One of the most common queries that we get about Remindo is about our pricing plans. So we’re setting the record straight.

Like so many SaaS and web based project management apps out there, it would make sense for us to go with what is described as freemium pricing. Enough has been written about it, but in 3 simple steps:

• Give out your service for free.
• Develop a user base.
• Offer premium value added service to people who wish to upgrade.

This has been hailed by some as a great business model for startups and also criticized by others. Anyone who provides a free service on the internet must have grappled with the question of what to give away for free and what to charge for. Here’s our take on this.

Remindo is a free and simple project management service and we have been growing (and retaining) a user base so step 1&2 are taken care of. It is step 3 that we have a fundamental problem with.

We dislike the idea of having a paid “enhanced” service vs a free basic service. Why? it implies that we are holding back on a part of our user base who have helped us get to step no 3. We don’t think its wrong (someone’s gotta pay the bills after all!) but we think it is avoidable. And we sure as hell will try!

Why do we feel this way? That’s because we have a whole bunch of users who work in small teams but have given us tremendous amounts of feedback/feature requests and bug reports (some even suggest fixes!). They have been patient when bugs have cropped up or their feature requests were not included (because they were not in sync with our broader plans). In short, they have helped us get where we are and we hope they will be with us when we go forward.

Fred Wilson wrote:

Free gets you to a place where you can ask to get paid

Sure, but we don’t want these guys to pay. Surely there has to be a way to give back to these wonderful folks, right? And we think that the least we can do is to let these guys use for free, what they have helped create.

So here’s the deal, Remindo will be free to use with its entire feature set (unlimited projects, unlimited users -and all the rest) available to people who are helping us build, test and improve Remindo. There will of course be a paid subscription model coming up soon, but not for this group of people.

How do you become part of this group? Just sign up, use Remindo for a project or two and start a conversation with us – let us know what you think, what you like, what you hate and what you wish we had.

PS: In fact, if you have your own service or product that you want us to have a look at or you just want to bounce some ideas off of us – because we have picked up a thing or two – we would be more than happy to pick your brains and let you pick ours! Just drop us a line.

When we started work on Remindo last year, we spent a lot of time on the design, because design is just so important to us. Yet, within a year and even before our 1.0 release we seem to have outgrown the design we started with. This happened mainly due to the way we found ourselves interacting with the design as our features came to life. We felt the design did not have enough space and gave the feel of a crowded screen.

The design you see here is based largely on internal and user feedback received. It gives a feeling of space, without compromising on convenient functionality and it’s more contemporary in the use of colors and graphics. We are now busy turning this design into code for the upcoming 1.0 release in October. We hope you like what you see and would love to hear your view.

Welcome!!!!

You’ve heard the saying, the more things change, the more they stay the same?

That doesn’t fly here at Remindo.  When we change Remindo, we constantly add new features and functions to help you work better.  If you haven’t been here before, this will all be new to you.  GREAT!  If you’ve been to Remindo before, you may notice that some of your feedback has been included in the site.  Once again, GREAT!

To show you all the cool new features, we need you to login.  BE SURE to use your corporate email address when you login.  If you don’t, you won’t be able to take advantage of some of the stuff we’ve added.

• Corporate Network. Using your email address, we AUTOMATICALLY create a corporate network for you.  No one has to go in and figure out how to set it up because we do it for you.  If there’s a network already, we add you to it.
• All the Project Management features you need, and none you don’t want. We’ll help you track everything the company’s doing with our corporate-wide Milestones and To-do lists.  Share documents with free storage.  Everyone can see and download the latest on the new corporate initiative, the next product release, and the upcoming party.   How?  Start by clicking the “Milestones,” “To-do,” and “Documents” links to plan the next happening.
• Tweeting. You want to know what’s going on in the office.  Your coworkers want to know what you’re up to.  Sometimes you just want people to know what’s on your mind.  Use the Talk function to tweet to your team.  That will keep you and your friends up to date.
• Groups focused on what you are really doing. We provide an easy way set up groups according to your organization’s hierarchy.  That way you can make the structure in your corporate network reflect your reality.   When you login, click on the “Navigate Groups” tab to see if your teammates have set up groups.  You can join a group, or create your own by clicking the “create group” button.   This creates online workspaces around as many specific teams and projects as you want. There’s no limit!
• Group Project Management.  Did you think that the cool features are only available for the corporate network.  Each group can have its own individual Milestones, To-dos, and Documents.  Go into the group you just created (use the “NAVIGATE GROUPS” button) and start creating some To-dos for your team and then Tweet a message telling them what you’ve done.
• Expand your team. We all know that there’s more to your team than those sitting within the office’s 4 walls.  Click on invite to invite partners, customers, and clients to your corporate network, or go to People to invite people to each group.
• Become more intelligent. Ok, we can’t make you smart, but we can sure give you the feeds to help you along.  The User Dashboard provides customizable RSS feeds for news, sports, competitor information, and industry happenings.  So now you don’t have to go searching for all this stuff, it comes right to your Dashboard.  Click on the “DASHBOARD” to customize your news.
• Create online productivity. Now you’re logged in, you’ve created groups, you have your teams, and you know what’s going on in the industry and the world.  Now is the time get productive.  Set your milestones and track them on the calendar.  Share files and store them in the massive amounts of online storage we give you.  Send messages to your friends, and we’ll keep the message thread for your teammate.
  And remember to have some fun!

BTW, don’t see something you want?  Let us know.  This version of Remindo is based on customer feedback, and we think it’s much improved, so keep it coming!

Thanks!

William

We’re super excited to be adding some new features that we really think changes the game.

As you all know, Remindo has always been about being social in the office.  It started with external information–ways to manage your contacts, ways to share competitive and market intelligence, and now, it’s about social productivity!

What’s social productivity? Simply put, it’s a better way to get projects done at the office.  And in the latest release, we’ve added a bunch of social productivity features like:

• Shared calendars, todos, and milestones. Now, you can manage your projects from a shared location on the web.  No more passing spreadsheets around via email.  It’s truly a great feature we’ve been using a ton inside Remindo for a while. You should find it super easy to get organized and keep everyone aware of what’s happening and what needs to get done.
• Message threads. Now, you can discuss topics, respond, and organize your project, and it’s all in organized and in the right place.  Message threads are great for sorting, organizing information, brainstorming, tracking comments, really just about anything that involves messages. We use it to track versions of documents and to brainstorm mostly. But, you can use it for virtually anything.
• Shared file storage. All the files you use for the project can now be stored in 1 place.  No more searching around for the right file.  It’s always up and available on Remindo.
• Unlimited projects. When you check out Remindo, you’ll realize just how powerful this feature is.  You can have unlimited projects!  Organize your team, the retreat, an event you’re managing, even project manage your products!  You can organize your team any way you want.

There are a ton of other features under the hood (like inviting people from other companies onto your projects). So, check it out, dig around, and let us know what you think!

We have a bunch more features planned.  This is a taste of things to come.  Thanks everyone for your patience, and as always, we are looking forward to your comments, both good and “constructive.”

William

Status Updates are great for keeping track of what your colleagues are doing at any point in your day. When you login to Remindo, you’ll find the Updates link at the top of the page.  Clicking on it will popup a window that lets you see everyone’s last status.

You can update everyone with your status just as easily.  To add your update, just type it in the box.  Your colleagues will instantly get updated.

This is just the beginning of a HUGE upgrade of Remindo.  Stay tuned for more powerful features over the next few weeks.  It’s about to get even more interesting and helpful having Remindo as a tool to use with your colleagues to get things done.