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I was idly thinking that $24 a year is just north of what I think my dad would pay. If the price was slightly lower I think I could talk him into it. And then
by IvyMike 13y ago
I was idly thinking that $24 a year is just north of what I think my dad would pay. If the price was slightly lower I think I could talk him into it.
And then it occurred to me that there could be a pricing model that doesn't scale linearly with number of users, but becomes (slightly) cheaper the more people use the service. I guess I've never seen the concept "economy of scale" applied to a web service as a whole.
In other words, "If we get over 10000 paid users by next year, the price will go down to $20 a year. If we get over 20000 by next year, the price will go down to $18 a year." Etc.
The cons: Shiloh gets less money in the short term.
The pros: Everyone has motivation to recommend the product to their friends. This might outweigh the loss of per-unit revenue.
Like I said, this is just idle thoughts, and there might be some way to game the system, but I just thought I'd throw it out there for your consideration.
- conesus 13y agoMaciej Ceglowski actually did the opposite with Pinboard, in that the signup fee increases over time. I worry that with a decreasing signup fee, you incentivize potential early-adopters into waiting longer until the price drops.
- fakeer 13y agoMaybe if they bring the peice down to $1/month or $12 or $10 an year then the number of users might just g up where they are aiming to go. BTW, I have a paid a/c at FeedBin and no complaints till now. Will keep an eye on NewsBlur and some others.