Wednesday, November 2, 2005

So, So, So Exhausted
...Both mentally and physically. Today was literally insane.

But first, let me say that our beta run for Art of Otaku exceeded my expectations. Saying it was a big success is an understatement.

I had nightmares last night that its beta launch would be like the launch we had for Velegant Web Hosting. (Where a grand total of 2 people signed up the first day.)

So where do I begin?

First, I received about 100 emails throughout the day asking questions and making comments. About 40 of them asked why Art of Otaku wasn't free. I guess I can go into that in another blog post.

You can imagine me typing like crazy trying to keep up with them. Everytime I finished writing an email, I'd refresh my inbox and there'd be 2 or 3 more.

Second, PayPal chose this week to have a system-wide glitch in their system. This caused about 30% of the people who paid to get into beta not to receive their download links!

I was mortified. So on top of writing and responding to emails, I had to calm all our beta members down and send them replacement download links.

I had tested our system so much last night only to have a billion dollar company like PayPal screw up. *sigh*

Third, we received three "first glance" reviews today.

Reviewer A loved it and said she can already see improvement in her art. She gave it a 10/10.

Reviewer B said it'll be an amazing reference for her to have in the future and gave it an 8.5 / 10.

Reviewer C said she wished there was more on drawing your own poses/drawing clothes/and drawing animals. She gave it a "6 or 7" out of 10.

All in all, not a bad showing. You might think it's odd I'm showing you the third review, but I want to be as honest and transparent about the guide as possible.

Because today has stressed me out so much (I think I have wrinkles now), I'm going to take down the beta page sometime tomorrow. Then I can focus on the final launch.

So did anyone who visits my blog buy the guide? And, if so, what did you think?
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