Massive Update: Version 2 Release
Content Snare just got a huge update! There are only 2 main things you need to know.
- Watch this video for a summary of changes
- I'd love it if you could screen record for the first few minutes that you use the new version and send it to me. Loom is a great Chrome extension for this. Don't hold back on feedback - it helps us make it better for you
It’s the result of over 12 months of listening to your feedback and completely re-engineering the platform. It's taken a long time, but sometimes good things are worth the wait.
Our number one priority is to make YOUR clients' lives easier. If they love interacting with Content Snare, you’ll get great content from them. Win-win.
What’s new
Version 2 completely overhauls the user interface for your clients. Initial feedback has been mind-blowing, and we're confident that your clients will love it.
It's more than a visual upgrade though. We’ve vastly improved stability and speed, while also enhancing existing features and adding in some new ones. New features and improvements are listed at the end of this email.
Because of the flexibility of version 2, we can now implement new features and enhance existing ones at a rate that previously wasn't possible.
So we need to hear about what is most important for your clients, and for you to make the most out of Content Snare. Just email us at support@contentsnare.com or use the in-app chat
New features include:
- Simplified client interface to reduce overwhelm and speed up collection
- Simplified request builder interface to make creating requests much faster
- Replacing tabs with pages
- Simple navigation showing hierarchy
- Individual file size limit raised to 20mb
- Preview templates before adding them to requests
- Preview the entire request before publishing
- See which emails will be sent before publishing
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