Is a digital business card worth it for freelancers?

When every dirham and every hour counts, it's fair to ask whether a digital business card is worth setting up at all, or whether a stack of printed cards (or just a phone number in a WhatsApp chat) does the job just as well. Here's a straight answer, weighed against what a freelancer actually needs.

What it costs you

Nothing, to start. A MyInfo card is free to create, needs no credit card, and doesn't expire or revert after a trial — see the free plan breakdown for exactly what's included. Building one takes a few minutes: pick an address, add your details, choose a template, and it's live. Compare that to ordering printed cards, waiting for delivery, and reordering every time a number or a service changes — the digital version costs less time from day one, not just after the first reprint.

What you get on the free plan

The free plan already covers what most solo freelancers need: your name, role and photo, a short bio, contact details, a custom theme in your own colours, one video and one text section, and sharing by link, QR code or NFC tap. Visitors can save your details in one tap with Save Contact, so you're not relying on someone typing your number correctly from a glance at a card.

Why it suits freelance work specifically

Freelance work changes shape often — a new rate, a new service, a new portfolio piece, a client who wants to see your latest work before hiring. A printed card locks all of that in until you reprint. A digital card is edited once and every copy you've already handed out, from last month's networking event to this morning's client call, shows the update instantly. It's also one link that works everywhere: your CV, your email signature, your Instagram bio and your invoices can all point to the same up-to-date page, the same approach covered in digital business cards for job seekers and freelance portfolios.

Where it pays off fastest

The payoff is biggest where freelancers already spend their time: networking events, referrals, and pitching new clients on short notice. Handing someone a QR code or an NFC tap at a coffee meeting, instead of hoping they remember to look you up later, converts more of those moments into an actual saved contact. If your work is visual, a link button to your portfolio or a short video does more to win the job than a business card ever could on its own.

When it might not be worth it yet

If you work exclusively through one platform that already handles your profile and payments, or you meet the same handful of clients repeatedly and rarely hand out contact details to anyone new, a full card may be more setup than you need right now. See digital business card vs paper business card for a fair look at when paper still has a place — mainly offline, no-signal situations and as a physical keepsake.

Getting started without overthinking it

Because it's free and takes minutes, there's little downside to trying it: create a card, add the essentials, and decide later whether it's earning its place in your day. Nothing locks you in, and nothing needs cancelling if you decide it isn't for you.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to pay anything as a freelancer just starting out?

No. The free plan covers a full card with your details, links, one video, one text section and sharing by link, QR and NFC — no credit card and no trial period, as explained in is MyInfo really free?

Is it worth it if I only have a handful of regular clients?

Probably less urgent than for someone constantly meeting new people, but it still helps whenever your details change or you want a single link to point new referrals to. If you rarely add new contacts, a simple paper card or none at all may cover your needs just as well.