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We just don't shove it in your face. We're absolutely still freemium and we show you the upsell when you first create an account. After that, once you hit 64 si

by conesus 14y ago

We just don't shove it in your face. We're absolutely still freemium and we show you the upsell when you first create an account. After that, once you hit 64 sites, the limit at which freemium kicks in. Otherwise, you can go to "Choose your 64 sites" under the Manage menu. We will make it clearer on the dashboard later today. Thanks for the very useful feedback!

revorad 14y ago
I never felt like you were shoving it in my face. But, good to know you've still got the paid version. Small bug report - When I connected my Google Reader account, the progress wheel in the popup window kept spinning indefinitely. If it didn't look so funky, I would have got bored sooner. Anyway, it imported my feeds fine when I reloaded the site, but I thought I should let you know about the glitch.
inexplicable 14y ago
I love the fact the you choose not to 'shove it in your face' wrt the paid options. My personal belief is that if your users love what you've created, they will adopt it and then be happy to pay for it. In comparison, giving them multiple paid options at sign-up is kind off the wrong idea as your user has not had the chance to experience and understand your product. Newsblur looks good; am going to give it a good try.
unohoo 14y ago
I think you should make this clear somewhere on the site - that only the initial 64 feeds are free and then you need to upgrade. If its already present in the FAQ section or such, its not very obvious / easily accessible. This could avoid scenarios where the user might be surprised later on. That's just what I think. I'm pretty sure you'll get mixed feedback on shoving/not shoving the pricing in the user's face.
- webwanderings 14y ago
  Your free is also not as timely updating as say Google Reader updates. Hence I never kept up with this service because time is money and when you don't get RSS updates on time (especially when you have a context to compare against) you can't really be a happy camper as a free user.

by conesus 14y ago

revorad 14y ago

I never felt like you were shoving it in my face. But, good to know you've still got the paid version. Small bug report - When I connected my Google Reader account, the progress wheel in the popup window kept spinning indefinitely. If it didn't look so funky, I would have got bored sooner. Anyway, it imported my feeds fine when I reloaded the site, but I thought I should let you know about the glitch.

inexplicable 14y ago

I love the fact the you choose not to 'shove it in your face' wrt the paid options. My personal belief is that if your users love what you've created, they will adopt it and then be happy to pay for it. In comparison, giving them multiple paid options at sign-up is kind off the wrong idea as your user has not had the chance to experience and understand your product. Newsblur looks good; am going to give it a good try.

unohoo 14y ago

I think you should make this clear somewhere on the site - that only the initial 64 feeds are free and then you need to upgrade. If its already present in the FAQ section or such, its not very obvious / easily accessible. This could avoid scenarios where the user might be surprised later on. That's just what I think. I'm pretty sure you'll get mixed feedback on shoving/not shoving the pricing in the user's face.

webwanderings 14y ago
Your free is also not as timely updating as say Google Reader updates. Hence I never kept up with this service because time is money and when you don't get RSS updates on time (especially when you have a context to compare against) you can't really be a happy camper as a free user.