Blog
Des guides clairs et pratiques pour les entrepreneurs qui vendent, réservent et encaissent depuis leur téléphone, en commençant par l'Afrique du Sud.
Les articles sont rédigés en anglais.
POPIA and collecting leads: what South African small businesses need to know
A plain-language guide to POPIA for small businesses that collect names, numbers and emails from enquiry forms, business cards and WhatsApp, including when you may send marketing.
6 min de lecture
How to make a digital business card for free
Five genuinely free ways to share your contact details digitally, what each one can and cannot do, and how to tell when a free card is enough and when it is worth paying.
5 min de lecture
How to get more work as a tradesperson in the UK without paying for every lead
What Checkatrade, MyBuilder, Bark, Houzz and Google charge UK tradespeople, and the free channels that bring in work you own: Google Business Profile, reviews, repeat customers and referrals.
6 min de lecture
How to get more clients as an electrician or plumber in South Africa
Practical ways for electricians, plumbers and other trades to win more jobs: showing your registration, getting found on Google, answering fast, quoting clearly and turning every job into the next one.
5 min de lecture
Digital business cards for real estate agents in Dubai: what to include, and what to leave off
A practical guide for Dubai property brokers: what belongs on a digital business card, how Dubai Land Department's advertising permits and QR codes affect what you post, and how to turn introductions into viewings.
6 min de lecture
WhatsApp catalogue not showing? Here is how to fix it
The real reasons a WhatsApp Business catalogue or item does not show, from items waiting for review to WhatsApp's commerce rules, and the steps to fix each one, based on WhatsApp's own help pages.
5 min de lecture
How to get more clients for your hair salon in South Africa
Practical ways for hairdressers and salons to fill the diary: a clear price list, booking that handles long services, deposits that stop no-shows, rebooking before clients leave, and selling the products you already use.
5 min de lecture
NFC business cards in the UK: how they work, and whether you need one
A plain explanation of NFC business cards for UK businesses: what happens when you tap, which phones read them, what they cost, and when a QR code does the job just as well.
5 min de lecture
The Newbi app is here: your card, leads and bookings on your phone
Newbi is now on the App Store and Google Play. What each tab of the app does, how sharing works, who it is for and how to get started.
5 min de lecture
Your entire business, one link: what replaces the static digital business card
A digital card that only shares your number is a paper card with a battery. The next step is a link that takes the booking, the order and the enquiry.
5 min de lecture
Newbi vs Linktree: a link holds links, Newbi holds bookings and sales
Linktree is a well-known link-in-bio tool for good reason. The question is whether your bio link should point to a list of places, or finish the sale itself.
5 min de lecture
Newbi vs Popl, Blinq and HiHello: digital card apps compared
Three well-made digital business card apps, and one built for a different job. What each costs, who each is for, and where Newbi fits.
5 min de lecture
Newbi vs Booksy and Fresha: why a cut of every new client is the wrong model for a salon or barber
Booksy and Fresha bring you clients. What you pay for each one in South Africa, when a marketplace is worth it, and why your own regulars should book through your own link.
5 min de lecture
Newbi vs a website: when a one-link portal is enough, and when it isn't
Many small businesses do not need a website. Some do. How to tell which you are before you pay for either, and when the answer is both.
5 min de lecture
The enquiry that came in while you were on a job: WhatsApp-first lead capture for trades
Plumbers, electricians, builders and installers lose work in the hours they are working. A link that catches the enquiry while you cannot answer fixes that.
5 min de lecture
Three messages to fix one appointment: bookings for health and wellness practitioners
Physios, dietitians, therapists, massage and skincare practitioners spend the gaps between clients scheduling the next ones. A booking button on your card gives you the gaps back.
5 min de lecture
Orders that sat unseen in Instagram DMs: mini-stores for food, baking and small shops
If your customers order by sending you a message, you are running a shop inside an inbox. A mini-store on your card takes the order properly and sends it where you will see it.
