#029 October product updates

Big milestones deserve big celebrations, and this month marked two of them – my 50th trip around the sun and the official launch of Itsy into the world! After months of careful development and refinement, from template improvements to streamlined order creation, Itsy is now live and already making waves in the community. The response has been nothing short of extraordinary, with early adopters diving in and providing the kind of feedback that validates our vision.

As we catch our breath from the excitement of the launch, I'm energized by what we've achieved and even more excited about where we're heading. The new order creation process is humming along like a well-oiled machine – allowing you to create blank orders, connect trips and templates, and handle bookings with unprecedented speed and efficiency. Today's update will walk you through what we've accomplished in our first weeks live and give you a glimpse of the exciting enhancements on the horizon.

Short list of updates   ↓

• Cosmetic updates Going through the UI and fixing a lot of small things
• Template Product Rates Being able to set pricing rates for products in templates.
• Create Template Orders Started work on being able to create Orders from Templates.
• Order Creation Connect trips and templates to new orders
• Launched! Yes! I finally launched Itsy!
• Public booking process Updated the public booking process a bit to make it more user-friendly. View example here
• Order participants Update the participants section in the order admin
• Order loading fix Fixed loading states for the order in all sections

Weekly updates

Week 40, posted on October 4th

Cosmetic updates to prepare for the launch later this month. Yes, this month will be the official launch of Itsy. The templates also got some work this week, by adding the rates functionality and starting work on creating orders from templates directly.

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Week 41, posted on October 11th

Happy Friday, all! As we inch closer to Itsy's grand debut, this week's spotlight is on our souped-up order creation process. Now you can whip up blank orders on a whim, seamlessly connect trips and templates, and even select products and create bookings in one fell swoop. It's like we've given the system a double shot of espresso – fast, powerful, and ready to kickstart your Friday (and your orders)!

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Week 42, posted on October 18th

Happy Friday, all! On October 15th this week I had quite the birthday. 50 years old! And to celebrate, I gave myself the gift of launching Itsy! It's been a long time coming, and I'm so happy to finally have it out in the world. I hope you all enjoy the journey as much as I do.

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Week 43, posted on October 25th

It's been an exhilarating week since we unveiled Itsy to the world. As I take a moment to catch my breath, I am filled with gratitude for the overwhelming response from the community. The flood of early signups and enthusiastic feedback has validated what I've been building, while also giving me valuable insights into how we can make Itsy even better. In today's update, I want to share what I've been focused on this past week and give you a peek at what's coming next.

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Stay tuned for more updates!