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Why do you believe charging for domains would be self limiting?
by mwseibel 11y ago
Why do you believe charging for domains would be self limiting?
- fananta 11y agoUsers won't be able to use the product for what it's intended value is (better feedback and communication) if they're turned away so early. Better put, a custom domain isn't part of the value we add, it's just a gateway to realize the value. Should we be charging for something that's not really tied to the value we provide?
- mwseibel 11y agoWhy would custom domains turn users away?
- fananta 11y agoEx. A user wants to try it out but paying for a custom domain scares them. They stick to a free subdomain, but never really promote it since it conflicts with their own branding. Admittedly you're making a good point here that users _would_ get more value this way through increased branding.
- mwseibel 11y agoI think giving your customers what they want is the central theme behind most of our advice
- fananta 11y agoAbsolutely, but would charging them for a (technically) trivial feature be self-limiting to our growth? Another question: Would be worthwhile to apply to YC with a product of this nature? This was super helpful. Thank you for taking the time Michael.