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One thing the article seems to miss out: price. Some subscriptions are horribly expensive. $8/month for something I’d be happy to pay $10/year. That’s the rea
by alanfranz 4y ago
One thing the article seems to miss out: price.
Some subscriptions are horribly expensive. $8/month for something I’d be happy to pay $10/year.
That’s the real problem. A lot of services come out at $50/$60 per year with minimal improvements over an OSS or ad-supported tool.
- mongol 4y agoVery good point. I think paying for something useful let's say 5 USD one month when you use it is quite alright. But then go four months when you don't use it at all and pay 20 USD for that privilege is harder to motivate. But on the other hand, if the price was 1 USD / month it would not be such a big deal for those months, if it turns out you use it a few times per year.
- cinntaile 4y agoBut can a developer live off of $10/year? You would need a lot of customers, compared to a more expensive $8/month model.
- alanfranz 4y agoOf course. But maybe you don’t need one million features and $500M vc investment.
- cinntaile 4y agoAssuming a developer gets paid (before any taxes) $5000/month you would need 6000 customers, it's definitely possible but it's a lot harder than a monthly subscription. I have read many times that higher prices also filter out a lot of high maintenance customers.