From Basecamp to Blimp in three clicks

http://blog.getblimp.com/2013/01/project-importer/

by jpadilla_ • 13 years ago

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elbuo8• 13 years ago

Got to love Blimp.

thoughtcriminal• 13 years ago

I'll check it out, but then again, I'm a bit of a floozy when it comes to productivity software.

bryanlarsen• 13 years ago

Got anything for those of us who use GitHub Issues for project planning? For us, the benefits of a single tool for everything outweigh the benefits of using anything else...

flexterra4• 13 years ago

(Co-founder here) on older projects use github issues to track bugs, so we are definitely looking for a good way to integrate without losing simplicity.

BTW: we have an API so maybe someone can try to integrate github before we do. http://blog.getblimp.com/2013/01/announcing-blimps-project-m...

byamit• 13 years ago

It's an aside, but can product blogs please include links to their actual product? It's minor annoyance but still frustrating.

PawelDecowski• 13 years ago

It’s my pet peeve. It seems there actually is a link to the product but it’s mislabeled as “About”.

martingordon• 13 years ago

I was glad to see that there is some mention of pricing on the page, but it's not until the bottom and it's extremely vague ("we have plans for companies of all sizes starting at $12/month").

The product looks pretty cool, but not having a detailed pricing/features page might be a showstopper for a company that is genuinely interested.

flexterra4• 13 years ago

We know and we are fixing it. In a few days we are launching a website re-design that includes the pricing information. For now here's a link to the pricing info we currently have on the site after you sign in.

Plans and pricing: http://bit.ly/VLzg3v

jkonowitch• 13 years ago

This is minor, but I don't think the umbrella icon makes sense for the "Small" plan given the constellation of craft that you use to illustrate the growing size of the larger plans. Perhaps a bicycle or a small compact car icon would do better?

ericcholis• 13 years ago

UX annoyance that I've seen persist with many products' blogs. Clicking on the Blimp icon should take me to the product, not back to the blog. Clicking "About" takes me to the product, but the link text isn't very indicative of this.

flexterra4• 13 years ago

We are trying to come up with a new name for the "About" link. Any recommendations?

scottmagdalein• 13 years ago

Is that really a group decision?

hisyam• 13 years ago

Use "Blog" for blog. Use "Blimp" for your main website.

It's not that hard.

justjimmy2• 13 years ago

For some reason, I read the url as getLIMP…uh…interesting name.

Look forward to the pricing plans - it'll affect if I will try it or even switch over from Basecamp.

flexterra4• 13 years ago

Plans and pricing here: http://bit.ly/VLzg3v

justjimmy2• 13 years ago

Thanks.

The ratio going from Small > Medium seems strange. Twice the space, but more than twice the cost. Yet, Medium > Large follows the more conventional pricing method, where you pay twice the amount but get more than twice the benefits.

Intended?

OliverD• 13 years ago

I just created my first project on blimp and I really like it. It seems to be very easy to use and has almost every feature I need. You could add a messaging feature for the users that are involved in the project. Just one feed with the face the time and the message for discussing new ideas.

I will definitely recommend it. Good luck with it.

lux• 13 years ago

I'd like to second this suggestion. The app seems very intuitive and pain-free to use, but in past projects I've found teams often rely heavily on Basecamp's messages for keeping track of ideas and debating/hashing out features, and it's important to be able to track those discussions with the rest of the project data.

MarlonPro• 13 years ago

So why "use" basecamp to market your product? I'm hoping for a legit product story.

From Basecamp to Blimp in three clicks

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