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Love the pricing part of the page (http://www.newsblur.com/ http://www.newsblur.com/): Feed poor Shiloh - Free Account: She goes hungry Premium Account: Home

by der3k 13y ago

Love the pricing part of the page (http://www.newsblur.com/ http://www.newsblur.com/): Feed poor Shiloh - Free Account: She goes hungry Premium Account: Home cooked meals of green beans, sweet potatoes, carrots, and brown rice

mcintyre1994 13y ago
Looks like it's working, they are some incredible conversion numbers. 5,714 Premium vs 7,606 Standard.
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 ago
  Maciej 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 ago
  Maybe 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.

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Love the pricing part of the page (http://www.newsblur.com/ http://www.newsblur.com/): Feed poor Shiloh - Free Account: She goes hungry Premium Account: Home

by der3k 13y ago

mcintyre1994 13y ago
Looks like it's working, they are some incredible conversion numbers. 5,714 Premium vs 7,606 Standard.
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 ago
  Maciej 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 ago
  Maybe 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.