It’s easy to be blinded by past decisions. I took a fresh look at our pricing this weekend and ran some numbers. Going to try to simplify things even further. (No price increase. $5 is the ideal price for all things, from a latte to blog hosting.)
@manton it's ok to make some money, too. Not asking for price increase, but... consider providing a way to become "a believer / ambassador / etc." who could contribute on a punctual basis.
@manton Would love to hear more about this on your podcast, seems like an interesting and evergreen topic
@numericcitizen Thank you. I've resisted a sort of "supporter" tier because I'd rather just make Micro.blog Premium as valuable as possible to more people. Not ruling it out forever, just want my focus to be on making the platform better.
@manton Pricing is so hard to get right!
I love that you call out the importance of looking back on price decisions with an eye towards simplifying things for customers. Seems extra important as a small, bootstrapped, business—do you plan on writing more about it when you’ve sorted it all out?
@manton Even when I don’t use it for months at a time, I never have a qualm when I see the receipt roll in at $5/month. But I probably would at $50/year. Yes, I am good at math!
@manton I think you're on the right track by focusing on giving people more reasons to upgrade to Premium. You're recognizing that the majority of your income will come from a minority of your users, while remaining generous to your less-costly tier (Pro).
$10 a month for blog hosting, cross-posting, email newsletter, and podcast is an unbelievable value.
Pro has its perks, but it's not on the same level. Someone who subscribes to Pro may look at cheaper alternatives, which may serve the right kind of use. But few, if any, can compete with micro.blog's Premium tier.
Something I've been pondering: You have your hands full working on the backend stuff. How can you effectively partner with users like @Mtt to encourage them to build upon your awesome work and add more value where you simply don't have the time.
