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How to deal with users expecting a free edition of a software product (when not available)?

I'm working to launch my product in the near future and some guys are asking if there will be a "free" version. I've read some opinions that discourage the freemium model because canibalizes sales ...
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importance of a community?

I recently launched a web site but I have a dilemma between building a community completing business model at the moment the site just MVP so it has some attractive features but doesn't have ...
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Dropbox revenue will double even without single paid customer. How?

Recency I read an article about growth of dropbox. Drop is growing with an amazing pace with 50 million users already with only less than 10% paid customers. They are expecting that next year their ...
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Marketing Ideas for a B2C Startup

I have a paid B2C web app. I'm currently running a trial model but I'm working to convert it to the Freemium model after evaluating the potential gains and losses. Although my conversion rate is low, ...
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lead generation / conversion for freemium saas (howto, ideas)

We're looking for advice and opinions on economic, effective ways to convert existing users from free to paid subscriptions. Our SaaS product is a slight twist to the traditional freemium model: ...
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Freemium :: model?

All With the freemium model. Should we launch the FREE offerings first, then BUILD and sell the premium stuff, or have at least one premium service available before lauch?
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Is there evidence of better results with a free version vs. free trial?

Some companies opt for a free version in hopes of converting to paid. Others offer a free trial. I can see merit in both, but I'm curious what your thoughts are around which is preferred and why. Any ...
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How to consistently generate traffic and new customers for our startup?

Hey AOS, over the past few months, my cofounder Jason and I have been trying to figure out how to exactly launch Ramamia, our family sharing app. Link here: http://staging.ramamia.com We've been in ...