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I'm always looking for feedback, including on similar topics :-) What would be a "good" price for you? (asking because when I'll make a complete rewrite, I wa

I'm always looking for feedback, including on similar topics :-) What would be a "good" price for you? (asking because when I'll make a complete rewrite, I want to have various price ranges, including a lower starting price).

d0100 8y ago
A lot or freelancers are from non-EU/US countries. 22€ can go from "food for a week" to "half of the minimum wage".
- thibaut_barrere 8y ago
  If you are suggesting free or 1$/mo, then know it's not sustainable for me, at least in current conditions.
  - nunodonato 8y ago
    this is the challenge with a global marketplace, where prices are set based on where the developers live, but are paid by people living in different economic conditions :) I use Buxfer at the moment, which has a simple paid plan at 4.99, and a more complete one at 9.99 (with advanced features). I think offering more than one plan is a good idea, to catch different users at different price points. Unless your price is low, but at 20$+, its a really high-entry point for me
    - thibaut_barrere 8y ago
      Thanks for your input! Indeed the global aspect if this makes this challenging... In some places, too low a price will send the wrong signal too. It's probably easier to target a single large country, for many reasons!
    - seem_2211 8y ago
      I would argue the opposite. I run a small business and find it hard to trust something at $4.99 a month, especially if it solves a real business problem. Intuit is what, $50 a month? I don't see why this product doesn't capture a similar amount of value. I'd be careful with a lot of these comments, because (generally speaking) HN users are very technically competent, but extremely tight fisted when it comes to money. If you're a consultant who charges out $100 an hour for work, then having a tool that relieves your monetary stress for the equivalent of 15 mins work is a no brainer. Why you'd cut your margins so heavily for an audience who will not value your work (if they won't pay $25, I'd bet you a pain in the ass they probably won't buy at $5, and if they do, they'll be extremely annoying and demanding). Charge more, not less.
have_faith 8y ago
The idea sounds great but the landing page could be so much more informative. Ignoring the testimonials and the looping video that's hard to discern concrete information from you are left with very little in the way of information to justify the expense. That's not to say the product isn't worth what you charge, it most likely is, just that I believe it's doing itself a disservice in convincing me to use the trial. If each one of your selling points from that 3up column section where it's own section with more details on how it works and how easy that particular feature is to use etc I think would do a much better job at convincing people.
- thibaut_barrere 8y ago
  It's useful feedback, thanks! There is actually a lot more detail right under each of those sections (see the "learn more" link). For some reason it's not underlined, so I guess I have to fix this! Example link: https://www.wisecashhq.com/help/setting-up-a-recurring-transaction https://www.wisecashhq.com/help/setting-up-a-recurring-trans... This is, by the way, and git-backed knowledge based & source is available here: https://github.com/wisecash/wisecash-support https://github.com/wisecash/wisecash-support
  - have_faith 8y ago
    I saw those pages, but they read like tutorials for people already sold into the idea and just needed help implementing some of the features. What I thought was really missing was selling the benefits of those features before trying to explain to someone the steps needed to use them. I think that's where the gap is on the landing page. As currently it goes from Short Definition of Feature -> Tutorial on How to Use Feature. I think what potential users really need to more content about why the feature is beneficial to them and a very succinct overview on how it works. Good luck!

d0100 8y ago

A lot or freelancers are from non-EU/US countries. 22€ can go from "food for a week" to "half of the minimum wage".

thibaut_barrere 8y ago
If you are suggesting free or 1$/mo, then know it's not sustainable for me, at least in current conditions.
- nunodonato 8y ago
  this is the challenge with a global marketplace, where prices are set based on where the developers live, but are paid by people living in different economic conditions :) I use Buxfer at the moment, which has a simple paid plan at 4.99, and a more complete one at 9.99 (with advanced features). I think offering more than one plan is a good idea, to catch different users at different price points. Unless your price is low, but at 20$+, its a really high-entry point for me
  - thibaut_barrere 8y ago
    Thanks for your input! Indeed the global aspect if this makes this challenging... In some places, too low a price will send the wrong signal too. It's probably easier to target a single large country, for many reasons!
  - seem_2211 8y ago
    I would argue the opposite. I run a small business and find it hard to trust something at $4.99 a month, especially if it solves a real business problem. Intuit is what, $50 a month? I don't see why this product doesn't capture a similar amount of value. I'd be careful with a lot of these comments, because (generally speaking) HN users are very technically competent, but extremely tight fisted when it comes to money. If you're a consultant who charges out $100 an hour for work, then having a tool that relieves your monetary stress for the equivalent of 15 mins work is a no brainer. Why you'd cut your margins so heavily for an audience who will not value your work (if they won't pay $25, I'd bet you a pain in the ass they probably won't buy at $5, and if they do, they'll be extremely annoying and demanding). Charge more, not less.

have_faith 8y ago

The idea sounds great but the landing page could be so much more informative. Ignoring the testimonials and the looping video that's hard to discern concrete information from you are left with very little in the way of information to justify the expense. That's not to say the product isn't worth what you charge, it most likely is, just that I believe it's doing itself a disservice in convincing me to use the trial. If each one of your selling points from that 3up column section where it's own section with more details on how it works and how easy that particular feature is to use etc I think would do a much better job at convincing people.

thibaut_barrere 8y ago
It's useful feedback, thanks! There is actually a lot more detail right under each of those sections (see the "learn more" link). For some reason it's not underlined, so I guess I have to fix this! Example link: https://www.wisecashhq.com/help/setting-up-a-recurring-transaction https://www.wisecashhq.com/help/setting-up-a-recurring-trans... This is, by the way, and git-backed knowledge based & source is available here: https://github.com/wisecash/wisecash-support https://github.com/wisecash/wisecash-support
- have_faith 8y ago
  I saw those pages, but they read like tutorials for people already sold into the idea and just needed help implementing some of the features. What I thought was really missing was selling the benefits of those features before trying to explain to someone the steps needed to use them. I think that's where the gap is on the landing page. As currently it goes from Short Definition of Feature -> Tutorial on How to Use Feature. I think what potential users really need to more content about why the feature is beneficial to them and a very succinct overview on how it works. Good luck!