Hi ProductHunters, The best thing about starting a new company is that you never know where the path will lead you. That journey, despite being unpredictable and stressful at times, is often more rewarding than the comfort and predicability of a steady paycheck. Here is my journey with PingTag so far... ** 🚘 PingTag 1.0 ** The original idea for PingTag was born when my car got towed because I accidentally blocked someone's driveway when I parked it, and I had to $368 in parking tickets and towing fees to get it back. That incident made me realize that there was no way for someone to contact me if I accidentally blocked them, if my parked car was hit or broken into, or if I ever leave the window open or the lights on. So I created PingTag to help people reach a car owner in similar situations, without sharing any contact information publicly. The initial version was a web app that allowed people to create and print QR tags that they place on their windshields or dashboards, and that others can scan to contact them when there is a problem with their parked cars, without revealing their contact information to each other 😎 After testing that version with more than 5,000 users, it became clear that people wanted to put PingTags on other items they owned and were asking for more features to allow them to recover any lost item, while keeping their contact information private. And while most users liked the print-at-home direction, others wanted ready-made tags that they can attach directly to their items. ** 🚀 PingTag 2.0 ** After iterating over the initial version for about 9 months, the new PingTag is ready for prime time. Here is what you currently get: - 🔔 Receive unlimited SMS + Email alerts while keeping your contact information private - 💬 Reply to people directly via SMS without sharing your phone number - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Assign multiple contacts to a tag: all of them will receive email + SMS alerts and can also reply anonymously via SMS. - 🌎 Update your phone number without having to print or order new tags, so if you are traveling, you can be reached wherever you are staying. Messaging works anywhere in the world. - 📝 Customize the message that shows on the page when a tag is scanned to add more information or offer a reward when an item is found. - 🏷 Create and print tags at home in various shapes and sizes, and attach them to your items using recommended tag holders from Amazon. - 🛒 Order ready-made tags from the members' store, shipped for free anywhere in the U.S. I also added a Premium memberships for individuals and families, and currently offering a lifetime membership at 75% off the annual membership, and a complimentary tag bundle of 15 unique tags ($30 value). You can try PingTag for free for 30 days. No credit card or app installation is required. You can just sign up, print your own QR tags, and attach them to whatever items you worry about losing. Both versions of PingTag were built entirely using NoCode tools. Feel free to ask me anything in the comments.

Would be cool to know how you built the service. I've been looking at nocode tools for different projects, which ones did you end up using? What would you say is your running cost with nocode tools and how long did it take to set it up?

It’s a great looking product. Congratulations. I would also be wary of getting reached by spammers… the new flyer-on-windshield era 😊

How does this product work without giving out your information? Like having your phone number, email, etc.?

You ever have one of those moments where you're like, "DANG, I wanted to do that!" I have been mulling for years now a way to put contact info on someone's car, so that you could discretely tell them that their alarm is going off or something like that, but I couldn't figure out a way to make it work. This is a great solution! Nice work, and very excited to see this!

Cool product! How would you mitigate phishing, hacking, or malware? What is someone prints a malicious QR code that looks similar to the stickers?

wow! Firstly, congrats on the launch! I was looking for something like that log time ago. I appreciate your work.

Nice!

Congrats on the launch here , at product hunt. I was looking to understand more insides on how you arranged business model for this one and found 30 days free trial. Just curious - did you guys run some metrics / research to determine on the period or that was more just standard choice for the 30 days? (is that real you can face the use case in 30 days?))

This is very brilliant. We place a card with our contact number when we parked at a place might block others in Taiwan. PingTag solves the privacy issue. I wonder if PingTag can be used outside of US?