What's new at A Pro: homepage refresh, image editing, and pilot is live

Hey everyone,

Quick update on where things stand with A Pro. The last few weeks have been heads-down work, and there's a fair bit to share. If you're in the closed beta or you've been watching from the sidelines wondering whether this thing is real, this one's for you.

The big stuff

Pilot program is live. This is a big one for us. We're now running a pilot program with a small group of SMEs in Buffalo and Taipei. If you've been emailing us asking when you can get hands-on access beyond the beta, this is the answer. Spots are limited because we want to give every pilot user real attention, but if you're interested, reach out.

Closed beta is closing soon. Heads up: we have stopped inviting users to the closed beta, and will be wrapping it up soon. If you're in the beta and you've been meaning to test things you haven't tested yet, now's the moment.

New features

GA4 detection. A Pro can now detect whether your site has Google Analytics 4 installed when it scans you. It's a small thing, but it's the groundwork for something much bigger (more on that in "coming soon").

Image editing. You can now edit the images A Pro generates for your content directly in the app. No more "this is 90% there but the text is off" and bouncing to Canva. Edit, tweak, ship.

Bug fixes

A few things that were embarrassing but are now fixed:

• Social media scraping now correctly pulls follower counts, engagement, and account info instead of occasionally returning login-wall garbage.
• The wizard now shows the full marketing strategy after generation. Previously some sections were quietly getting dropped on the way to the screen. Not anymore.

Coming soon

This is what's on the bench for the next few weeks:

• Web traffic stats right inside A Pro, so you don't have to flip tabs to see how your site is doing.
• Competitor analysis page. A dedicated view for your competitors with deeper insight than the chips you see today during onboarding.
• Automatic email updates. This is the one I'm most excited about. The vision has always been that Jade emails you your quarterly strategy and the upcoming week's content, you reply with thoughts or approvals, and Jade handles the rest. We're getting close.
• Full GA4 integration, which is what the detection feature was paving the way for. Once connected, Jade will start factoring real traffic data into your strategy and campaigns.

One more thing

If you're a Buffalo SME or a Shopify merchant who's tired of either paying agency rates or doing your marketing at 11pm on a Tuesday, A Pro is being built for you specifically. Contact or email us, or grab a pilot spot while they're open.

Talk soon, The A Pro team