Intuitive for me =]
I'm giving five tacos (this wording is still bizzare for me, but I am technically new here) because I can't get over how much potential I can see here.
I have found it relatively intuitive to use - the UI and design are good, I am still getting used to how to go back within a workspace vs go back to see all workspaces, but I am getting there.
I do a lot of work for a lot of people, some billable and some unpaid. Finally having a way to log that time and also to not have to log-in and log-out of their things every time I need to jump on - more importantly not needing their stuff logged into my regular browser is INSANELY helpful and time-saving and makes me less inclined to put off doing the work I need to for them. I even think I am going to create a workspace dedicated to my husband for all the secretarial work I carry out... haha may be easier for him to understand the emotional labour load I carry for him and our two children :') ... I digress.
My fledgling start-up is bootstrapped, so I am currently considering whether I need oversight in what my business partner/ co-founder is doing in their workspace/s (i.e. go up a licence tier) or if I should have a separate LTD in tier one purchased for her. My concern is that she is not tech savvy so which pathway is better in terms of... will I have to do all the set up and organising anyway? But I don't need her to see or have access to the many side projects I do that are not necessarily billed/billable.
Important things (which I note are on the roadmap) that would greatly improve usability for me:
Nested workspaces.
My start-up deals with multiple clients, being worked on by myself or my partner at any given time. Obviously as I have also chosen to use kirmada to assist in division of labour for my other projects outside of my business, I have to an assortment of workspaces that show up when I log-in. Nesting the ones related to my main business would be great.
Chrome extension... I could go on about why, but I think it's straight forward.
Remain logged in - this could be an issue I alone face, but I would love it if I could stay logged in for longer periods. My password is generated and I haven't a hope of recalling it, so it makes logging in every single time a bit of a pain.
CRM - some basic functionality in this space would be so great for small businesses that aren't ready to invest in a full system yet.
I can see how document uploading would be beneficial for if you worked across broad areas, but as I haven't been able to preview any of the files I have uploaded, so far I have found it to be superfluous. I only say this because I uploaded them from my desktop... and in order to view them I would need to download them again. If I am in the browser downloading it from a client's email or whatever, it would dl to my desktop and regardless is still accessible to view in the email preview option OR opening the file in a tab. Also given it's likely to be stored in any number of cloud storage systems, I wouldn't see the value to storing it in kirmada. Then again, I am not across other user case reasons for wanting / needing that feature, but from my perspective it is unnecessary.
Adam_Kirmada
May 9, 2024Hey Siobhan - thanks for your great review and feedback 🙏🥳
Everything on your wish list is on the roadmap - you're definitely not alone in wanting these features and we're working hard on a massive revamp for version 2.
And you're right - you can create Workspaces for anything. Personally, I have six for different parts of my work and a load of others for outside interest such as travel, hobbies, eating out etc - being able to keep all my go-to websites and bookmarks together in a focused way means everything stays organised and always to hand.
As to your dilema about bringing on a colleague; why not book a demo session with me at https://kirmada.com/book-a-demo and I can answer all your questions and your colleague can join us so I can show them around? Always happy to help you get the most out of our software, so book me any time you like!
Thanks again,
Adam 😁