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I found something about this very interesting.. that is, Stripe + low dollar amount + something potentially useful == me copying and pasting in my credit card d

I found something about this very interesting.. that is, Stripe + low dollar amount + something potentially useful == me copying and pasting in my credit card details from 1Password very quickly. I've not come across anyone else doing anything like this, yet there are probably thousands of such small services I'd be happy to pay a few bucks for here and there, especially if it's through a payment system I trust like Stripe or PayPal. That aside, I wish it'd let me export the list of verified followers in a nice way after I've paid my $2 :-)

mittermayr 12y ago
yes, absolutely agree. this is the power of Stripe combined with (finally!) super affordable v-host providers I was partly adressing earlier in a comment. my cost is actually next to nil. They make it possible for me to just push this out with minimal implementation work (this took about 3-4 days to write) and really sane fees all around. It's so simple, the refunding is so straight forward, it actually makes sense to keep costs low, simply because I can, at this point. and of course, I could slap a $20 price on that and see if it still validates. and the implication of a higher price > higher quality etc. would possibly play into that as well. but I am a very reluctant 'paying user' myself. it takes ages for me to convince me until I finally pull that credit card out. I feel many people just charge what everybody else charges, or try to get the most out of it (which all makes sense). but this is just a small tool, I want to stick to coffee-pricing if at all possible. and you guys paid my server bills for the next 3 months now, so this is nice enough for me today.
- petercooper 12y ago
  I wouldn't have paid $20 for it as it is, BTW. I spend hundreds of dollars a month on data streams related to my business, but this falls into the personal expense bracket. $5 would be my "just go for it" limit on this, but I'd definitely pay more if the offer was stronger (for example: $20 to do 10 accounts, have a CSV export, get a report emailed to me once per month for a year - value adds like that).
  - mittermayr 12y ago
    check out fruji.com then ;) but let me know once you've done (help@fruji.com) and I'll get you that pro account for free.
    - petercooper 12y ago
      Haha, I had no idea you had a main product at the main domain - I'll check it out later :)

mittermayr 12y ago

yes, absolutely agree. this is the power of Stripe combined with (finally!) super affordable v-host providers I was partly adressing earlier in a comment. my cost is actually next to nil. They make it possible for me to just push this out with minimal implementation work (this took about 3-4 days to write) and really sane fees all around. It's so simple, the refunding is so straight forward, it actually makes sense to keep costs low, simply because I can, at this point. and of course, I could slap a $20 price on that and see if it still validates. and the implication of a higher price > higher quality etc. would possibly play into that as well. but I am a very reluctant 'paying user' myself. it takes ages for me to convince me until I finally pull that credit card out. I feel many people just charge what everybody else charges, or try to get the most out of it (which all makes sense). but this is just a small tool, I want to stick to coffee-pricing if at all possible. and you guys paid my server bills for the next 3 months now, so this is nice enough for me today.

petercooper 12y ago
I wouldn't have paid $20 for it as it is, BTW. I spend hundreds of dollars a month on data streams related to my business, but this falls into the personal expense bracket. $5 would be my "just go for it" limit on this, but I'd definitely pay more if the offer was stronger (for example: $20 to do 10 accounts, have a CSV export, get a report emailed to me once per month for a year - value adds like that).
- mittermayr 12y ago
  check out fruji.com then ;) but let me know once you've done (help@fruji.com) and I'll get you that pro account for free.
  - petercooper 12y ago
    Haha, I had no idea you had a main product at the main domain - I'll check it out later :)