Pricing questions are about the strategies, tactics, processes and decisions for directly monetizing products and services.
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Pricing strategy for digital media applications
I am developing desktop application for digital media. But i am still not sure how to set price for the application. Actually our product is integrated solution which integrates different features ...
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A startup should be commited with support 24/7? How much to charge?
At our startup we have a software on premise business. We offer a system, for about 20k.
The client needs support for the system for 3 years, that includes to fix it if it fails no matter how many ...
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How feasible is a business model that sells fan T-shirts / cups for a small website?
I was trying to understand the concept of the business model of Kingdom Of Loathing
They were doing stuff like selling T-shirts and cups, so basically I was wondering what are the benefits for going ...
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is it proper to offer discounts upon longer subscription?
Rapidshare has an interesting discount
you save 17% for 3 month access
26% for 6 month access
34% for 12 month access
My question is, when is such discounting appropriate? Is it proper only when ...
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Is making a product free a valid sales strategy?
We have a product that is comparable in features and user experience to several competitors, however we are unable to gain any real market share, because the target market is relatively hard to reach, ...
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General cost per click (CPC) price in developed countries?
I know this question is a bit artificial, please don't explain me the concept, etc. because I am a professional senior e-marketer. I was just wondering how much do you think one general link click ...
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Basic Pricing for a Healthcare SaaS startup
The product is a healthcare SaaS product which saves money for small clinics. Let's say we can get really confident estimates of how much money we're saving them each month, based on a pilot. Is there ...
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Methods of deciding on a day rate / hourly rate
This question is not asking "what should my rate be?"
I would like to some help understanding how to choose a rate. What are some successful methods that others have used in deciding what to charge ...
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What is the best pricing model for a service based on requests?
I have a product for monitoring specific areas of content within webpages and notifying the customer when changes occur to this content and what they are. (E.g. monitor the latest stories on a news ...
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Pros and Cons of “Act Now” offers
Do any of you have experience with what I like to call "Act Now" pricing, or pricing which implies that the current price is a discount from the "real" price?
I'm releasing a SaaS tool that has a ...
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Should I alter my pricing structure so that I can offer discounts?
I am in the process of developing a SaaS website and am going through the process of determining subscription levels and pricing structures.
On top of the monthly subscription for the on-going ...
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Multiple Currency Management for SaaS Payments
We'll soon exit the beta stage and start charging for our SaaS solution.
We're based in Italy so we work in Euros. We think we should also offer the solution in US Dollars, however we find it hard to ...
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How to assess the potential value of a website before its formal release
I have developed a website and now it is under internal testing.
What does my website do? On the one hand, if you want someone to do something for you, you can use my website, and you need to pay the ...
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How do I estimate the cost of utilities for a 2500 sqft office?
I'm putting together a business plan for a startup, and I need to provide an estimate for utility costs. For my plan, this is an office of 12 employees with an average of 2 CPU's per workstation. ...
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What are the various IT consulting models and the benefits and drawbacks of each?
I am pursuing an opportunity as an outside consultant to an established company, but don't really know how to package my services. Here are a couple of models I have come across:
Charge a retainer ...
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How much money can I expect to get from corporate sponsorships on iPad applications?
I am a developer of an iPad application that can be used to expedite the transfer of information from patients to physicians. We are marketing to a wide variety of multispecialty adolescent clinics, ...
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high margin vs low margin
What are some key factors for a startup to consider when determining to build a low margin/high volume business or a high margin/low volume business?
The only factor I can think of is the sales ...
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Smaller Project for Free Open Source as Leverage
Is it smart to release a small project as free and open-source to display my abilities as a programmer.
I don't mean that in a "Hey, look at me, I'm awesome!" way.
I mean it in a "This is the quality ...
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Pricing for the premium content?
We are in a process of launching a new start-up. It is a web based software application/platform providing business networking services. Although not directly comparable, however for the illustration ...
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Dilemma with pricing of a b2c site
I have a MVP for a B2C website live and am in the process of deciding the pricing and plans for the fully functional site. On doing some research on the competitors, it appears that they are ...
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How Should I Price My Products or Services
Marketing your startup takes many forms. The classical marketing approach revolves around the 4 P’s: Product, Price, Promotion and Place.
For this question and answer, we will tackle the Pricing ...
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How to communicate an increase in the yearly maintenance license?
I am selling an enterprise system. So far there has been no real sales-volume, so I do not have any price model to publish. The few customers I have are really happy with the solution.
My question ...
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Pricing Sheet for Sales Reps
My company does custom web application development. We build applications based on the needs of the client, so our projects really vary in terms of requirements. We typically meet with a client, get ...
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How to set ad prices?
I am looking for information/pointers about how to set the ad rates for a webiste that is targeting a specific niche.
What's the reasonable flat price to charge based on banner sizes and ...
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How much equity should I give up to the app developers?
I am in the process of designing a mobile app and i'm at the stage where I need to finalise the cost with the developers. They have sent me a quote which I believe to be quite high, however they have ...
