New version incoming!
As you're by now aware, version 2 of Content Snare has been a long time coming!
We may have bitten off a bit more than we could chew, hence why it's taken a lot longer than expected. But this version will bring some serious performance improvements and an overhauled UI.
The 3-minute video below runs through some of the major changes so you can see what to expect.
Update on what's coming to Content Snare
There's been some radio silence on this update channel. There was an update video late last year about what is in the works, but you might not have received the notification.
Here it is. It's an informal video walking you through a few of the changes that are coming.
We've just hired a new engineer so we can finish this new release as soon as possible.
We've also had some lengthy planning sessions on what features should be highest priority over the course of 2019. There's some exciting stuff in the works to improve collaboration and integrations, including:
- Webhooks and a simple API that can be used with Zapier to create new requests or update another service when content is completed
- Activity feed and notifications
- Multiple collaborators/clients
- Live updates of content during collaboration
- Commenting
- Much more :)
The public roadmap will be updated in the coming days.
Big update: New features and fixes
A massive update has just gone live. Check out the video link at the end of this if you'd like to see a video rundown of the new stuff
Here's what's included:
- Colour picker field
- Icon selector field - clients can choose Font Awesome icons
- New templates - Added a lot of section templates for websites, grouped by their type. e.g. Navigation, Header, Content area, Footer etc. These include copywriting instructions and wireframes to help you set up templates super fast, and help your client provide great content
- File limit increase from 2.5mb to 5mb - We are working on a new image & file solution which will enable us to increase these further
- New file extensions allowed for files - SVG, AI, PSD, EPS, WebP, Sketch
- Grammar fixes in several default email templates
- Section expanded/collapsed state is remembered
- UI improvements when fields don't match criteria
- Character count added to text fields
- Large requests and templates background processing - This fixes some issues when loading/saving templates and downloading requests. These things now happen in the background
- Better sorting/filtering on the requests page - It now sorts by status first (waiting for approval, then published, then complete, then draft, then archived) and within each status, requests are sorted by last modified date, so a last modified request that is waiting for approval will always be on top
- Default field not created when adding a new request
- Approve All / Complete All for the entire request
- Deleted some duplicate templates
New guide for clients
We've just added a new guide you can use to educate your clients so they can provide quality content faster.
This one is about headlines and subheadlines.
It can be found at the link below.
If you're currently on a Content Snare plan, you are licensed to use the brandable Google Document which can be found in the email you received when you first signed up.
Client Content Success Pack
Here's everything you need to help your clients send you website content on time.
We speak to a lot of agencies. Some are still struggling to get content from clients. Some have all but eliminated the bottleneck.
This pack includes everything that the most successful people have in common.
In it, you'll find downloads, templates, a video and an email template to warm your clients up to Content Snare
June update & what we're working on
A few new things for you.
Jump To Navigation
This is the new navigation that pops out of the right hand side. It makes it so much easier to navigate through long tabs. Icons show up for fields that are completed or need edits (after you reject them).
Product updates
This little feed will keep you updated about new stuff we add.
Annual Billing
You can now sign up for our annual plans and save 2 months every year.
If you'd like to switch, head to Settings -> Subscription -> Annual and choose your plan there.
Several Bug Fixes
What we're working on
The main things in the pipeline right now are:
- Icon field to allow your clients to select Font Awesome icons (very close to being finished)
- Colour picker field
- A lot of speed optimisation
- Basic Zapier integration to send requests
- Simplified request creation with a wizard