Got burned on that 'premium' portfolio builder - $150 down the drain

I spent $150 on that fancy portfolio platform last spring, the one with all the templates and client management tools... turned out half the features were broken and support took 3 weeks to reply. Ended up switching to a free Carrd page in like 2 hours. Has anyone else gotten tricked by those overhyped tools?

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sandra_moore301mo ago

... well, I don't know that I'd call it "tricked" exactly. I mean, you paid $150 for something without really looking into it first, right? That's kinda on you for not checking reviews or asking around before handing over your money. These tools pop up every week and most of them are just pretty websites with nothing behind them. Live and learn, I guess. Carrd works fine for a basic page anyway.

rowanr881mo ago

Yeah, I bought a $200 "hologram business card" once and it just showed ads for itself.

gibson.troy1mo ago

That hologram card story reminds me of an article I read about this trend in business gadgets. It talked about how a lot of these new tools are basically just marketing for the company that makes them, not something that actually helps you. The whole thing with the "ads for itself" part is pretty common now. Seems like people just slap a fancy name on a basic app and hope folks buy it without asking questions. You're better off sticking with what already works most of the time.