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*The Brand New Composer*

We took more than a years worth of customer feedback and are proud to introduce the latest version of our Composer.  For those asking why, here’s the gist of it (tl;dr:  it covers most of Boomerangs functionality in Gmail, it’s more user friendly, and… way faster):

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Response Detection for Gmail
(goodbye Boomerang)

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We had tons of users who used both FollowUp.cc and Boomerang, as their functionality was complimentary to ours.  It made so much sense, we built it into our new Composer.  Not only can you enable/disable it in the composer, you can also do the same using +rd (response detection) and +nrd (no response detection) when drafting emails, for example:  1month+rd@followup.cc.

Why did it take so long for us to implement this?  The platform we built to support this is extremely robust, and now allows us to deliver real-time results.  Response Detection is just the beginning, and we’re planning on releasing some extremely unique and powerful features on this platform in the near future.  We promise you’ll be amazed 😮

Goodbye icons, Hello text!

We found that in light of the tutorial we show after installing the Chrome Extension, many people simply weren’t engaging with the product.  When we swapped out the icons for text, engagement went up.  No more trying to guess which icon does what.

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Quick access to the most frequently used reminder times

We took the most commonly used reminder times and put them in an easy to access list.  This allows you to quickly pick a relative time rather than having to stare at a calendar.

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Cozier buttons

Having icons next to the “Send” button would sometimes cause other icons to be pushed off the composer window.  We decided to move everything to its own bar, which now prevents that issue as well as gives us more room to add new features.

Insane mode (it’s fast)

We made a lot of performance improvements to the Chrome Extension, so things should be extremely responsive.  It’s lightweight, unobtrusive, and behind the scenes, a very impressive work of art/code.

What do you think?

Those that are a part of our Beta program have been using the new Composer for quite some time now, and have provided great feedback.  Now that it’s released to all, we’d love your feedback!  Send any questions or feedback to support@followup.cc and we’ll be in touch.

Thank you!

The FollowUp.cc Team

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