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Hi Jared and Trevor, http://nestify.io http://nestify.io founder here. We're improving PHP CMS hosting (WordPress, Drupal) with better scaling, on-page optimiz
by thekonqueror 11y ago
Hi Jared and Trevor,
http://nestify.io http://nestify.io founder here. We're improving PHP CMS hosting (WordPress, Drupal) with better scaling, on-page optimizations, better security. We have paying customers and ~100 die-hard users that will be really sad / lose revenues if we shut down.
Should we focus on building our brand while scaling or switch to whitelabel and API services and partner with hosting providers?
- snowmaker 11y agoI remember reading your YC app :). About your question on whitelabeling: I wouldn't be too dogmatic about this either way. It's easy to make it a question about your company's mission, but it's more of an ROI decision. If you're seeing strong demand from companies who will pay you well for a white-label version, and your software is written in a way that makes it easy to build one, you should do that. Otherwise, it may just be a distraction. The other thing that jumps out to me about your business is that the economics don't seem to match with the usage. You're serving a lot of traffic but not making as much revenue as I would expect, especially considering that you have "die-hard users" that love the service. Perhaps you can find a way to get them to pay more money, or find other customers that can afford to pay more?
- thekonqueror 11y agoThanks for your insights. Our early customers also mention that prices are too low. We are now adding tiered pricing plans and charging for based on usage. I'll make sure to add that in our current YC application too.