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I want to offer some amount of content for users to test-drive prior to purchase, but I imagine locking down more of it once the site launches (maybe 2 free pra
by kaffeinecoma 16y ago
I want to offer some amount of content for users to test-drive prior to purchase, but I imagine locking down more of it once the site launches (maybe 2 free practices before offering a "buy now" link, or some such.)
Currently all of the lesson content is locked down (if you've created an account using the HN signup code, then you get to see it all, such as it is).
I've gotten lots of feedback to the effect that $29 is too high for a webapp, so I certainly will revise that down before launching.
Thanks for the feedback!
- iampims 16y agoI don’t think that $29 is too expensive for a webapp. I’m a bit worried about paying any amount for a product I don’t own and which could disappear overnight. When buying traditional software that we install, even if the company goes out of business, we still have the software we paid for. It’s obviously not the case for a webapp and given how new your product is, this might refrain potential customers. As for free vs paying feature, I’d only give the time taken to complete the exercise and the wpm, and suggest upgrading to the paying version to have more stats.
- kaffeinecoma 16y agoGotcha. The site aesthetics probably don't shout "I'm an established product and will be here long after you've paid for it" either. By "more stats", do you mean the accuracy statistic that is computed for each practice? Or do you mean the wpm/accuracy chart that you see on the Progress link?
- iampims 16y agoDon’t give them all for free. Keep accuracy and most frequent keys errors for paying customers, and incite them to upgrade if they want to know how well they scored.