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I am really struggling with some of the comments on TC. Maybe I am naive, but $50 is a drop in the bucket for the amount of time padpressed could save you plus

I am really struggling with some of the comments on TC. Maybe I am naive, but $50 is a drop in the bucket for the amount of time padpressed could save you plus the increase of your brand affinity. Given I am going to be launching a start-up soon that is a lot more expensive than $50, wondering what the communities thoughts are. Does the HN community feel $50 is too high, too low, or just right for padpressed?

bjplink 16y ago
Considering most of the people who bother to comment on a TechCrunch article are just trolling for backlinks I wouldn't let what they say bother you too much. Also, I think TC readers are notoriously poor performers when it comes to actionable signups/registrations/purchases of the things they're so quick to comment on. I'm not sure their thoughts on pricing are worth much.
jasonlbaptiste 16y ago
Yeah, the overly one sided (good or bad) comments on TC or the net in general don't hold much weight. Our thought on initial pricing was this: People pay for Wordpress themes AND plugins. This is somewhere in the middle. Woothemes charges $70 no problem, wptouch pro is $30, and other advanced plugins can cost $100. Let's start with $50. It's less than WooThemes, but more than wptouch pro.
- BrianAnderson 16y ago
  Good to hear that I wasn't alone in that thinking! I would be an interesting experiment in pricing. All things "iPhone" get premium priced (except the amount a user is willing to pay for the app), so I wonder if it could be priced higher, or if since the iPad distribution is much lower, it will result in a lower price point. Of course it is always easier to wonder when it is not your product that is being impacted :)
brianbreslin 16y ago
I see this as being comparable to a premium theme price, those run $50-75 from woothemes or wherever. If you're serious about your blog, and a big ipad user or have heavy ipad traffic, its nothing. that being said, i think we'll see a LOT more premium plugins and themes for sale soon for wordpress.

bjplink 16y ago

Considering most of the people who bother to comment on a TechCrunch article are just trolling for backlinks I wouldn't let what they say bother you too much. Also, I think TC readers are notoriously poor performers when it comes to actionable signups/registrations/purchases of the things they're so quick to comment on. I'm not sure their thoughts on pricing are worth much.

jasonlbaptiste 16y ago

Yeah, the overly one sided (good or bad) comments on TC or the net in general don't hold much weight. Our thought on initial pricing was this: People pay for Wordpress themes AND plugins. This is somewhere in the middle. Woothemes charges $70 no problem, wptouch pro is $30, and other advanced plugins can cost $100. Let's start with $50. It's less than WooThemes, but more than wptouch pro.

BrianAnderson 16y ago
Good to hear that I wasn't alone in that thinking! I would be an interesting experiment in pricing. All things "iPhone" get premium priced (except the amount a user is willing to pay for the app), so I wonder if it could be priced higher, or if since the iPad distribution is much lower, it will result in a lower price point. Of course it is always easier to wonder when it is not your product that is being impacted :)

brianbreslin 16y ago

I see this as being comparable to a premium theme price, those run $50-75 from woothemes or wherever. If you're serious about your blog, and a big ipad user or have heavy ipad traffic, its nothing. that being said, i think we'll see a LOT more premium plugins and themes for sale soon for wordpress.