This year has been nothing short of impressive, with the team working tirelessly to reach the next milestone: testing, gathering feedback, refining, and publishing every step of the way.
Here are some of the milestones we’re proud to have achieved in 2024:
1. Build Your Own PD System
Creating your own PD system is a complex task, and we’ve made it easier with these key additions:
- Entry Requirements Management
- Added a new section in the setup wizard for PD system owners to manage prerequisites.
- Owners can review, accept, or decline entries based on credentials, ensuring only qualified individuals join.
- Test Mode
- A significant update that allows PD system owners to test their systems before launching live.
- Owners can showcase their PD system to teams or decision-makers, helping them commit with confidence.
- Pricing Enhancements
- Introduced MemberPAY enabling PD system owners to pay for all users within their system
- Added support for online payments via credit card and pay-on-invoice options.
- Prepared the groundwork for PD system owners to set custom pricing for entry (coming soon).
2. Employer Support
- Introduced Employers PRO Version
- Free for employers to use until March 2025.
3. SEO and Social Media Success
- Created a new demo video and SEO-rich feature pages to improve discoverability.
- Launched successful ad campaigns and promotions across social media channels.
- Improved internal navigation to boost cross-linking between pages.
- Implemented SEO structured data handling.
- Expanded Google Analytics to track internal page performance.
- Featured on UNEED, Startup Buffer, eLearning Industry, Tiny Startups, Capterra, Source Forge.
4. Supervisor Control and Automation
- Supervisor Control
- Improved connectivity between participant and supervisor for smoother management and better oversight.
- Automated Emails
- Introduced automated workflows for Test Mode, including invites and acceptance triggers.
- Added a Monthly Progress Report, a highly requested feature.
- Enabled “Invite Employee to Connect” functionality.
5. Onboarding Improvements
- Fast-Track Onboarding
- Reduced steps for users covered by MemberPAY.
- Scripts developed to import large user groups efficiently.
- Analysed and improved signup processes for better speed and usability.
6. Professional Tools
- Qualifications Tab
- Professionals can now store relevant qualifications online.
- License Tracker
- Sends warnings when licenses are nearing expiration, ensuring compliance for individuals and employers.
7. PD System Directory Improvements
- Enhanced search functionality in the directory.
- Improved presentation of banners, branding (colours/logos), and pricing information for clarity.
- Added tools for organisations to manage events and activities
- Load events/activities and flag them as "Recommended."
- Bulk load attendance data.
- Integrated QR codes for faster attendance tracking.
- Prepared structure for future calendar events, especially for education providers.
8. Miscellaneous Enhancements
- Improved Contact forms for better targeting across markets.
- Enabled Export to CSV in the reporting section for easier data analysis
- Various UI/UX Improvements applied site-wide based on user feedback.
- Made improvements to dashboards for all user types.
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