?

Yes, if it links somewhere useful, a WhatsApp chat with you, your Google review page or your catalogue.

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