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$3500 for hosting on top of what they already paid for hosting for the current length of their plan, with 7 days notice to vacate otherwise. And then how much n

$3500 for hosting on top of what they already paid for hosting for the current length of their plan, with 7 days notice to vacate otherwise. And then how much next week? The week after that? How could anyone trust Vimeo as a provider for their business after this?

spicybright 4y ago
To add, this is why people serious about their business generally will enter into contracts with other businesses to ensure either side can't screw each other over. And it provides a clear transition plan if one party wants to leave.
- asdfaoeu 4y ago
  For something thats $200/yr no one would be offering that.
  - longtimelistnr 4y ago
    No but you would expect price changes like this to be given advanced notice and implemented only after a current contract ends
  - spicybright 4y ago
    Then you'd pay more to use service that would if the corner stone of your business can crumble overnight.
  - throwaway81523 4y ago
    What? Of course they would. Send salespeople over to your office to negotiate terms, probably not. Standard contract with clear statement of fees, durations, renewals, etc? Pretty much any subscription service will have that. VPS on an annual plan, for example.
hannasanarion 4y ago
That 3500 is for a whole year. The per month cost is $300. That's 1.5% of the income that she gets from the videos.
- gundmc 4y ago
  Revenue, not income*
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- bobitsaboy 4y ago
  The amount almost doesn't matter (it's definitely on the high side compared to alternatives). They can definitely afford it if they have a reasonable budget. However, how Vimeo has treated them as a paying customer is terrible.
  - KaoruAoiShiho 4y ago
    What alternatives have you looked at? It's fair priced imo.
    - nacs 4y ago
      Hvae you heard of Youtube? They'll even pay for the videos instead.
      - hannasanarion 4y ago
        Youtube is ad-supported. You can't upload videos more than 15 minutes long without letting Youtube put preroll and mid-roll ads all over them, and the only access-control method it supports is "unlisted", where anybody with the URL can see it. Creators don't want to force their paying Patreon supporters to watch ads for content that they paid for, and that can be leaked to the whole world if somebody merely ctrl-vs a bit of text.

spicybright 4y ago

To add, this is why people serious about their business generally will enter into contracts with other businesses to ensure either side can't screw each other over. And it provides a clear transition plan if one party wants to leave.

asdfaoeu 4y ago
For something thats $200/yr no one would be offering that.
- longtimelistnr 4y ago
  No but you would expect price changes like this to be given advanced notice and implemented only after a current contract ends
- spicybright 4y ago
  Then you'd pay more to use service that would if the corner stone of your business can crumble overnight.
- throwaway81523 4y ago
  What? Of course they would. Send salespeople over to your office to negotiate terms, probably not. Standard contract with clear statement of fees, durations, renewals, etc? Pretty much any subscription service will have that. VPS on an annual plan, for example.

hannasanarion 4y ago

That 3500 is for a whole year. The per month cost is $300. That's 1.5% of the income that she gets from the videos.

gundmc 4y ago
Revenue, not income*
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bobitsaboy 4y ago
The amount almost doesn't matter (it's definitely on the high side compared to alternatives). They can definitely afford it if they have a reasonable budget. However, how Vimeo has treated them as a paying customer is terrible.
- KaoruAoiShiho 4y ago
  What alternatives have you looked at? It's fair priced imo.
  - nacs 4y ago
    Hvae you heard of Youtube? They'll even pay for the videos instead.
    - hannasanarion 4y ago
      Youtube is ad-supported. You can't upload videos more than 15 minutes long without letting Youtube put preroll and mid-roll ads all over them, and the only access-control method it supports is "unlisted", where anybody with the URL can see it. Creators don't want to force their paying Patreon supporters to watch ads for content that they paid for, and that can be leaked to the whole world if somebody merely ctrl-vs a bit of text.