Sidekick

Create interactive walkthroughs for any website

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Create interactive walkthroughs for any website

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@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.

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12yr ago

StoriesForKids.ai

@desisaran I'll second this.

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12yr ago

@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.

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12yr ago

Sidekick

Maker

@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.)

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12yr ago

@jpatil I check that off too, I'm just wondering if you will have to custom integrate it for a non - wordpress website

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12yr ago

@andymci Awesome really looking forward to this!

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12yr ago

GIPHY

Would love to see a partnerships with Strikingly and other sites like that, integrate your service into their current product offering.

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12yr ago

Sidekick

Maker

@thejulielogan Noted! Thanks for the suggestion. :)

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12yr ago

GIPHY

@andymci excited to follow you guys as the product grows. What's the best Blog/Newsletter to subscribe to? :)

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12yr ago

Sidekick

Maker

@thejulielogan Thanks! This is the list you want: http://eepurl.com/PEQ7P We send out most of our updates through there. :)

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12yr ago

Product Hunt

This looks super useful, not just for on-boarding/educating consumers but also for employee training. cc @austingunter

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12yr ago

Sidekick

Maker

@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.

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12yr ago

Tettra

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.

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12yr ago

Sidekick

Maker

@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.

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12yr ago

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.

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12yr ago

Sidekick

Maker

@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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12yr ago

Teevox

This is fantastic. It would be very useful to be able to request professional voice-overs like the one in the demo. Let me type the instructions then pay a one-time premium to get it all rendered into narration.

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12yr ago

Tab Manager Plus for Chrome

@jiggityk I can recommend Nathan Frisk ( he did the voice over on http://www.assetpanda.com/pages/... ) - email him at nathan@headstartvideo.com

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12yr ago

@andymci I came across your service while seeking help @wpengine. Gotta say that the experience was a bit annoying. First of all, the woman started talking and really freaked me out. no kidding. The first thing I wanted to do is close the damn thing and just send an email. Second: her instructions were too obvious (click here to send us an email... duh) so I guess you must know who your audience is and give 'em the proper solution (in that case, semi technical ppl, so no need to talk to me like a 5 year old) I know that you're doing a trial with wpengine - hope my feedback helped a bit.

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12yr ago

Sidekick

Maker

@F1ReMaN Hi Omri, thanks for the feedback. We're still in the early stages so every bit of it helps. :) I'll pass your message along to the rest of the team.

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12yr ago

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