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It’s kinda disappointing to hit a subscription screen right after sign up, wasn’t expecting that. I definitely would not try out a social network with a subscri
by buildbot 5y ago
It’s kinda disappointing to hit a subscription screen right after sign up, wasn’t expecting that. I definitely would not try out a social network with a subscription fee without lots of experimenting first.
- klyrs 5y agoI kinda expected that -- they promise no ads, and they're going to host lots of big photos. How could they possibly offer that for free? I agree though, the subscription model should be clear before signup, without offering a few months for free, they're going to miss a lot of conversions.
- DeusExMachina 5y agoThis is not necessarily a bad business strategy. At the beginning it can be better to focus on the people willing to pay up front. It allows you to test the market and to focus on the feedback of paying customers. You can add free trials and optimize for revenue later.
- buildbot 5y agoSure that can't be free - maybe allow free accounts with restricted uploads in size/number? Or even a free trail without the subscription signup that locks the account instead. I'm pretty leery of trails that autoconvert to subscriptions, though using an iPhone makes this less awful.
- andy_ppp 5y agoThere are plenty of ways to incrementally provide features to paying users on something like this while still making the base model free.
- brundolf 5y agoI think it can work as a subscription, but offering a free trial seems important
- sib 5y agoWhen I signed up (last month), there was a free trial in place. Is it gone now?