So far, so good…
I bought the metal card. The card is nice, and has held up well (though so far, it’s only been a month). It was fairly easy to link to a digital card. I may choose to get additional equipment for the different cards at a later date. As a part time graphic designer/art teacher, I have to say - packaging was very well thought out, and nicely executed. One small thing working against Popl (probably all of these digital card companies) is that so far, few people locally (SE Michigan) seem familiar with it. I’m still fairly new to it myself (been to two networking events so far) - a series of videos on how to scan the card, best orientation of the phones, things to watch out for, etc would be helpful… many people (so far) seem leery about the tech. And if we try it, they end up just giving up after a few quick tries, and asking for the traditional cards. Again, this is not so much a problem with the company, but just that learning to use it is so new to everyone… There’s a little bit of a learning curve. Back to the good - I’m currently using Popl Pro. The extra features work well. I do a few things that are vastly different from each other (art consulting, graphic design vs several of the performing arts), so being able to create multiple cards for each facet is a nice feature (for me). The digital “cards” themselves were easy to set up, and the design makes it fairly intuitive. The customization (colors, pictures, the QR code personalization) is nice, it’s a good design. I like being able to link extra apps - like Square, Venmo, etc (in case someone would like to pay / tip digitally). And the extra links are a great idea - Not just social media links, but features like embedding video or linking with Calendly makes this a plus over traditional cards. That, and the easy editing features. I can rebrand or change my number in a few minutes, and I don’t need to toss/recycle hundreds of cards or pay another few hundred dollars to reprint over a small change. Over all, so far, so good!