4/07/2010

New presentation about SharePlus, the iPad client for SharePoint

Afaik online marketing is about getting as many eyeballs as possible to check out something that you believe is remarkable, and then being able to convert that into leads, sales, business, partnerships, etc.

As part of our online marketing campaign for SharePlus our iPad client for SharePoint, the usual suspects will be addressed, being slideshare among the first. To make a decent video we still have to wait to get our hands on a real iPad (release was U.S only, won´t arrive until the end of the month, even though today we started having some sales from other iPad app stores). So without further ado, SharePlus´s humble presentation, hopefully brief and to the point.

SharePlus, iPad client for SharePoint FAQ

SharePlus's been available for sale for almost a week now, and we've compiled a brief, but I expect hopeful SharePlus frequently asked questions page (FAQ), that might help troubleshoot some of the most common issues detected when trying to connect to a SharePoint server using SharePlus (so far, there were not that many issues detected :)

We're also giving away prom codes of SharePlus Pro version to all those persons who report an issue for the first time, and take the time to provide feedback, and help us troubleshoot the specifics of each scenario.

4/04/2010

SharePlus, iPad client for SharePoint accepted in the app store :)

SharePlus got accepted in Apple's app store, and it's available for download among the very first wave of iPad apps.

Our team worked pretty hard to make it happen, we even got some outside help to make the deadline, but thankfully the initial goal of making it into the first round of iPad apps was accomplished. Now we should take a minute to celebrate before we dive into the next sprint :)

It's too early too tell, we've had only 3 days of sales figures, but the outcome so far is that the lite version downloads are better than expected (even though we had no clue as to what to expect :) it even made it into the top 15 business apps ranks in the U.S. app store today, according to appfigures reports (I couldn't confirm this yet). While the pro version downloads are a bit below what I had expected, even if the average conversion rate percentage is a solid 5%.

Now we will have to work on improving those conversion rates, spreading the word about the app, getting reviews, and of course implementing SharePlus version 2.0 features, in particular online and offline edit.