Like most other reviews here -- the idea is really solid. I actually heard about clay a long time ago and was so excited when it popped up here I bought it instantly.
Now, that being said. Not sure how useful it's been in practice. I have one main gripe with it, and if it was fixed that would be awesome.
Who wants to import the entirety of their LinkedIn or Facebook? I don't know anyone who doesn't have a bunch of randos from years ago on both of those platforms that they don't keep up with but also don't delete. I don't want them all in my Clay list. Sure I could go through and delete them one by one once they're imported, but that's a huge waste of time, and defeats the purpose of making my contact list easier. And clay often hangs when archiving a single contact, so doing it so it's a huge pain.
What would be awesome: enriching the contacts I do have imported with their info from Linkedin and Facebook once connected automatically. Find their birthdays, contact photos, and job info without me having to add their info manually or delete a million stray contacts. Right now, it doesn't look like you can enrich your clay contact list without putting in a ton of work yourself.
If I wanted to do that I could just fill out their info in my regular contact list on my iPhone. Seems like it's more trouble than it's worth most days.
Not really sure where the AI comes in here either. Maybe if I spent alot of time filling out everyones info it would work but alas. This one isn't there yet. I hope it does get there because I would love it if it delivered.
An easy to use personal CRM that uses AI to remind you and help you deepen relationships is a dream...and right now that's all it feels like.
I am hardly a heavy networker. After connecting my Google, LinkedIn and Facebook accounts, Clay informed me that I was already over the 5000 connections limit. It seems like it's mining all of my e-mails and pulling every sender and recipient that I've ever interacted with over the past 15 years!
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Zach_Clay
May 9, 2024
Hi there! Unfortunately given the data costs associated with enriching all those contacts we couldn't support more than 5000 accounts on the lifetime plan.
That said, you can Archive contacts (either individually or in bulk using our Search) to get below the 5000 contact limit. For example, you can search for lastMet:<2018 to find people you last interacted with before 2018. You can even sort by...
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It's fine. Sometimes cool. Sometimes useless.
Like most other reviews here -- the idea is really solid. I actually heard about clay a long time ago and was so excited when it popped up here I bought it instantly.
Now, that being said. Not sure how useful it's been in practice. I have one main gripe with it, and if it was fixed that would be awesome.
Who wants to import the entirety of their LinkedIn or Facebook? I don't know anyone who doesn't have a bunch of randos from years ago on both of those platforms that they don't keep up with but also don't delete. I don't want them all in my Clay list. Sure I could go through and delete them one by one once they're imported, but that's a huge waste of time, and defeats the purpose of making my contact list easier. And clay often hangs when archiving a single contact, so doing it so it's a huge pain.
What would be awesome: enriching the contacts I do have imported with their info from Linkedin and Facebook once connected automatically. Find their birthdays, contact photos, and job info without me having to add their info manually or delete a million stray contacts. Right now, it doesn't look like you can enrich your clay contact list without putting in a ton of work yourself.
If I wanted to do that I could just fill out their info in my regular contact list on my iPhone. Seems like it's more trouble than it's worth most days.
Not really sure where the AI comes in here either. Maybe if I spent alot of time filling out everyones info it would work but alas. This one isn't there yet. I hope it does get there because I would love it if it delivered.
An easy to use personal CRM that uses AI to remind you and help you deepen relationships is a dream...and right now that's all it feels like.
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Refund
5000 meaning nothing, too less
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Useless with the connections limit
I am hardly a heavy networker. After connecting my Google, LinkedIn and Facebook accounts, Clay informed me that I was already over the 5000 connections limit. It seems like it's mining all of my e-mails and pulling every sender and recipient that I've ever interacted with over the past 15 years!
Zach_Clay
May 9, 2024Hi there! Unfortunately given the data costs associated with enriching all those contacts we couldn't support more than 5000 accounts on the lifetime plan.
That said, you can Archive contacts (either individually or in bulk using our Search) to get below the 5000 contact limit. For example, you can search for lastMet:<2018 to find people you last interacted with before 2018. You can even sort by...
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Excited for this app
Been looking for an app like this while and Clay does an excellent job. I can see them growing and continuing to improve this beautiful software.
Zach_Clay
May 9, 2024Thanks so much for the kind words Brett! Much more to come :)
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Managing Partner
Clay is a terrific app for building and maintaining your personal and business relationships. I have tried many apps, but this one is the best so far.
Zach_Clay
May 9, 2024Thank you so much for the kind words Dave!
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