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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 […]

🚀 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

It’s now second nature to include a FUT in the BCC line of emails, and fully move on to my next task without having to remember to follow up…It gives me back mental energy for the task at hand. – Charlie Fehrman This week we are happy to post an interview we did with Charlie […]