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Re: Please review my startup

#4
Seems like a reasonable idea. $19/month is very high for what the product does though. Any comparison to what your competitors are charging? Seems like more of a $5/month type idea.

Re: Please review my startup

#5
post #4

Seems like a reasonable idea. $19/month is very high for what the product does though. Any comparison to what your competitors are charging? Seems like more of a $5/month type idea.

Thanks for the comments.

My competitors (uservoice.com, ideascale.com, and a few others) charge a similar base fee, but they both have a tier-based pricing structure. I'm shooting for more of an a-la-carte model that lets my customers choose which features they want.

If, after a few months or so, I find that my pricing is too high, it's a lot easier to lower prices than raise them:).

Thanks again!

Re: Please review my startup

#6
I like the design and feel of the site. I also like the pricing model. It is really easy to see what you get for what price.

I don't think I would personally buy it because my brain does fine at the moment. I usually figure that if an idea is important enough, I'll read about it in my email enough to think about whether I should do it.

I do however think this is a good way to show to your customers that you care and are welcoming feedback. Keep at it, I think it will do good.

Re: Please review my startup

#8
Nice work, congrats on getting it out there.

First question: What are the advantages of using this over uservoice.com?

They have a huge lead so I think you're gonna have to be a LOT better in some way if you want to catch up. Would love to see you highlight this difference on the homepage if you have a good one.

Also, this may just be me but the pricing page feels overwhelming and I'm not a big fan of ala carte pricing in general. Would prefer to see just 3-4 plans based on volume. But I noticed someone else here said the opposite, so this may just be me.

Re: Please review my startup

#10

Nice work, congrats on getting it out there. First question: What are the advantages of using this over uservoice.com? They have a huge lead so I think you're gonna have to be a LOT better in some way if you want to catch up. Would love to see you highlight this difference on the homepage if you have a good one. Also, this may just be me but the pricing page feels overwhelming and I'm not a big fan of ala carte prici…

> I think that you're gonna have to be a LOT better in some way

Or maybe just a lot different, create/discover a new niche in this area. Or, as many people preach, ignore your competitors.

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