> - The API would then redirect them to a blank white page with the words “Syncing in progress” > - I would frantically run a script in the background that act

> - The API would then redirect them to a blank white page with the words “Syncing in progress” > - I would frantically run a script in the background that actually trigger the sync locally ( I had to do a manual sync locally because I was using nextjs and hosting on vercel which didn’t support background jobs) > - I would then make small talk to distract them on how long it would take > - Once it was finished I sent them the link of the page that was finished along with DNS instructions to set up subdomain forwarding Love this so much. The irony is that SO much enterprise software is basically this, and there having the person on the line is sold as a benefit!