5 min de lecture
Eight languages including Arabic: selling in the UAE, Europe and Africa from one card
A business card that only works in one language stops at the border. How Newbi shows one card in eight languages, with Arabic laid out right to left, and what it does and does not translate.
5 min de lecture
Build it from a photo of your old paper card: the AI setup, wallet passes, NFC and QR
The reason many people never make a digital card is the blank page. Newbi removes it. What happens from a photo of your paper card to the first tap on someone's phone.
5 min de lecture
Newbi vs Linq: which digital business card is right for a small business?
An honest comparison of Newbi and Linq on price, bookings, selling, WhatsApp, Arabic and NFC products, using each company's own figures, for owners choosing between them.
6 min de lecture
Newbi vs Mobilo: which digital business card is right for a small business?
An honest comparison of Newbi and Mobilo on price, bookings, selling, WhatsApp, Arabic and NFC cards, using each company's own figures, for owners deciding between them.
6 min de lecture
Newbi vs Popl: which digital business card is right for a small business?
An honest comparison of Newbi and Popl on price, bookings, selling, WhatsApp, Arabic and lead capture, using each company's own figures, for owners choosing between them.
6 min de lecture
Newbi vs HiHello: which digital business card is right for a small business?
An honest comparison of Newbi and HiHello on price, bookings, selling, WhatsApp, Arabic and NFC cards, using each company's own figures, so you can choose the one that fits.
6 min de lecture
Newbi vs Blinq: which digital business card is right for a small business?
An honest comparison of Newbi and Blinq on price, bookings, selling, WhatsApp, languages and NFC cards, with each company's own figures, so you can pick the one that fits how you work.
6 min de lecture
How to make a digital business card in Dubai and the UAE
A step-by-step guide to a digital business card that works in the UAE: what to put on it, how to share it at meetings and on WhatsApp, and what it costs in dirhams.
5 min de lecture
Arabic and English business cards in the UAE: how to get bilingual right
Why bilingual business cards matter in the UAE, what to translate and what to keep the same, the etiquette of handing one over, and how a digital card handles two languages.
5 min de lecture
How to get more clients as a photographer in South Africa
Practical ways for photographers to book more shoots: a tight portfolio, packages with clear prices, fast replies to enquiries, and referrals from the venues and planners you already work with.
5 min de lecture
How to get more clients as a personal trainer in South Africa
Practical ways for personal trainers to find new clients and keep them: a clear niche, packages people understand, a free first session, referrals, and booking that takes seconds.
5 min de lecture
How to get more clients as a barber in South Africa
Practical, low-cost ways for barbers to fill the chair: turning walk-ins into regulars, getting found on Google, showing your work, and making it easy to book and come back.
4 min de lecture
How to make a digital business card on your iPhone and add it to Apple Wallet
The free options already on your iPhone, where they fall short, and how to put a business card in Apple Wallet so you can share it in two seconds with anyone, iPhone or Android.
4 min de lecture
Online booking for salons, barbers and trainers: free and paid options in South Africa
What online booking actually saves you, what the main booking tools cost in rand, and how deposits and reminders cut down on no-shows.
4 min de lecture
How to sell on WhatsApp in South Africa: catalogue, orders and getting paid
A practical guide for small businesses selling through WhatsApp: setting up a catalogue that actually shows, keeping orders straight, getting paid safely, and when you need more than WhatsApp alone.
5 min de lecture
How to share your business card on WhatsApp (and get saved, not forgotten)
Seven practical ways to put your business card in front of people on WhatsApp, from the first message to your status, so they save your details instead of scrolling past them.
4 min de lecture
NFC business cards in South Africa: how they work and whether you need one
What actually happens when you tap an NFC card against a phone, which phones read them, what they cost in rand, and when a QR code does the job just as well.
4 min de lecture
Digital business cards in South Africa: what they cost and what to look for
What digital and NFC business cards actually do, what they cost in rand in 2026, and how to choose one that fits the way your business works.
6 min de lecture