vCard QR codes for tradespeople

vCard QR codes for tradespeople

A vCard QR code saves your name, mobile and trade straight to a customer’s phone in one scan — no scribbling a number on a quote they’ll lose. For plumbers, electricians, builders and other trades, it turns van signage, business cards and invoices into a saved contact, which is what gets you the repeat call. Fill in your details below to make one free.

Trades live and die on word-of-mouth and repeat work — but only if the customer can find your number when the boiler goes again. A vCard QR code fixes the weakest link: a scribbled mobile on a job sheet. The scan opens an “Add contact” card, your details land in their phone, and you’re a tap away next time. The contact is encoded in the code itself, so there’s nothing to host and it never expires.

The single highest-value spot: the van

A QR code on the back doors of your van gets scanned at traffic lights and outside the job you’re on. Print it large — a van panel is read from several metres, so size the code generously and keep a clean border around it. Pair it with a big phone number so people can choose to call now or save you for later.

Where else it pays off

  • Quotes and invoices — the customer comparing three quotes keeps the one whose number they actually saved.
  • Business cards — a code on the back beats a number that gets lost in a wallet.
  • Job-site signage — neighbours who like your work can save you on the spot.
  • Stickers on the boiler or fuse box — so the next fault call comes to you, not a search engine.

Make your trade contact code

From details to a print-ready code:

  1. 1

    Enter your details

    Name, mobile, trade/company and website if you have one — encoded in your browser.

  2. 2

    Download as vector

    SVG or PDF so it scales from a business card to a van panel without blur.

  3. 3

    Caption it

    “Scan to save my number” next to the code makes the purpose obvious.

  4. 4

    Test on both phones

    Scan with an iPhone and an Android before committing to vinyl.

Leave a sticker behind

A small vcard-code sticker on the boiler or consumer unit means the next-time call comes straight to you — the cheapest repeat-business marketing there is.

Yes — free, no watermark, no sign-up. Your details are encoded in your browser and never uploaded.

Need the plain tool? Open the vCard QR code generator.

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