11–20 of 87 posts
If you’re looking for an alternative approach, I built this Add To Calendar Ruby Gem[0] which generates URLs for all the common Calendar platforms. There’s also this reference repo[1] which helps explains how to build your own and lists some other libraries in various languages. [0] https://github.com/jaredlt/add_to_calendar [1] https://github.com/InteractionDesignFoundation/add-event-to-...
You made a cool thing. Charge for it.
Feel free to ask any questions.
You may not want to offer a free version. Freeloaders don't convert and they become a support burden whether or not you offer support to them. Once you want to shut off the free version, which you will, you're going to make those people who used your thing and didn't value it enough to pay you for it mad. They wont convert, they'll just get toxic, because they'll feel entitled to your free service. A free option isn'…
You may not want to offer a free version. Freeloaders don't convert and they become a support burden whether or not you offer support to them. Once you want to shut off the free version, which you will, you're going to make those people who used your thing and didn't value it enough to pay you for it mad. They wont convert, they'll just get toxic, because they'll feel entitled to your free service. A free option isn'…
Any publicity is good publicity. If people don’t want to pay they won’t pay, and that’s a deeper problem for your product.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Any publicity is good publicity. If people don’t want to pay they won’t pay, and that’s a deeper problem for your product.
Are you speaking from experience? Free users don't provide publicity, and them not converting isn't a problem with the service. You told them exactly how you valued your service and that's what they expect to pay for it. Nothing.
I’m saying weigh your conversions. Your comment suggests to discount freeloaders entirely.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you speaking from experience? Free users don't provide publicity, and them not converting isn't a problem with the service. You told them exactly how you valued your service and that's what they expect to pay for it. Nothing.
This is in response to toxic users. But supporting freeloaders costs money. I’m saying weigh your conversions. Your comment suggests to discount freeloaders entirely.
You may not want to offer a free version. Freeloaders don't convert and they become a support burden whether or not you offer support to them. Once you want to shut off the free version, which you will, you're going to make those people who used your thing and didn't value it enough to pay you for it mad. They wont convert, they'll just get toxic, because they'll feel entitled to your free service. A free option isn'…
If you’re looking for an alternative approach, I built this Add To Calendar Ruby Gem[0] which generates URLs for all the common Calendar platforms. There’s also this reference repo[1] which helps explains how to build your own and lists some other libraries in various languages. [0] https://github.com/jaredlt/add_to_calendar [1] https://github.com/InteractionDesignFoundation/add-event-to-...
This looks really useful. Any similar Libs. For Elixir or Javascript?
https://github.com/InteractionDesignFoundation/add-event-to-...