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Because most people don't want to pay for something that they (think) can get for free. The other problem is that charging $1/month is a practical pain in the
by rglullis 4y ago
Because most people don't want to pay for something that they (think) can get for free.
The other problem is that charging $1/month is a practical pain in the ass. For micropayments, processors will easily take 20-30% of that.
- dangus 4y agoAnnual billing would solve for that.
- rglullis 4y agoYes, but you are also asking for a bigger commitment. One solution that I implemented in communick as an attempt to solve both cases: sell group packages. Let one person pay for a group of 5-10 people. This way you can still have a monthly subscription and you lose less money to the payment processors. I was also hoping that would help with network effects, as it would be an incentive for one person to bring others along. Alas, I think I am the only "customer" from my own service that has been using this functionality.