Love/Hate relationship
Am using this for my 2nd adventure this year and I really do like the slick way it works.
What I HATE is the fact that Tripcast duns (that is, keeps pestering), me and all my contacts to buy a memory book. So, although for my 1st trip about 70% of the people who were invited signed up, only 40% for my 2nd trip signed up—they just do not want to keep getting the emails from TC pestering them! My friends know I am an advanced photographer and they can ask me for a print of a photograph they like: they don’t want a book!!
So, developer: TAKE NOTE— build a “Freemium” model: Either (1) it is free for the user and TripCast can pester all recipients mercilessly, OR (2) the user pays US$0.50/recipient for first 50 recipients who sign on, and US$0.25/recipient above 50, AND TripCast DOES NOT pester recipients to buy the GD book!!!
In my current case, with 110 invitees, if all had signed on, knowing that they would not be harassed, I would be (happily) paying the developer $25 for the first 50 recipients and $15 for the remaining 60. A total of $40.
Under the current model, the developer gets nothing and many recipients of the invitation to follow are not because they are being harassed by “Marlene” from TripCast.
My next trip, maybe I’ll just create an email address for the entire 110 list as a “group”.
What I HATE is the fact that Tripcast duns (that is, keeps pestering), me and all my contacts to buy a memory book. So, although for my 1st trip about 70% of the people who were invited signed up, only 40% for my 2nd trip signed up—they just do not want to keep getting the emails from TC pestering them! My friends know I am an advanced photographer and they can ask me for a print of a photograph they like: they don’t want a book!!
So, developer: TAKE NOTE— build a “Freemium” model: Either (1) it is free for the user and TripCast can pester all recipients mercilessly, OR (2) the user pays US$0.50/recipient for first 50 recipients who sign on, and US$0.25/recipient above 50, AND TripCast DOES NOT pester recipients to buy the GD book!!!
In my current case, with 110 invitees, if all had signed on, knowing that they would not be harassed, I would be (happily) paying the developer $25 for the first 50 recipients and $15 for the remaining 60. A total of $40.
Under the current model, the developer gets nothing and many recipients of the invitation to follow are not because they are being harassed by “Marlene” from TripCast.
My next trip, maybe I’ll just create an email address for the entire 110 list as a “group”.
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Love but want improvements
I love a lot about this app!
But there are some things that I wish were changed...
1. I would like more flexibility in organizing photos once they are uploaded in app. I entered about 6 photos, then I realized I missed one... I wanted to upload it when I discovered it was missing... But I discovered I could not move uploaded photo to place it in a time sequence that made sense.... You cannot move photos once photo is taken by camera in app.. nor if you upload from your own photo file... to correct this error I had to delete photos, then re-upload all photos that were deleted and add text again.... this made using app very tedious and unfriendly...
At the end of app I just threw in photos because I could not delete the some 200 photos I had added to correct the problem.
2. The 2nd improvement I would like to see is the ability to edit photos taken by camera within app... I had a number of pictures that were too dark for the content to be distinguished and iris always nice to be able to crop... I know I could do that on my photo app and then upload photo... that adds lots of steps when you’re trying to go fast...
I did love the ability to push a button and have a book in a week... so close in time to the trip that you still enjoy showing book and talking about it... I also liked the fact that some people want to see photos along the way of the trip... There is, however, a learning curve both for the traveler and the viewers....
But there are some things that I wish were changed...
1. I would like more flexibility in organizing photos once they are uploaded in app. I entered about 6 photos, then I realized I missed one... I wanted to upload it when I discovered it was missing... But I discovered I could not move uploaded photo to place it in a time sequence that made sense.... You cannot move photos once photo is taken by camera in app.. nor if you upload from your own photo file... to correct this error I had to delete photos, then re-upload all photos that were deleted and add text again.... this made using app very tedious and unfriendly...
At the end of app I just threw in photos because I could not delete the some 200 photos I had added to correct the problem.
2. The 2nd improvement I would like to see is the ability to edit photos taken by camera within app... I had a number of pictures that were too dark for the content to be distinguished and iris always nice to be able to crop... I know I could do that on my photo app and then upload photo... that adds lots of steps when you’re trying to go fast...
I did love the ability to push a button and have a book in a week... so close in time to the trip that you still enjoy showing book and talking about it... I also liked the fact that some people want to see photos along the way of the trip... There is, however, a learning curve both for the traveler and the viewers....
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Crashing
Keeps crashing I can’t access my old pictures!
Not the easiest!
My wife and I started a group as two separate posters. Posts constantly were shown from my account and not hers. Trying to resolve we merged and then lost access to the group. Started a 2nd group and for some reason although I used two different addresses for her neither show up on my list of people in my group although she can post.
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Camino de Santiago
This is a great sharing device. Hope it is up a bit longer so we can make some books.
Stuck
Doesn’t let me leave someone’s group. Function doesn’t work?.?
Problems
I have used this app for several years and love it for sharing photos when I am on a trip. For my next trip I cannot get the invites to go! I sent a message to support and they did not respond.
Tripcast
Get a blank white screen, I have signed up with login and password. Have to go back to my email to retrieve pictures. Not a good way to get an app.
Ease of use
Tripcast is a perfect way for a group of friends to share photos, videos and comments with each other. It is easy to use and the pictures are of great quality. Even short videos are of great quality. We used it during and after our Road Scholar tour together.
Operating Tripcast
There needs to be a way to move posts which are added in the wrong order rather than delete everything and repost.
