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   by colin8chSE 15y ago

   I'm not sure why you're viewing GumRoad's funding as a negative. I look at this as even more validation for my payments startup http://merchee.com , which has similar basic functionality to GumRoad, but focuses on subscription billing, off
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   by colin8chSE 15y ago

   They both have nice API's and are both only available for US based businesses, but otherwise, its kind of comparing apples to oranges. There's a recent post in Quora comparing the two that does a great job of breaking it down. http://www.q
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   by colin8chSE 15y ago

   If your non US based, you may be interested in Simplified Ecommerce. We cover the entire payments stack- gateway, vault, PCI compliance, recurring subscription management and Affiliate Marketing. http://SimplifiedEcommerce.com
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   by colin8chSE 15y ago

   I'm the founder of Simplified Ecommerce and we support international Merchants from almost everywhere. There's a lot of really great companies in the space, I think we offer something unique. (www.simplifiedecommerce.com) Get to market fast
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   by colin8chSE 15y ago

   I recommend trying a lower price first, then gradually increase. 1) Your early adopters/ customers will feel like they got a deal. (if you drop the price later they'll feel ripped off) 2) You will get a "baseline" for adoption at a price po
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   by colin8chSE 15y ago

   "product that we know is very useful for our customers"- For some businesses this can become obvious from metrics like signups and usage- although there is a difference between a "user" and a "customer". Linkedin is a good example by glimca
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   by colin8chSE 15y ago

   PayPal, Amazon and Google can be great solutions, one confusing thing to keep in mind is that YOUR customers are actually THEIR customers, all the customer data belongs to them, not you. If you ever want to switch providers or you grow into
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   by colin8chSE 15y ago

   We're in Beta and working with each new customer closely, getting their feedback and developing what we think is going to be fair pricing when we officially launch. If you don't have a merchant account, our pricing will be around 7%, compet
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   by colin8chSE 15y ago

   For digital goods and subscriptions try Simplified Ecommerce. I'm the founder, here's the basics: http://SimplifiedEcommerce.com/aboutus Integrations as easy as PayPal "BuyNow" links, beautiful customizable payment pages, affiliate market
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    by colin8chSE 15y ago

    Especially important for lean startups when considering payment providers for subscriptions is the ability to "take your customers with you" as you grow. When using Paypal, Clickbank, Fastspring/ Saasly, they are the merchant of record, so
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    by colin8chSE 15y ago

    There's a lot of good options and great providers, each having their pros and cons dependent on where you are in your lean startup "lifecycle". About Simplified Ecommerce: We specialize in subscriptions and our goal is to support a merchant