Why We Built PageDock: The Origin Story πŸš€
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Why We Built PageDock: The Origin Story πŸš€

David Ross
David Ross
Co-Founder, PageDock

PageDock wasn't born from a whiteboard business plan. It was born from frustration. We ran a social media agency, and every single day we wasted hours switching between tabs, waiting for slow tools to load, and losing track of conversations. We knew there had to be a better way.

This is the story of how we built the tool we wished existed.

The Problem We Faced 😀

Picture this: It's 2023. We manage 47 social accounts for 12 clients. Every morning looks like this:

πŸ“± Open Facebook Business Suite. Wait 8 seconds to load. Check 15 pages.
πŸ“Έ Switch to Instagram. Log into different accounts. Check DMs one by one.
πŸŽ₯ Open YouTube Studio. Check each channel. Lose track of which comments you replied to.
πŸ”„ Repeat. For 3 hours. Every. Single. Day.

We tried the "enterprise" solutions. Sprout Social wanted $249/user/month. Hootsuite was slow and clunky. Agorapulse was okay but had a 30-60 second delay on new comments. Nothing felt built for speed.

The Lightbulb Moment πŸ’‘

"What if we built an inbox that's just... fast? No publishing. No fancy reports. Just the fastest possible way to see and respond to every comment and DM."

That was the moment. We realized we didn't need another "all-in-one platform." We needed a tool that did ONE thing exceptionally well: engagement.

So we started building.

The MVP: Speed First 🏎️

Our first version had exactly three features:

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Unified Inbox

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Quick Reply

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Real-Time Updates

We used it internally for 6 months. The results were immediate:

3hrs

Saved per day

47β†’1

Tabs reduced to one

8min→45sec

Avg response time

The Principles We Built On πŸ—οΈ

1. Speed is a Feature

Every millisecond matters. We optimized obsessively. New comments appear in 1-3 seconds, not 30-60. The interface loads instantly.

2. Do One Thing Well

We said no to publishing, no to scheduling, no to content calendars. Let Buffer or Later handle that. We focus entirely on engagement.

3. Price for Accessibility

We hated $249/user pricing that locked out freelancers and small agencies. PageDock starts at $30/month with unlimited accounts. Enterprise-grade tools shouldn't require enterprise budgets.

4. AI That Actually Helps

When we added AI, we made it useful: sentiment analysis, reply drafts in your brand voice, spam filtering. Not chatbot gimmicks.

Where We Are Today πŸ“

PageDock now serves thousands of teams worldwideβ€”from solo creators to agencies managing hundreds of accounts. But we still use it every day ourselves. That's the test: would we pay for this tool if someone else made it?

The answer is still yes. And we keep building to make sure it stays that way.

What We've Built:

βœ“ Unified inbox for Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn
βœ“ Real-time updates (1-3 second latency)
βœ“ AI-powered sentiment analysis and reply drafts
βœ“ Custom automation per account
βœ“ Team collaboration with assignment and notes
βœ“ Unlimited accounts on all plans

Try What We Built

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Built by practitioners, for practitioners. That's PageDock. πŸš€