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This seems like a difficult niche because you're selling to a demographic that doesn't have a lot of disposable income. There are monetized chore apps, so it's

This seems like a difficult niche because you're selling to a demographic that doesn't have a lot of disposable income. There are monetized chore apps, so it's certainly not impossible though. I would make the app free, try to climb the ranks of the SERP page for "chore chart" or similar. When you have more users there are a lot more options for monetization, including freemium/affiliate products or even just ads. I'd also change the messaging a bit. Everyone says their widget is the number one widget, it's just kind of meaningless. It would be good if you can provide social proof - real users of the app and the benefits they received after using it.

k00b 6y ago
I've thought about monetization a bit. I think the move is "you only pay when you don't do your chores." Choremate's big differentiator is small and gradual punishments. The site would collect the financial punishments. As you say, charging money in a form like a subscription might be a nonstarter for the demographic. I haven't explored SEO in choremate much but I know its a fantastic acquisition channel based on one of my other projects. The tagline used to be "The Chore Chart for Adults" but I think it read as a practical joke for some people. The big differentiator of choremate is small and gradual punishments for not doing chores, but putting this forefront when talking to users turned them off. They don't want a picture of the sausage being made on the package. Social proof would be great and I'll definitely leverage it when I have some. My household is the only household using it right now though lol. Solid suggestions all around, thanks! P.S. Checked out http://jack.works http://jack.works and http://jack.ventures http://jack.ventures. Very cool!