{"id":23234,"date":"2020-08-05T11:08:18","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T16:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/?p=23234"},"modified":"2024-09-30T10:17:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T15:17:11","slug":"product-update-august-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/product-update-august-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Update: August 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated entry-meta\">Last updated on September 30, 2024<\/p><br>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot of our recent work has been behind-the-scenes changes, small bug fixes, or part of a larger project that&#8217;s still in progress. But we wanted to touch base on a few of the things we&#8217;ve launched in the last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In this update:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#calendar\">New calendar feature<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#navigate\">Improved mobile navigation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#quote-read\">Quote read notifications<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#payment\">More client payment options<\/a> (coming soon)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#facts\">A few fun facts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"calendar\">Add weekly events to your calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve introduced a calendar feature that makes it easier to add events to multiple dates at once. Say you have a regular Friday night gig or a book club on Wednesdays, you can now <a href=\"https:\/\/help.gigsalad.com\/article\/157-adding-recurring-events-to-your-calendar\">add repeating weekly events<\/a> or unavailability to your calendar. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1093\" height=\"782\" data-attachment-id=\"23252\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/product-update-august-2020\/recurring-add-to-days-of-week\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/recurring-add-to-days-of-week.png?fit=1093%2C782&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1093,782\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"recurring-add-to-days-of-week\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/recurring-add-to-days-of-week.png?fit=1024%2C733&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/recurring-add-to-days-of-week.png?fit=1024%2C733&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/recurring-add-to-days-of-week.png?w=1093&amp;ssl=1 1093w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/recurring-add-to-days-of-week.png?resize=450%2C322&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/recurring-add-to-days-of-week.png?resize=1024%2C733&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/recurring-add-to-days-of-week.png?resize=150%2C107&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/recurring-add-to-days-of-week.png?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1093px) 100vw, 1093px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keeping your calendar up-to-date allows us to block leads (if you choose) for dates you are unavailable or show you potential calendar conflicts within your lead details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>Get to know your calendar. <\/strong>We&#8217;ve updated our Help Center to include a whole section dedicated to calendar features. Take some time to <a href=\"https:\/\/help.gigsalad.com\/category\/160-your-calendar\">peruse the articles<\/a> and make sure you are using every tool at your disposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"navigate\">Navigating your control panel on mobile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With over half of our members regularly visiting their control panel on a phone or tablet, the mobile experience is extremely important. Last month we made a few changes to the menu layout to make navigation easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously, sub-pages (like the &#8220;Unread&#8221; filter in the Inbox) weren&#8217;t visible within the menu until you visited their parent page. Now all pages and sub-pages are always listed in the navigation menu at the top of the control panel on mobile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quote-read\">Know when your quote has been read<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our most recent launch is a new email notification that will tell you when a client has read your quote. The most opportune time to follow up with a quote is right after the client has viewed it, so this email notification will help with that timing. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"693\" data-attachment-id=\"23298\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/product-update-august-2020\/quote-read-email\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/quote-read-email.png?fit=828%2C693&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"828,693\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quote-read-email\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/quote-read-email.png?fit=828%2C693&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/quote-read-email.png?resize=828%2C693&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/quote-read-email.png?w=828&amp;ssl=1 828w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/quote-read-email.png?resize=450%2C377&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/quote-read-email.png?resize=150%2C126&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/quote-read-email.png?resize=768%2C643&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This has been a highly-requested feature, so we hope everyone finds it useful! If not, you can opt out of the notification at anytime from the email itself or within the notification settings in your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"payment\">Preparing for more payment options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the behind-the-scenes changes we&#8217;ve made in the last month has to do with how we process client payments. While nothing visibly changed on the user&#8217;s side, we made the shift in order to prepare for bigger changes in the near future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coming soon, we&#8217;re going to be testing a new payment option that will allow event planners to essentially finance their booking. The hypothesis is that giving clients the option to book upfront but pay later will increase bookings, especially for higher-dollar gigs. We&#8217;ll have more information on this once the test gets underway!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"facts\">Home is where GigSalad is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We like to end these product updates with something fun that helps you get to know our team a little better. This month, we thought it&#8217;d be neat to share some facts about where we live and work. ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GigSalad team is spread across the country, but most of us reside in one of our two primary locations: Springfield, MO and Wilmington, NC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group indent has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Did you know? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"222\" data-attachment-id=\"23253\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/product-update-august-2020\/missouri\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/missouri.png?fit=254%2C222&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"254,222\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"missouri\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/missouri.png?fit=254%2C222&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/missouri.png?resize=254%2C222&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23253\" style=\"width:127px;height:111px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/missouri.png?w=254&amp;ssl=1 254w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/missouri.png?resize=150%2C131&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udee3\ufe0f Springfield, MO is considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldmo.org\/history-of-route-66\">the birthplace of  Route 66<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2b50 Brad Pitt and Bob Barker both grew up in little-old Springfield, MO and many other celebrities have passed through or gone to one of the several colleges in town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83e\udd61 Locals are quite proud of the Springfield-style cashew chicken that was first created in Springfield, MO. Be sure to try it if you visit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"117\" data-attachment-id=\"23254\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/product-update-august-2020\/north-carolina\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/north-carolina.png?fit=254%2C117&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"254,117\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"north-carolina\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/north-carolina.png?fit=254%2C117&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/north-carolina.png?resize=254%2C117&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23254\" style=\"width:191px;height:88px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/north-carolina.png?w=254&amp;ssl=1 254w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/north-carolina.png?resize=150%2C69&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfac Wilmington, NC (or Wilmywood, if you will) has a large 10-stage film studio that has produced hundreds of movies and TV shows, including: One Tree Hill, Dawson&#8217;s Creek, Iron Man 3, The Conjuring, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmnc.com\/film-archives.html\">more<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfc0 Michael Jordan grew up in Wilmington, NC and honed his early basketball skills playing at local Laney High School, before going to college at the University of North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udea2 The WWII battleship U.S.S. 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