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

by d0100 8y ago

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.

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

by 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.