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Ask HN: Creative SaaS business models

Post by tboxer854 » Tue, Jan 19, 2010, 10:52 PM UTC

Has anyone seen creative SaaS business models opposed to straight monthly charges?

I am thinking along the lines of where the price starts at a 1 dollar a month, and when someone signs up it goes up 25 cents and so on.

Anything else along those lines you have seen?

Re: Ask HN: Creative SaaS business models

Post by Raphael » Tue, Jan 19, 2010, 11:41 PM UTC

Small charges get drowned in transaction fees. Better to do $12 per year.

You can also charge based on usage, and just run up a tab, where they are only billed at the end of the payment cycle if they have exceeded a minimum amount. Like Google AdWords, but in reverse.

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