Show HN: Gumpress – Gumroad, Wordpress, and Email Combined • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: Gumpress – Gumroad, Wordpress, and Email Combined

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Post by fbliss » Wed, Mar 19, 2014, 3:55 PM UTC

napoleond wrote: post #10

fbliss wrote: post #4

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Thank you for being honest. Can you elaborate on why you came to that conclusion? It would be very helpful to us!

As a counterpoint, I strongly feel that your pricing is just fine (maybe even a bit low!). You just need to make it clear that it's a one-time payment (assuming it is--if you want to integrate recurring revenue for some aspects, you'll need to re-jig things a bit). People selling shit online are making (or expecting/hoping to make) thousands of dollars on the low end. The non-technical ones (ie. not the majority of p…

That's a really flattering comment! Dan told me he is blushing, hahaha... We're taking your feedback and we're going to do whatever we can to make things better in the messaging. We'll get some clear communication about this being a one-time payment up there ASAP.

Re: Show HN: Gumpress – Gumroad, Wordpress, and Email Combined

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Post by fbliss » Wed, Mar 19, 2014, 3:57 PM UTC

mbesto wrote: post #8

fbliss wrote: post #4

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Thank you for being honest. Can you elaborate on why you came to that conclusion? It would be very helpful to us!

I would agree. First - I don't know if it is a one-time fee or a monthly or yearly (it's not clear)? Second - because I can't frame it against anything, it's hard for me to justify the price. You say "Even though this package is small, it will still save you hundreds of $$$ and dozens of hours trying to figure out how to get paid on your WordPress site" What specific money am I saving? Care to elaborate on this more?…

Awesome, awesome feedback. Thank you so much! You guys are awesome. :)

Re: Show HN: Gumpress – Gumroad, Wordpress, and Email Combined

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Post by ASquare » Wed, Mar 19, 2014, 7:01 PM UTC

Three comments - all related to the positioning of the offering.

1) If the product already has a 30 day money back guarantee, what about re-positioning it as a free 30 day trial after which you charge whatever?

2) Its very difficult to compare the 3 options given the layout. Make it more grid like (with an 'x' where it applies or with check marks and crosses - take your pick) so it's easier to see the benefits across the board

3) If you had an intermediate option between Bootstrapper and Business Builder (for say, $120-ish as an example) that included, for example, an integration only with Mailchimp, that may help with increasing conversions to the $197 option.

Hope that makes sense. Best of luck!

Re: Show HN: Gumpress – Gumroad, Wordpress, and Email Combined

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Post by fbliss » Wed, Mar 19, 2014, 7:34 PM UTC

ASquare wrote: post #13

Three comments - all related to the positioning of the offering. 1) If the product already has a 30 day money back guarantee, what about re-positioning it as a free 30 day trial after which you charge whatever? 2) Its very difficult to compare the 3 options given the layout. Make it more grid like (with an 'x' where it applies or with check marks and crosses - take your pick) so it's easier to see the benefits across…

Thanks so much! We really appreciate the insight!!

Re: Show HN: Gumpress – Gumroad, Wordpress, and Email Combined

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Post by fbliss » Wed, Mar 19, 2014, 8:29 PM UTC

fbliss wrote: post #2

Hi All, this is Fred, the developer who built Gumpress. I'm happy to answer questions about the plugin. It's been a long road for me and Dan, my friend and partner on this project, and we're hoping that we can help a few people, starting with this. I'll be honest, I'm a little nervous about how this will be received. I've never done a "Show HN" before and this is also my first plugin I've made for the general public.…

UPDATE: We've decided to run a discount on the Business Builder, $50 off, the next 12 copies and to see if this helps. https://gumroad.com/l/gfXK/fzzlpie Apologies if I'm breaking a rule by responding with this - I hope not, let me know if so... but I do want everyone to know that we are trying to take your advice! :)