Sidekick

Sidekick

Create interactive walkthroughs for any website

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Ryan Hoover
This looks super useful, not just for on-boarding/educating consumers but also for employee training. cc @austingunter
Andy McIlwain
@rrhoover Thanks Ryan! I agree. We're still in the early stages of product development, but the potential is spectacular (in my humble opinion). I've built company knowledge bases and intranets in the past, and I could definitely see how Sidekick would tie into that experience. Especially in organizations where software training is constant.
Desi Saran
@andymci Is it only available for Wordpress? I have a custom website this would be super useful for. I signed up for the beta you can see my info there.
Bryan Roy
@desisaran I'll second this.
JP Patil
@desisaran It looks like it works for any website. -> http://www.sidekick.pro/composer/ When I signed up for beta access, there was a check box for using Sidekick on a non-WordPress site.
Andy McIlwain
@desisaran We're starting with WordPress -- it's a platform we know and love -- but the tech works on any website. (Sidekick powers the interactive tutorials on WP Engine's user dashboard, which isn't a WordPress environment at all, despite them being a managed WP host.)
Desi Saran
@jpatil I check that off too, I'm just wondering if you will have to custom integrate it for a non - wordpress website
Desi Saran
@andymci Awesome really looking forward to this!
Desi Saran
This is so sick and useful great job!
Andy McIlwain
@desisaran Thank you, Desi! Our walkthrough authoring tool, called Composer, is entering early beta later this month: http://www.sidekick.pro/plans/ (Just in case you wanna check it out, y'know, or tell your friends. :D )
Zefi
Just take my money immediately. This looks so excellent.
Andy McIlwain
@zefi Haha, thanks! How about we start with your input? :) Sign up for the Composer beta if you haven't already: http://www.sidekick.pro/plans/
Zefi
@andymci I did that instantly and am still waiting... I want this product an extreme amount.
Nelson Joyce
What I like about this approach is that you can include audio along side the typical UI pointers. Found it to be a much nicer experience.
Andy McIlwain
@nelsonjoyce Thanks Nelson. :) We've also got captioning on the way (coming with our Composer beta: http://www.sidekick.pro/plans/). It's a wonderful feeling to get into an immersive "flow" when following a walkthrough, seeing/reading/hearing all at the same time.
julieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Would love to see a partnerships with Strikingly and other sites like that, integrate your service into their current product offering.
Andy McIlwain
@thejulielogan Noted! Thanks for the suggestion. :)
julieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
@andymci excited to follow you guys as the product grows. What's the best Blog/Newsletter to subscribe to? :)
Andy McIlwain
@thejulielogan Thanks! This is the list you want: http://eepurl.com/PEQ7P We send out most of our updates through there. :)
JP Patil
This is awesome! We were actually in the process of laying out how we were going to build a lot of FTUX type experiences in the product similar to this. This will save us a lot of time and give us the flexibility to change things on the fly without messing with code in the product.
Andy McIlwain
@jpatil Glad to hear it! One of my favourite things about Sidekick is the ability to quickly iterate on user training without touching the underlying software. (Especially true with the Composer authoring tool.) That's what I'm doing right now for all of our WordPress 4.0 walkthroughs. :)
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