Getting ready for beta…holy cow!

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Well, I’m 3 weeks away from starting the beta for ChatSpring. If you’d like to reserve a spot, drop me a line at (snhorne - at - gmail.com) . Of course, if you’re on the mailing list, you’re good to go.

The beta is going to be “semi-public,” which basically means that anyone’s welcome to an account, but we’re not going to do the typical 6-month-promotional-extravaganza. Instead, there’s going to be a hard-core month of production-level testing, followed by release of the paid version to the public.

There are a few reasons for this.

1. Large betas, in my opinion, are less of a requirement for hosted web-applications. There are no installation and platform issues to contend with. And any glitches can be fixed without having to distribute patches or anything of the sort.
2. ChatSpring is a boot-strapped company. I don’t have any real desire to pay for servers that aren’t generating revenue.
3. We’re going to have a generous free-trial period, so even when we do release the paid-version, you can still kick the tires for free, with no CC required.

On another note, I’m going to be moving this blog to a VPS at Linode. Don’t get me wrong, the guys at enginehosting have been great. I’m reluctant to stop using them, but I’ve gotten to the point where I need a vps.

…and in case anyone’s curious: chatspring itself will be hosted at SoftLayer.