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To be clear, 1k to 10k in recurring revenue (SaaS style). I sell one time purchase apps, and I’m not sure I’ll be able to scale from what I make (2k$/month) to

To be clear, 1k to 10k in recurring revenue (SaaS style). I sell one time purchase apps, and I’m not sure I’ll be able to scale from what I make (2k$/month) to even 3k$/month any time soon.

rhizome 7y ago
To be sure, what you have is MR, not MRR.
hopia 7y ago
Can I ask why you picked this model instead of a subscription based model?
- ronyfadel 7y ago
  If you check the apps I currently offer (link in my profile), I’d have a hard time asking for recurring payments. I’m basically implementing missing OS features. I have other products in the pipeline where I will consider a subscription model.
  - zerr 7y ago
    Generally speaking, don't most users prefer one-shot payments, even if it is a relatively large amount, rather than monthly subscriptions? So it doesn't require followup mental maintenance... You just pay once and forget.
    - ronyfadel 7y ago
      They probably do prefer that, and also probably want free updates forever. But as a maker, recurring (read: predictable, continuous) revenue makes a software business easier to sustain and gives incentive to grow.
      - zerr 7y ago
        I was thinking the same way, but once a client explained that at least for them it is the same - they periodically roll out the major version update which is paid, and users pay upfront a lump sum the amount they had to pay anyway if it was a monthly subscription during that period.
  - hopia 7y ago
    Gotcha, makes sense. I suppose subscription model makes more sense for apps that basically reside online or at least interact with a web server. How you make lots of small products solving a single problem well is cool though! I could see some of these kinds of concepts evolving into a decent subscription business.
  - samatman 7y ago
    If you bring back the Dashboard I will throw money at you.
  - rhizome 7y ago
    Your model is what sustained the personal computer industry (as standalone apps) for 30+ years before subs and webapps became so prevalent over the past decade. You might benefit from paying a bizdev type person for a couple hours (or enough for a plan) to figure out how to get some recurrence out of those apps. People absolutely paid for new versions of Eudora, for instance.

To be clear, 1k to 10k in recurring revenue (SaaS style). I sell one time purchase apps, and I’m not sure I’ll be able to scale from what I make (2k$/month) to even 3k$/month any time soon.

rhizome 7y ago

To be sure, what you have is MR, not MRR.

hopia 7y ago

Can I ask why you picked this model instead of a subscription based model?

ronyfadel 7y ago
If you check the apps I currently offer (link in my profile), I’d have a hard time asking for recurring payments. I’m basically implementing missing OS features. I have other products in the pipeline where I will consider a subscription model.
- zerr 7y ago
  Generally speaking, don't most users prefer one-shot payments, even if it is a relatively large amount, rather than monthly subscriptions? So it doesn't require followup mental maintenance... You just pay once and forget.
  - ronyfadel 7y ago
    They probably do prefer that, and also probably want free updates forever. But as a maker, recurring (read: predictable, continuous) revenue makes a software business easier to sustain and gives incentive to grow.
    - zerr 7y ago
      I was thinking the same way, but once a client explained that at least for them it is the same - they periodically roll out the major version update which is paid, and users pay upfront a lump sum the amount they had to pay anyway if it was a monthly subscription during that period.
- hopia 7y ago
  Gotcha, makes sense. I suppose subscription model makes more sense for apps that basically reside online or at least interact with a web server. How you make lots of small products solving a single problem well is cool though! I could see some of these kinds of concepts evolving into a decent subscription business.
- samatman 7y ago
  If you bring back the Dashboard I will throw money at you.
- rhizome 7y ago
  Your model is what sustained the personal computer industry (as standalone apps) for 30+ years before subs and webapps became so prevalent over the past decade. You might benefit from paying a bizdev type person for a couple hours (or enough for a plan) to figure out how to get some recurrence out of those apps. People absolutely paid for new versions of Eudora, for instance.