Likelihood to Recommend We are mostly using Joomag in the content creation for Ads and public presentations. The development time is less when we go for the templates reference. The user interface is what we like most. The Easy steps of developing the content is very goog. To Joomag, they should start improving and put more feature in the content creation options, other market competitors are more focused on feedbacks and improving their solution
Read full review Shorthand is ideally suited to visual stories where you have a good number of images and/or embeds or video to include. It is well-suited to long-form stories, where you wish to keep the readers' attention longer than usual. It can help to differentiate particularly important or intriguing stories from others on your website - and for this reason, it could be used as a premium content tool, perhaps for subscribers. It can also be used to showcase stories about awards you've organised, giving them special treatment. It is less suited to breaking news, or very time-sensitive news stories, as it can take some time to prepare, post or update shorthand stories. And it doesn't work well for stories with strong accompanying imagery
Read full review Pros Minimal learning curve. All in one solution for digital publishing. Great selection of templates. Highly responsive! Product looks fantastic on every device! Read full review Enabling visual storytelling with multiple pictures Embedding rich media within a story, including video Engaging readers for longer than average dwell times Making it easy to create striking article design without coding experience Read full review Cons The Annual AMC cost is what is directly affects the revenues. They should come up with some content based subscription. They should provide the word suggestion AI It would be a cherry on the Top if have the spell check AI Read full review Additional flexibility in how text is overlaid on pictures would be welcome so that there are more choices on what images to use with particular layouts Enabling users to control the path of text - for example, enabling runaround - could enable some excellent designs Adding additional section templates could speed up design More flexibility in caption placement would be helpful Read full review Reliability and Availability I have never known it to be down during my use of it. All you require is an internet connection to log in and you can use it on multiple devices. Adding ease of accessibility, there are simple ways to log in. I've also never known a Shorthand story to go down once live on our site.
Read full review Performance Due to the integration with our content management software, there is a short delay on our site while it loads, which may cause some readers to drift away. However, I've seen other sites where it instantly loads articles, so I believe this to be down to the content management software behind our site more than Shorthand itself. Once that brief initial period is over, it doesn't require additional loading time.
Read full review Support Rating Outstanding support! The chat feature works great, I always get a fast response and they are relentless! Add to that the Joomag Academy, Blog, Case Studies, and White Papers, there is always an answer to a question and we've had some complicated ones over the years. You are never left wondering; they have a great customer communication system in place.
Read full review Alternatives Considered In the market you have so many free options, and you can refer them. But the Quality in content making is not on the side of being free. Joomag interface doesn't promote ads for their reveneues. The free softwares are filled with ads and unnecessary contents and interfaces. Joomag provides the exact amount of guide requires and have a good support hierarchy.
Read full review Scalability As a web-based service, it is easy for users to log into from anywhere. Content can easily be shared, as you can set up teams that enable access to each other's work as required. And content can be reviewed by others before publication using the sharing function. You can also view how an article will look on different devices.
Read full review Return on Investment Simplified the process of publishing. Increased conversion rates for both us and our advertisers. Works seamlessly with our marketing platforms. Read full review Helped us create one of our top 10 most-read and most-shared stories in the last year Enabled us to elevate key pieces of content, boosting dwell time on our site But can also be time-consuming to adopt for some stories, meaning you need to choose well what stories really deserve the investment in time Boosted collaboration between teams via its ability to share, including offering the chance for others to preview content prior to publication Read full review ScreenShots