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How to determine a pricing model for an electronic product?
I have an idea that I plan to develop into a product beta then boost with a crowdfunding platform.
I'm looking for a rough formula to develop my pricing model that will account for material cost, ...
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How to come up with service packages and pricing?
I have a break fix IT company right now, but I'm trying to transition to a managed service provider role. I believe I have everything in place, but the one thing I just can't seem to wrap my arms ...
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Price quote inquiry - best way to answer and find more?
I just received an inquiry about a price quote for a large amount of Users for our Online Suggestion Box tool Vetter, from a local government employee. He simply asked for the quote, no other info.
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How do I determine the optimal price to maximize profit from a contest?
We are trying to setup a contest at my school where contestants have to pay to enter and compete. We have enough money to cover a grand prize, as well as other minor prizes. According to my naive ...
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Should I offer discount coupons for beta users when turning to paid service
This is bit generic question, however I would appreciate to hear different opinions.
I have developed a user based over the last couple of months for my online SAAS business. Now I am going to end ...
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How do you bill for customisations in your SaaS offering?
We provide a customisable SaaS solution, and have adopted the classic billing model of a monthly user subscription fee. However some of our clients also require us to make customisations to their ...
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What is the correct charge for a single buyer?
We have a somewhat specific app/module that is requested by an enterprise so we don't know how much to charge, we are able to calculate the stimate of resources & time used, but being developers ...
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Advice on Webdesign Business - Pricing breakdown
i'm doing freelance PHP programming and SEO Consulting for a couple of years now. I'm at a point where i am approached by a large company (doing business in the single millions).
They want a re-design ...
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Choosing a pricing structure
I currently provide an online service where I sell "credits" in blocks.
I sell them in blocks for $10, $25, $50, and $100.
At present the unit price per block is the same (e.g. 30 cents per credit, no ...
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price comparison business model
I would like to know how price comparison websites make money. Do use pay per click or other revenue models? Please be as detailed as possible and cite your sources.
Thank you!
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Cutting the price for Mac App from $40 to $0 (going freemium)
I'm selling a Mac application for $40 and thinking about to go freemium. For now is just a mac app and I'm going to build a web service with an api, native cloud sync + win client + web app = ...
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Pricing model for sellers in an online store
I just finished setting up an online store that involves selling digital content, tangible items like clothes, events tickets etc. However, I have a little challenge on how to charge sellers to add ...
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How much do remote support companies charge per user?
I know this is a how long is a piece of string question but I'm looking to compete locally and assist small companies with their IT, usual stuff databases, Windows server etc. There are a few large ...
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Can we adjust our yearly maintenance charges to customers to inflation?
We are currently building an application which will be licensed to customers. Customers then pay $x a year to for updates, maintenance and reviews each year.
Would it be practical to adjust the price ...
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How to tell a customer the price of my service
Many customers call me or email me to ask me about my rate. They often ask, "What is the best rate?" After I tell them my rate, they don't contact me any more. They virtually disappear. How should I ...
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As a Service Provider, Answering Up Front Demand for Rate?
I am a solo professional (hence my title on this board.) I don't have a product nor do I have a team. (I am just setting the context for this question.)
I am in contact with other copywriters and I ...
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When a client chooses a lesser subscription in a web app
What happens when a user had a greater subscription plan but chooses to convert to a lesser one?
Of course, the features should be locked/limited, but what happens for example in this case:
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does ideas have a price?
I'm a software developer and some time ago, I've shared an idea to a friend. I've said, look, I think that this app will boost your services and someday I'll do it for you. That friend was very ...
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What is a reasonable price for a developer?
I've been developing my own websites for a while, earning money by selling virtual items within games. Recetly I just got hired as a developer for the first time.
I've making minigames for them, and ...
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Pricing SAAS product for an on-customer-permises client
We are selling a Ruby on Rails application on a SAAS model.
The monthly fee is determined based on the number of operators and the number of projects each customer is using.
We have been approached ...
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Finding out how much to charge - what is the process called
What is it called when you are in process where you are trying to find out how much to charge in listing fees, transaction fees, membership and/or advertising on your website?
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What's the best way to offer an educational discount online?
I'm thinking about offering a discount to students for a software product. I may even give them free licenses. What's the best/easiest way of verifying that someone is a student or an educator?
Would ...
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Why isn't there a culture of paying for software frameworks?
Note: Cross-posted at programmers.stackexchange.com
One of the side effects of the recent trend of "Lean" startups, and the app store era, is that consumers are more acclimatised to paying small ...
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Figuring out margin on fixed costs
I'm currently hashing out my price points for a hosting service that I plan on launching on Amazon AWS.
The biggest line item in the budget is currently the machine time. I know that if I give a user ...
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Pricing Custom Software development using proprietary library
One of our clients wants to hire us for writing a complex custome software. We wants to build this on a proprietary library we wrote which abstracts lot of the complexity of the target platform. We ...
