After months of preparations, we have finally released our online document management system – OrganizedDocs!
I was hoping we could launch it a month earlier, but for some reason many issues occurred in the last minutes! New bugs, translation issues, web site content preparation, social media accounts etc. We even had everything prepared, but when ever we got closer to a release, new problems appeared.
OrganizedDocs - online document management system for S&M businesses
My spirit went from excitement to desperation and back. In one moment I thought someone is playing with us! Why, what we did?! Team was nervous as well. They were wondering what they did wrong to be punished like this?
But, I guess this is pretty common situation when new product is to be released to the market. Even if you think you thought of everything and even if you think you have everything ready, something always needs to be done.
Well, we finally managed to launch it and, oh boy, I must say, trill is enormous. If you could only see those happy faces! Developers are showing off in the office and amongst their friends, QA finally have time for a coffee, marketing & sales are eager to start selling it to earn commission and me…ah…me…
I cannot sleep. Waking up early in the morning to check emails, write articles, send proposals, write down ideas how to promote the product, falling a sleep over my laptop. Not to mention that google analitics is my favorite web site! I was hoping when we launch I could get some peace after all this fuss. I was wrong. So wrong. My battle just started actually!
Fight for the better life
Building the project was an easy part, now we need to sell it and earn money. That’s the real battle. Select appropriate people for sales and marketing (ah marketers, I think everyone claims to be marketing expert these days!) is more difficult than i thought. It is fairly easy to sell commodity product, but selling software is another story pal. Sales people needs to know how to use the product, what for it is made, how to benefit from it etc…
Another process of learning and another battle in front of us all. I guess we all knew when we started this war that it will not be won only by wining one battle. Weapons are cleaned, minds are bright and sharp and we are bravely charging once again into the bloody battle against life…or for the better life.
I’ll be posting battle reports from time to time here so you can see how it goes. I hope it will be helpful to all of you out there sharing the same dream as ours.
Oh, almost to forget, please check out www.organizeddocs.com and share your ideas how to make it better. Please notice that if you register, I will be able to get some sleep…so, be gentle and put me to bed by registering on www.organizeddocs.com.
