FollowUpThen can do so much. Yet people love it because of its simplicity. Merging these two concepts into a user interface has been no small design challenge. After the screenshots and animations below, I share some details about the how we walked this line, our philosophy and general approach. But first, the highlights! Simpler Task […]
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Meet your new, simpler followup assistant. Now in open beta!
🚀 The new FollowUpThen is now available in open beta. Billing limits have gone into effect. To migrate your account, log in with your existing username and password at app.followupthen.com. Feedback is welcome! In the past few months, we’ve completed hundreds of refinements and bug fixes. These include performance improvements, pricing refinements, design changes, documentation […]
White label followups, flexible pricing, team accounts, Zapier and Google Calendar
This is the last major release before our open beta, which is right around the corner. The new FollowUpThen is flexible, stable, open and sets the stage for exciting things to come. Here are the latest developments! White Label Sending At long last! Followups can now be sent from your own email address – without mention […]
People, Delayed Sending, Bulk Actions, Performance Improvements and More
Our latest release to FollowUpThen V3 includes some of our most-requested features, performance improvements, and new ways to optimize your working relationships. Request an invitation to the beta here! People Personal reminders are handy – remembering to pay bills, adopting a new habit, and sending yourself inspirational quotes can make your day better. But in a […]
Make Time for Now
Some moments are more important than others – despite the messages in our inbox, the demands on our time and requests from colleagues. These moments still come, and they go. FollowUpThen can be used for many things, but one of the most powerful may simply be this: Making time for things that matter. For the next […]
FollowUpThen 3.0 Preview
Summary: Skip ahead to the “Skills” section for screenshots and highlights, request an invitation to the private beta here or continue reading for the full backstory of the new FollowUpThen. We can’t wait to show you the new FollowUpThen. It is the product of years of feedback, dozens of productivity insights and a long journey […]
Use-Case: Dating and Relationships
If you talk to someone over some period of time, you’ll find yourself with this thing called a “relationship”. Relationships take many forms and range widely in complexity, intimacy and depth. Regardless, all of them boil down to a few essential elements which include communication over some period of time. The other day I found […]
Native Email Integration
FollowUpThen is and will always be an an ordinary email address just like any you would add to the ‘to’, ‘cc’ or ‘bcc’ fields. This simplicity is part of what makes FollowUpThen so appealing. However, as one graduates from a casual FollowUpThen user into an email-crushing productivity machine, this simple email address begins to show […]
How We Handle Your Data
New legislation regarding handling the digital information of European Union citizens goes into effect today. The regulation is called the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR for short. This legislation provided a great opportunity to talk more about how we treat your data. In short… As stated in our privacy policies, we are solely in […]
Introducing Recurring Tasks âś”
Tasks (ex: 3days-t@fut.io) are email reminders that continue follow up until they are explicitly marked as completed. We’re happy announce that recurring tasks are now supported. For example: every1st-t@fut.io “Pay phone bill” everyApril1st-t@fut.io “Prepare taxes” everyJanuary1st-t@fut.io “Make New Year’s Resolutions” Free accounts can schedule up to 3 tasks per month. Premium accounts get unlimited tasks, […]