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Heroku Mailtrap add-on: dummy SMTP for emails testing

Good news for the development teams who run their applications on Heroku cloud application platform and need to constantly test transactional and other emails sent from your app. Railsware is proud to announce Mailtrap Heroku add-on public release.Mailtrap is in fact a dummy SMTP server that catches all your emails …

Mailtrap Feed Me Campaign

The Mailtrap Feed Me campaign has started – share your fail story and win an iPad or other prizes! Have you ever used your production database in staging or development environments just to fix some tricky bug and make sure everything works as expected.Hell yeah, we all do this right?But …

Mailtrap: Save your customers from getting test emails.

We assume you’re a web developer, QA engineer, product manager, etc — somebody who’s doing internet software projects. Have you ever needed to test e-mail notifications in your web application? Today we’ll speak about common issues while testing e-mail notifications and best solutions for that issues. Common issues with manual …

How We Hire QA Engineers For Coupler.io

Every time we open a QA Engineer vacancy at Railsware, we receive a huge influx of applications. Unfortunately, we can’t hire every talented QA who comes our way, but our well-structured hiring process helps us find the best fit for our teams. We’re excited to shed some light on how …

How to Give Product Demos That Win Customers

Words can’t always convey the true value of your product. Sometimes, a potential customer needs more than a video or some website copy to understand how they can benefit from your solution. And this is what makes a product demo a powerful tool in your sales and marketing arsenal. For …

How to Prioritize with the RICE Framework

Prioritization in product development is a tricky business. How do you define prioritization criteria, navigate differences in stakeholder opinions, and prevent personal bias from skewing your estimates? Truthfully, there’s no perfect formula, but frameworks – like the RICE scoring model – can help make the whole process less confusing. What …

Product Features Explained

Conceptualizing, building, and implementing new features is a core aspect of a product manager’s job. But striking a balance between feature quantity and product quality is difficult, even when product managers have a clear vision and strategy for the product. Stakeholder expectations, customer demands, and differences of opinion within the …

Product Value Explained

Product value is the magic that turns interested prospects into loyal customers. Startups that infuse value into their products have a better chance of attracting and keeping customers, building a strong brand reputation, and experiencing rapid growth. But how is the value of a product determined? And how can you …

Guide to B2B SaaS Pricing

Before pricing your B2B SaaS you need to understand two concepts: pricing models, and pricing strategies. A pricing model defines the way you charge your customers: monthly or annually, per user, or per feature, and whether you have pricing tiers or not. On the other hand, pricing strategy is the …