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Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month

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Re: Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month

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Can I show off a bit about my project too? We make a huge database of user manuals you can check it here https://manualsbrain.com/en/

Honest suggestion: you should submit your own Show HN post for that. I reckon you are being downvoted for "hijacking" another post, not based on the merits of your project.

Re: Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month

#92
post #88

Can I show off a bit about my project too? We make a huge database of user manuals you can check it here https://manualsbrain.com/en/

Wow, how long did this take? very impressive. No issues with copyright and such?

More than 2 years and we still scrap new sites for manuals

Sometimes small companies complain but we delete its files

Re: Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month

#93
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Sure: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/veggie-garden-planner/id132992... Suggestions are always welcome. My friend is also working on an Android version, though it doesn't have feature parity (yet).

Very cool. My girlfriend (and probably her father) would love this, but they're both on Android. Any plans to port it?

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Re: Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month

#94
post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/veggie-garden-planner/id132992... Suggestions are always welcome. My friend is also working on an Android version, though it doesn't have feature parity (yet).

Very cool. My girlfriend (and probably her father) would love this, but they're both on Android. Any plans to port it?

Didn't link it before, but my friend is on the task: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bentosoftw...

Re: Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month

#95

So... what’s the tool??

It's an IPTV playlist management tool: m3u-editor.com Posted it on HN a while back as well, but interestingly it is one of my least successful HN posts.

Are you an IPTV enthusiast, or simply a user which is not fully happy with the playlist given to you..

Nitpick: A user who is not happy; users are people, not things.

Re: Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month

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post #67

That's so exciting and encouraging! Congratulations :) Looking forward to your future update that says, "My SaaS paid for my yacht."

I hope he would do something more interesting than spending his money on a yacht.

There are yachts and then there are yachts.

I assume you're negative towards yachts like Larry Ellison's - giant fuel chugging beasts that the owner flies in to port to go on once or twice a year and that requires a crew the size of a small company to operate.

Then there are small craft with a sail that are completely environmentally guiltless to operate, and that can introduce kids to the joy of sailing and to the wonders of the ocean.

The second kind are awesome.

Re: Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month

#99
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I like your current prices. When I consider subscribing to something (rarely) I have to weigh something like a $10 / month cost heavily because I can only have a few of those total. But if the service is significantly lower ($1, $2.50 in your case) it's a no brainer. $5 would be in the middle somewhere as definitely easier to accept than $10. It seems obvious that as a user I would like low prices, but at the risk of…

> But if the service is significantly lower ($1, $2.50 in your case) it's a no brainer. I think this rational is okay for selling things like a coffee or a mobile game but not for a service. If you're thinking of pricing this low, you really have to start targeting users that value what you're selling more or expand the product to solve more valuable pain points. If you've got a niche product, you're unlikely to sell…

I agree with everything you said here. Except I'd emphasize the trick is to keep it still being a "no-brainer because it's so cheap" decision even at higher prices, by adding more value to the service as he goes (as you also said). Not necessarily with the same users, to be sure.

Re: Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month

#100
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Congrats for getting from zero to one! It seems like you have some product market fit, that's really great. As others have pointed out, I'd recommend: - please rename "amateur" to something more positive. no customer wants to be called an amateur - Increase prices for the pro tier - Improve your "pricing plan" page, take a look at other (more successful) SaaS products and change button labels accordingly. Just take t…

> - visually de-emphasize the free tier, and focus on the 3 paid plans in your comparison table. people will always buy the middle option, so you can increase the price of the "best" option by a lot in order to anchor your value

Maybe avoid the dark UX pattern if you can avoid it. Though it's accepted in industry at this point that customers will need to actively fight against the producer not to get swindled - it's still nice to respect your customers.

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