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Getting Started

New to Asrify? Learn about the different onboarding paths and how to set up your workspace.

Choose Your Path

When you first sign up, you'll select one of these paths based on your needs:

Personal

Solo productivity with timer, projects, boards, and goals

5 steps

Business

Team workspace with projects, boards, chat, and time tracking

9 steps

Communication

Quick team setup focused on chat and collaboration

4 steps

Both

Complete setup with personal and business features combined

11 steps

Quick Start Guide

Getting started with Asrify is simple. After signing up, you'll go through a guided onboarding process tailored to your needs.

1. Create Your Account Sign up at app.asrify.com with your email address. You can also use Google or GitHub for quick signup.

2. Verify Your Email Check your inbox for a verification code. Enter it to activate your account fully.

3. Choose Your Path After verification, you'll be asked to select how you plan to use Asrify. This determines your personalized onboarding experience.

4. Complete Your Setup Follow the guided steps to set up your workspace, create your first project, and get familiar with key features.

Choosing Your Path

When you first start Asrify, you'll choose from four different paths based on how you plan to use the platform:

Personal Best for individuals focused on personal productivity. You'll learn about: - Time tracking and the timer feature - Creating personal projects - Setting up your personal kanban board - Goals and personal productivity features

Business Ideal for teams and organizations. Your onboarding includes: - Team and organization setup - Creating and naming your organization - Inviting team members - Setting up team projects and boards - Client management (for agency plans) - Team chat and communication - Team time tracking

Communication For teams primarily focused on collaboration and chat. A streamlined path covering: - Chat and communication features - Creating your team - Inviting team members

Both (Personal + Business) The comprehensive path for users who want it all. Combines personal productivity tools with full team features: - Complete team setup and management - Team projects and boards - Client management (for agency plans) - Personal projects and boards - Time tracking across both contexts

You can always skip onboarding and explore on your own, or restart it later if you change your mind.

Personal Setup Path

If you choose the Personal path, you'll go through these steps:

Step 1: Timer Introduction Learn how Asrify's time tracking works. The timer is at the heart of personal productivity - start it when you begin a task, stop it when you're done.

Step 2: Create Your First Project Set up your first personal project. This could be anything from "Side Business" to "Learning Goals" to "Home Renovation". Projects help you organize related tasks and track time against them.

Step 3: Create Your Board Set up your personal kanban board. Boards give you a visual way to manage tasks: - Drag cards between columns (To Do, In Progress, Done) - See your work at a glance - Stay organized with a flexible workflow

Step 4: Goals Introduction Discover how Goals help you stay on track. Set daily, weekly, or monthly targets for: - Hours worked - Tasks completed - Revenue earned

Step 5: Completion You're all set! Your personal workspace is ready to use.

Business Setup Path

The Business path guides you through setting up your team workspace:

Step 1: Teams Introduction Overview of team features and how collaboration works in Asrify.

Step 2: Create Your Organization Name your organization and select your plan type: - Personal Plan: For solo professionals - Professional Plan: For growing teams - Agency Plan: For agencies managing multiple clients (unlocks client management features)

Step 3: Invite Team Members Add your team by entering their email addresses. They'll receive invitations to join your organization with the appropriate permissions.

Step 4: Create Team Project Set up your first team project. Assign team members and configure project settings like: - Project name and description - Team member access - Billing and time tracking settings

Step 5: Create Team Board Set up a shared kanban board for your team. Everyone can: - See what others are working on - Move tasks through the workflow - Collaborate in real-time

Step 6: Client Management (Agency Plan Only) If you selected the Agency plan, you'll learn about managing clients: - Creating client profiles - Associating projects with clients - Client-specific billing and reporting

Step 7: Chat Introduction Discover Asrify Chat for team communication: - Direct messages between team members - Project-specific channels - Real-time collaboration

Step 8: Timer Introduction Learn about team time tracking: - Track billable and non-billable hours - View team timesheets - Generate reports for billing

Step 9: Completion Your team workspace is ready! Start collaborating with your team.

Combined Setup Path

The "Both" path gives you the complete experience with personal and business features:

Team Setup (Steps 1-7) You'll go through the full business setup: 1. Teams Introduction 2. Create Your Organization 3. Invite Team Members 4. Create Team Project 5. Create Team Board 6. Client Management (Agency plan only) 7. Chat Introduction

Personal Setup (Steps 8-10) Then set up your personal space: 8. Create Personal Project - separate from team work 9. Create Personal Board - your private kanban 10. Timer Introduction

Step 11: Completion Both your team and personal workspaces are configured and ready to use.

Why Choose Both? This path is perfect if you: - Run a business but also track personal projects - Want to separate work and personal productivity - Need the full suite of features from day one

Skipping & Resuming Onboarding

Asrify's onboarding is flexible - you're in control of your experience.

Skipping Steps Don't need a particular feature right now? You can skip any step and move to the next one. Skipped features are still available in the app whenever you're ready to use them.

Skipping Entire Onboarding Want to explore on your own? You can skip the entire onboarding process at any time. You'll go straight to the main app and can discover features at your own pace.

Resuming Onboarding If you close the browser or get interrupted: - Your progress is automatically saved - Next time you log in, you'll pick up exactly where you left off - All data you entered is preserved

Restarting Onboarding Changed your mind about your path? You can restart onboarding from the beginning: - Choose a different use case - Go through the setup fresh - No data from previous attempts is lost

When Onboarding Ends Onboarding won't show again once you've: - Completed all steps, OR - Skipped the onboarding, OR - Already have active teams or projects

After Onboarding

Once you've completed onboarding, you have full access to Asrify:

Your Dashboard The dashboard is your home base showing: - Active timers and recent time entries - Today's summary (hours, tasks, earnings) - Quick access to recent projects - Upcoming deadlines and tasks

Navigating the App - Projects: Manage all your personal and team projects - Tasks: View tasks across all projects - Timer: Start, stop, and manage time entries - Reports: Analyze your productivity and earnings - Hub: Create documentation and notes - Chat: Communicate with your team - Settings: Customize your experience

Next Steps After onboarding, consider: - Exploring the Core Concepts documentation - Setting up integrations with your other tools - Customizing your notification preferences - Inviting additional team members - Creating more projects and boards

Getting Help Stuck or have questions? - Check our documentation for guides - Contact support through the Support page - Reach out via chat for quick answers