What Is NFC and How Does It Work? A Plain-English Guide
A chip with no battery, a phone that powers it from a centimetre away, and a web page that opens in a second. Here is exactly what happens, step by step.
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NFC, explained by the people who ship it
Practical writing about near-field communication for brands, businesses and events — how it works, where it beats a QR code, and how to use it without wasting a print run.
NFC vs QR Codes: Which Should Your Business Actually Use?
Neither one wins outright. QR is free and universal; NFC is faster and far harder to fake. Here is how to choose — and why serious deployments ship both.
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How to Get More Google Reviews with NFC Cards
Most businesses lose reviews to friction, not unhappiness. Fix the ask, fix the moment, and remove the four taps between a happy customer and a published review.
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NFC Digital Business Cards: The Complete 2026 Guide
A paper card is a ten-second transaction that ends in a bin. A tap can end in their address book, your CRM and a follow-up the same afternoon.
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NFC Wedding Invitations: How Interactive Cards Actually Work
The invitation still arrives as a beautiful printed card. It just happens to carry your RSVP list, your venue map and your photo gallery inside it.
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How NFC Works: The Full Technical Explainer
Our reference page: compatibility by handset, read range, what breaks a tap, security limits stated honestly, and a glossary of the terms suppliers use.
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Fundamentals
How the technology works, what it can and cannot do, and where it fits.
Brand protection
Counterfeiting, verification, serialisation and teaching buyers at the point of purchase.
Reputation & local search
Collecting reviews compliantly, what the platforms allow, and why it affects being found.
Networking & events
Digital business cards, trade shows, weddings and everything with a guest list.
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Why these read differently to most vendor blogs
We sell NFC. You should read anything we publish with that in mind — so here is what we hold ourselves to.
We say when not to buyEvery guide names the situations where something cheaper, or nothing at all, is the better answer.
No invented statisticsIf we cannot stand behind a number, we leave it out rather than dress up a guess as research.
Limitations stated plainlyMetal breaks standard tags. Old phones cannot tap. Links can be copied. All of it is in the text.
Updated, not abandonedEach article carries a visible updated date, and we revise them when platform rules or device support change.
Written to be useful aloneYou should be able to act on any of these without ever contacting us.
Corrections welcomeIf we have got something wrong, tell us and we will fix it and say that we did.
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