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The difference is Freelancy has native versions for OS X, Windows and Linux. Many people still prefer desktop apps to web services, because they give them the feeling ‘it's my own’ and works in any internet conditions, also it could be more convenient to work with a desktop app rather than with a tab in a browser.
Toggl has native desktop apps also.
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#32Some screenshots, workflow would be nice to have before I sign up. I sort of get what it does, but not quite. I do however appreciate the brevity of the site. Not much BS, straight and to the point. I was tempted to try it out just to see what it was. I'm not sure if the lack of product info will encourage more people to try your product. But ultimately you'll have to figure out how it affects conversions As my comme…
Looks like I definitely should think about a screencast! :)
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#33Looks nice, but I actually moved which time-tracker I use only a week ago, to Toggl[1]. Might be missing something, but at a glance I can't see anything obvious this does better to justify $5 a month (I'm on Toggl's free tier, which afaics does everything I need). User interface looks almost identical. [1] https://www.toggl.com/tour/web
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#35Quick typo report: Profile is misspelled in: "go to Profie > More Options"
Fixed. I would appreciate any feedback on texts, BTW)
- "Is trial fully functional?" -> "Is the trial fully functional?"
- "it's only $5/month with 14 days trial period." -> "it's only $5/month with a 14 day trial period."
- "install the app on unlimited number of devices." -> "install the app on an unlimited number of devices."
Those are just a few minor ones - it may be worth proof-reading the rest of your copy more thoroughly, given that I noticed those in Good luck!
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#36can you create and send invoices to clients through this?
Not yet. How would you like this invoices to look?
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#37My gut feeling here is that you will have nearly zero price discrimination between $5 and say $9 a month, and could make yourself 80% more money. If you can show a justification for how this saves me money or helps me make more $ then $9 is worth it.
$5 is less than the coffee I bought (and Especially with the prolificity of well-established competitors I would keep the price lower, at least until the product is more established.
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#39My gut feeling here is that you will have nearly zero price discrimination between $5 and say $9 a month, and could make yourself 80% more money. If you can show a justification for how this saves me money or helps me make more $ then $9 is worth it.
FWIW, every idiot pricing things at $9.99 has turned $9 into the same as $10 in my internal price-justification equation. At that level I've hit the point where I need to be able to justify it to myself and it causes me to waver. $5 is less than the coffee I bought (and Especially with the prolificity of well-established competitors I would keep the price lower, at least until the product is more established.
$10 a month for almost any kind of freelance job is a drop in the bucket. Raise your prices.
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#40Not at all against paid software, but if I were the freelance programmer, I would write one for myself :)