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Re: Show HN: Boot ‘strapped’ in Detroit

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post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Free to acquire users down the line is very different that free to gather feedback. People who will pay you are typically very different than those who will use your product for free. Feedback from people who won't pay is feedback you want to weed out.

^ all feedback is good ^

Okay, talk to me after getting feedback for a few months :)

Sounds like your mind is made up.

Re: Show HN: Boot ‘strapped’ in Detroit

#12
post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Free to acquire users down the line is very different that free to gather feedback. People who will pay you are typically very different than those who will use your product for free. Feedback from people who won't pay is feedback you want to weed out.

^ all feedback is good ^

i meant = your feedback was good! *noted

Re: Show HN: Boot ‘strapped’ in Detroit

#13
post #5

I am typically against free web apps. It lowers the bar for everyone. People get what they pay for, I would be worried you are not in business to make money... Must be another strategy behind this.

I think that having the other revenue sources transparent to the users would help both problems. People do want to know that a service that their business depends on (even a little bit) is going to stick around, and they don't want surprises when you ask for money from something other than subscriptions.

If the revenue is coming from transaction fees, present that as a feature. I could really see a transparent transaction-based model with free accounts working.

When you say "invoicing should be free", that sounds like a nice revolutionary pitch, but I wonder if BallinBige could clarify what features would be paid?

Re: Show HN: Boot ‘strapped’ in Detroit

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post #5

I am typically against free web apps. It lowers the bar for everyone. People get what they pay for, I would be worried you are not in business to make money... Must be another strategy behind this.

I think that having the other revenue sources transparent to the users would help both problems. People do want to know that a service that their business depends on (even a little bit) is going to stick around, and they don't want surprises when you ask for money from something other than subscriptions. If the revenue is coming from transaction fees, present that as a feature. I could really see a transparent transa…

this is good/ well said!!! As we roll out new features, and identify possible revenue streams, (i.e. processing, additional delivery methods), we will clarify the paid features. we are evolving :]

Re: Show HN: Boot ‘strapped’ in Detroit

#16

For anyone using online billing/invoicing, what features do you feel are missing? For instance, billing analytics are generally ignored. thoughts?

Also, what are the biggest pain points that you've experienced with other solutions and billing in general?

Re: Show HN: Boot ‘strapped’ in Detroit

#18

FreshBooks' top service is $40/month--not a huge distance from free already. But, it's not like I would just give away $40 if I didn't need to.

Did you try out HealPay? I'm assuming you're paying for Freshbooks now. Curious if HealPay could be a replacement for your hard earned $40/mo. :)

Re: Show HN: Boot ‘strapped’ in Detroit

#20
This is a detail but both of your testimonials are from people in the same state. That's better than none but the fact they are both from the same place makes me suspect one is your wife and the other is your accountant. Solicit real user feedback you can use to build your testimonials - bribe people with an iPad contest or whatever if you have to!
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