Andrew Schulkind leads Andigo, a website and content marketing agency that helps mission-driven businesses generate audience engagement through solid information architecture, great user experience, and compelling content. A dash of common sense doesn’t hurt, either.

Industry

Content Marketing and Web Development

Challenges

I don’t look anything like “Goldilocks,” but that’s exactly how our search for project management software felt—we couldn’t find the “just right” solution.

With a modest team and what we thought were relatively simple needs, I assumed finding the right tool wouldn’t be difficult. I was wrong. Our existing tool was costing us time and efficiency, yet the process of finding a better alternative was turning into an even bigger time sink.

Research

Our search for the right solution revealed a range of challenges:

• Expense: While free tools were available, they felt unfinished or extremely limited compared to their paid counterparts. Full-featured platforms, on the other hand, often came with steep monthly per-seat fees—and even more costs hidden in feature upgrades or escalating subscriptions.
• Training and Commitment: Tools that seemed like they might work required significant effort to learn or configure. It felt like we were signing up for an unpaid second job, whether that meant investing hours of our time or hiring consultants to do the heavy lifting.
• Flexibility: Many tools locked us into rigid workflows. If our needs changed, we’d have to go through the time-consuming and expensive configuration process again.
• Overwhelmed: Every new tool presented a maze of options, features, and dashboards. Logging in for the first time often felt more like stepping into chaos than starting a solution.
• Fear of the Unknown: Even when a tool showed potential, I worried that weeks or months down the road, we’d discover it wasn’t the right fit—leaving us back at square one.

As much as we needed a better tool, the search itself became an obstacle.

Engine Awesome was the first tool that truly feels like it was designed for our business, not the other way around.”

Solution

When I first heard about Engine Awesome, I’ll admit I was skeptical. I assumed it would demand the same time, effort, and compromises as every other platform we’d tried. However, knowing the team behind the tool, I decided to give it a shot—and I’m so glad I did.

From the very start, Engine Awesome proved to be different.

• Fast Implementation: We were up and running the same day we signed up. The onboarding process was seamless, and we could test it on live projects almost immediately.
• Responsive Support: The Engine Awesome team was incredibly responsive to our needs. Every feature request or question was answered quickly—often within hours.
• Incredible Flexibility: The platform adapted to our workflow, not the other way around. Every customization we needed was straightforward to implement and worked seamlessly.
• Room to Grow: This isn’t just a project management tool; it’s a foundation we can build on as our needs evolve.
• Cost-Effective: Engine Awesome’s reasonable pricing, combined with the time and money we saved on setup and customization, made it an excellent value.

Results

We’re no longer wasting time with the wrong tool—or wasting energy searching for a better one. With Engine Awesome, we’ve found a solution that fits perfectly, adapts to our needs, and gives us room to grow.

Best of all, it lets us focus on what matters: running our business and delivering exceptional results for our clients.

If you’re frustrated with rigid, complex, or overpriced tools, I highly recommend giving Engine Awesome a try.

Learn more about Andigo here.