28 November 2016

Penzu - Write in Private or Share in Public

Penzu is a web-based journaling tool that allows users to create a personal online diary. For those who aren’t ready to share their innermost secrets with the world, Penzu allows users to choose which posts they wish to share and where.

Penzu claims to provide stringent privacy controls that may not be available with similar sites and one of its bestselling points is its ‘share if you want to’ mantra.



Getting Set Up

There are three account options available in Penzu - Classic, Pro, and Pro Plus. Prices range from free for the Classic account to $49.99 for Pro Plus, and the setup process is pretty easy.

To get started with Penzu, simply type in your name, email, and password. Then, run through 3 simple setup steps - starting with choosing your journal cover, followed by your font choice. Once you’ve completed these steps, you’ll be ready to start posting.

Ease of Use

There’s no learning curve here at all - you simply set up and go. Once you’ve finished the 3 steps at the start and selected your background, and font style, you simply click ‘new entry’ to start your new post. There is also a good selection of customization options available to make each entry unique.


Want to add images? No problem, simply upload them from your computer or embed them from Flickr.

Features and Pricing Comparison (Classic Vs Pro/Pro Plus)

Penzu Classic has pretty much everything you need in a basic online journal, so it’s up to you whether you opt to go for one of the Pro plans. That said, the Pro version does have some pretty good perks, such as a wider range of fonts, and it’s definitely worth checking out.

Here’s a quick comparison between Penzu Classic, Penzu Pro, and Penzo Pro Plus:

Penzu Classic (Free)

* Unlimited disk space,
* Image insert available via Flickr/your computer
* Autosave
* Sharing via email and public link
* Comments
* Journal locking
* Prompts
* Search
* Wordcount
* Basic font selection

Penzu Pro ($19.99 per year)

Penzu Pro offers all of the above, plus some pretty impressive extras, such as:
* Mobile access (iPhone and iPad apps),
* Multiple journals
* Large size images with download option
* Military-grade encryption lock,
* Rich-text formatting,
* Spell check
* Custom avatars
* Tagging
* Customize pad style and backgrounds
* Custom writing reminders
* Email entry submission
* Additional fonts

Privacy

Because journal writing is often for your most private thoughts, Penzu provides password protection (for both your journal and individual entries) that you might not get with paper journals or some blog sites. In order to really let loose and write in journal, you should make most of what you write private so you can really say what’s on your mind.



However, in the age of the Internet there will be times when you want to share what you’ve written. With Penzu you can selectively share entries from your online journal via email or public link. You also get the option to share anonymously, and any edits you make to your entry will appear in the public version. You can also go back and click “Make Private” and the link will be deleted.

Multi-platform Writing

Because Penzu is an online writing application, entries can be written anywhere you have an online connection. This means you don’t have to worry about keeping a paper journal with you everywhere you go.

Writing can also be done in the Penzu iPhone, iPad, and Android apps, though the writing features of the mobile program are limited compared to the online version. And you must have a Penzu pro account to sync entries between the mobile app and your online account.



Writing online or the mobile app in the long run can be so much better than pen and paper because it offers great opportunities for editing, revising, and exporting writing into different formats.

Even though Penzu provides instant backup of your journal entries, it wouldn’t hurt to export and backup your journal entries in say PDF format for safe keeping in an online locker and/or an external drive.





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12 November 2016

Kuku.io – Multiplatform Social Media Content Management Tool

As you have already noticed, the social media channels are very efficient for business promotions and announcements. According to statistics mentioned by Business 2 Community, 90% of young people are active on social media and a large portion of them turn towards social media while seeking business solutions.



Kuku.IO is one such tool that provides features to manage these tasks efficiently and with minimum inputs. Having integrations with many social media sites like Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, Google+, vkontakte and many more, it has become a popular choice for a social media management tool.

Just add all your social networks in one tool and group your profiles into channels. In some tools, you can event adapt content to each social network.

Manage multiple social media profiles, groups and pages easily grouping them into channels. Choose the needed channel right before posting. Use this tool to change a time zone and set a social media posting schedule. With the automated scheduling, the closest available time for posting will be offered to you automatically.



Find out how to get followers and even how to get more likes!

Get a 360° view of your social media marketing campaigns. Enjoy social media analytics tools: easily track followers’ growth rate, engagement metrics, clicks, and more. See dependencies between metrics on charts in a social media activity report. Know how to create awesome content to get more followers!



Kuku.IO provides two plans for users:

ü  Basic: This is a gratis plan which allows user to post on multiple social media platforms, 5 spots for social media accounts and allows a frequency of 300 posts per month.
ü  Essential: This plan allows a 15-day trial period after which it asks the user to pay $9.99 and offers features such as smart social media analytics, unlimited number of connected accounts and an unlimited number of posts.





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