I wanted to let everyone know we are aware of the recent service interruptions. This has been due to our server host messing with their internal network routing.
Due to these as well as other issues with our host, we will be moving our server to another hosting facility and purchasing another server to reduce any other downtime and improve redundancy.
Unfortunately our new hardware hasn't arrived yet and we can't move the existing server without the new one unless we took the site offline, which is obviously not ideal.
We will keep you posted when we know more about moving our server and the new hardware, but I wanted to let you know we are working on this to ensure it doesn't happen again.
ClearCheckbook has had a great 2010 and we look forward to making 2011 even better. In 2010 alone, we had more new signups than the previous 3 years combined, closing the year with around 147,000 users.
In 2010 we also released mobile apps for WebOS, Android and iPhone. These mobile apps have brought in over 45,000 new users alone. We know there are some feature requests and updates needed for the mobile apps and we will be addressing these in 2011.
What does 2011 hold in store for ClearCheckbook.com? We're currently working on a complete overhaul and refresh to the site. We've been working on it for about a month and will continue putting more time and effort into it as we progress. This new refresh is taking many of the suggestions we've received over the last year into account while building the next version. Aside from new features and tweaks to the way current features work, we're re-coding the site from the ground up to help make future growth easier.
The new site will visually look pretty similar and behave about the same as the current version, but everything will be quicker and much more intuitive. We know you've become adjusted to the way the current site works, so we are striving to keep things as similar as possible in the next version.
Along with a refresh of the website, we're also working to release updated versions of all mobile apps in conjunction with the launch of the new site. This is a huge undertaking but we know it will pay off by making things even smoother between the website and mobile apps.
While I'm not going to start tossing out any kind of deadlines for the next version of the site yet, I just want to reassure you that ClearCheckbook is going strong and we're going to continue to be an industry player and make money management even easier.
We haven't been as active in the Support Forums because we've been focusing most of our resources on the development of the new site, but if you have any questions that go unanswered there, please don't hesitate to send us an email by clicking on the Contact Us link at the bottom right side of the page. We always answer any email that requires a response.
Thank you for a great 2010 and we look forward to making 2011 and the upcoming years even more exciting.
We're working on updating the Budgets tool to allow for transfers and deposits to be included as options. We would like to get some real user feedback about these and to ensure they're working properly before we release it to everyone.
If you're interested in testing this out, please use the Contact US form at the bottom right side of the page and let us know.
We're looking for any Spanish speaking users who are currently using ClearCheckbook and are interested in speaking to an author who is writing a story for the AARP VIVA magazine.
If you are interested, please use the Contact Us form at the bottom of the page and let us know. The author is looking to wrap the article up by Thursday, so the sooner you can let us know, the better.
Great news for everyone waiting for an iPhone app. Late last week I got in contact with an iPhone developer who signed onto the project. We met today for a status update and he's making some great work. We are meeting again on Sunday to go over some final updates, but we should be submitting the app to the App Store within the next two weeks.
Sorry for the delay in getting this done, but we're almost there.
