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Seems too small a price. A lot of people like to use the GitHub pricing model but it's a very unique thing. Imagine how many $8 a month subscriptions you would

Seems too small a price. A lot of people like to use the GitHub pricing model but it's a very unique thing. Imagine how many $8 a month subscriptions you would need for just one software engineer. You're looking at needing 1k paid subscriptions per employee. If you can get 1,000 paying customers you're doing really, really well. Personally I'd consider charging more, and not have any kind of free product. Free versions are time and money sinks, and even if you say it's limited support, you're going to spend valuable time helping people who will never support your startup and all your hard work by giving you what matters, their money. If you don't think you can charge more than $8 a month and have people pay you, I consider thinking about features that add more value. Also, this is just me speaking from personal experience, a lot of people like to dish out advice to startups, so I know where my feedback fits in. Not everything applies to everyone, but when I see sub-$20 plans and freemium it's such a warning signal. Like a klaxxon in my brain. You need some usually unrealistic name recognition and social network type hockeystick adoption for an $8 plan to ever work.

pagekicker 13y ago
good comments I think
guynamedloren 13y ago
You're totally right. It's not a lot. At this point, I'm only looking to cover server bills, then living expenses after that. Baby steps. The $8/mo is just a starting point. There's also a $22 plan for more private projects. The real business is in organizations and enterprise. The software has much, much more potential for groups vs single users with some collaborators. Those plans are coming down the road, I just can't develop fast enough. I'm excited.
- leobelle 13y ago
  Based on experience, I think your $8 plan will cannibalize your $22 a plan. The cold hard math of more private projects probably doesn't justify paying 150% more.
Xylakant 13y ago
I totally agree here. An $8 plan may be viable if you're trying to target hobbyists or for an entry level plan, but if it exists at all it must be paired with a professional plan that cost significantly more. Remember you're trying to target professionals that treat time as money. If your tool brings enough features to the table to save a single hour a month, that's worth at least $20 for anyone in a professional capacity. If it doesn't then it's basically useless.

pagekicker 13y ago

good comments I think

guynamedloren 13y ago

You're totally right. It's not a lot. At this point, I'm only looking to cover server bills, then living expenses after that. Baby steps. The $8/mo is just a starting point. There's also a $22 plan for more private projects. The real business is in organizations and enterprise. The software has much, much more potential for groups vs single users with some collaborators. Those plans are coming down the road, I just can't develop fast enough. I'm excited.

leobelle 13y ago
Based on experience, I think your $8 plan will cannibalize your $22 a plan. The cold hard math of more private projects probably doesn't justify paying 150% more.

Xylakant 13y ago

I totally agree here. An $8 plan may be viable if you're trying to target hobbyists or for an entry level plan, but if it exists at all it must be paired with a professional plan that cost significantly more. Remember you're trying to target professionals that treat time as money. If your tool brings enough features to the table to save a single hour a month, that's worth at least $20 for anyone in a professional capacity. If it doesn't then it's basically useless.