LinkedIn business cards provide a quick and easy way to share your professional details with connections on LinkedIn. With just a few clicks, you can create a digital business card and send it to new contacts. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to share your LinkedIn business card.
Create a LinkedIn business card
First, you’ll need to create a LinkedIn business card to share. Here’s how:
- Log into your LinkedIn account on the desktop site (linkedin.com). Business cards are not available on the mobile app.
- Go to your profile page.
- Click on the “More” icon near the top right of your profile.
- Select “Create business card” from the dropdown menu.
- Customize your business card by adding or updating any of the fields like your name, job title, contact info, profile photo, company name, etc.
- Click the blue “Save” button at the bottom when you’re done editing to save your card.
Once you save your business card, it will be available to share with your network. You can go back and edit it at any time too.
Share your LinkedIn business card via message
The easiest way to share your card is by attaching it to a LinkedIn message:
- Click the “Messaging” icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.
- Choose the connection you want to message.
- Type out your message in the text box that appears.
- Click the paperclip icon to attach files.
- Select “Business card” from the dropdown menu.
- Choose your most recently updated business card.
- Finish your message and hit send.
Your card will be included as an attachment that the recipient can click on to view all your professional details in one place.
Share in an email
You can also share your LinkedIn business card outside of LinkedIn by attaching it to an email:
- Go to your LinkedIn profile page.
- Click the “More” icon and select “Create business card.”
- Click the download icon on the business card preview page.
- Choose to save the PDF version of your card to your computer.
- Open your email account and start a new message.
- Attach the saved PDF of your Linked business card.
- Enter the recipient’s email address and any message.
- Hit send to deliver your card via email.
The recipient will be able to open the PDF and view your business card even if they don’t have a LinkedIn account.
Share via text/apps
There are a couple options for quickly sharing your digital business card via text or messaging apps:
- Text the share link – On your LinkedIn business card preview page, click the share icon and choose “Copy link.” You can then paste this link in a text message to share your card.
- Share via WhatsApp – Click the share icon on your card preview and choose WhatsApp. This will open up a WhatsApp message with your card link already included to share.
- Share via other apps – LinkedIn allows you to share your card via other apps like Facebook Messenger, Twitter, WeChat, and more. Just select the app you want from the share options.
Share on your LinkedIn profile
You can feature your LinkedIn business card directly on your profile to make it easy for visitors to access.
- Go to your profile and click “Edit public profile & URL” on your intro card.
- Click the pencil icon to edit your intro card.
- Under the “Background” section, click “Business cards.”
- Select the card you want displayed.
- Click “Save.”
Your card will now be shown prominently on your profile when people visit your page.
Share during networking events/meetings
Having business cards on hand is always useful when networking in-person. To easily share your digital card:
- Open the LinkedIn app and go to your profile.
- Tap the “Share profile” icon.
- Choose “Business card” and select your latest card.
- Tap the share sheet icon and select “Print.”
- Choose your printer or print to PDF.
- Print out copies of your card to bring to networking events.
When you meet someone new, just hand them your printed LinkedIn card so they can easily connect and view your full profile.
Share on social media
In addition to sharing your digital business card directly, you can also post it on social media for broader visibility:
- On your LinkedIn business card preview, click the share icon and choose the social platform you want to share to (Facebook, Twitter, etc).
- A new post will be generated with an image of your card and a link to your LinkedIn profile.
- Add any text to the post and publish to share your card publicly.
Posting your card on social media allows you to showcase your professional brand to a wider audience.
Customize your public profile link
You can make your LinkedIn business card even easier to share by customizing your public profile link:
- Go to your LinkedIn profile and click “Edit public profile & URL.”
- Enter a unique, customized URL in the “Public profile URL” field (e.g. linkedin.com/in/yourname).
- Click the blue “Save” button.
Now when you share your profile link on your business card or in social media posts, it will be shorter and more memorable.
Conclusion
Sharing your LinkedIn business card is a quick and effective way to showcase your professional brand when networking online or in-person. By sending your card via LinkedIn messages, email, text, social media, and more, you make it simple for new connections to learn about you and connect.
With just a few clicks, you can create a customized digital card, print it out, and widely share your professional details wherever you need. So start leveraging LinkedIn’s business card feature to grow your network and open new opportunities.