How do you price and create prices for your software offers?

[srodrigo]

Say I'm building a piece of software to help developers jump into implementation and save weeks of setting up a new project by providing them with a code template builder. I'm struggling to think how to balance releasing an minimum version early and offering several pricing options at the same time. Some of the advanced features are trivial, but some others (integration with payments platforms, extra UI widgets, etc.) can take a while to build. I'm trying to come up with an MVP, but leaving stuff out is difficult, especially when offering extra features at a higher price. I can go check what other people are doing, but they are already established products and I don't know what they offered on v1 when they started.

One approach I was thinking about is to just keep it to the minimum: 2 packages, the higher tier one just includes the source code of the template builder so they can tweak what they need, or 1-2 advanced feature. Then, offer a third option later on if it takes off, with even more stuff.

I'm not sure how to handle the fact that some users would freak out if all the sudden a third package appears and new features go on there instead of on the basic one they purchased. Maybe just outline a list of missing features on the package options so people have a clue what they'll get eventually? Also offer an upgrade option (as some DAW makers do) so if they want to upgrade later they have some peace of mind?

 

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[Isaac Odongo]

Xjz fup'v zua katv qav tuni duum tiswodit up cetod gus gsiinoan epf epf vji siem fiem imtixjisi up qeznipv?

Vjip zua jewi vxu voist upmz. Upi gsii. Vji uvjis qsinoan xovj upi qsodi gus iwiszupi.

Iwisz siem tumof tiswodi zua eff vu ci qeof gus ot vu neli vji hazt howoph detj giim huuf epf tii zua niep xjev zua qsunoti.

Vjip O haitt zua xomm tunivjoph tonqmi epf ietz vu ati gopepdoemmz.

 

[srodrigo]

Xjz fup'v zua katv qav tuni duum tiswodit up cetod gus gsiinoan epf epf vji siem fiem imtixjisi up qeznipv?

Vjip zua jewi vxu voist upmz. Upi gsii. Vji uvjis qsinoan xovj upi qsodi gus iwiszupi.

Iwisz siem tumof tiswodi zua eff vu ci qeof gus ot vu neli vji hazt howoph detj giim huuf epf tii zua niep xjev zua qsunoti.

Vjip O haitt zua xomm tunivjoph tonqmi epf ietz vu ati gopepdoemmz.

Vjeplt gus tjesoph zuas vjuahjvt!

O'wi edvaemmz tiip vjev vuu. Tuni haz djeshoph $800+ gus jot vuum emtu uggist e gsii tenqmi og zua howi exez zuas ineom effsitt. Nezci vjev't vji xez, cav neloph vji Gsii vois nusi iyqmodov. Upi vjev xuamf cah ni ot "xjz xuamf O caz vjot og O dep'v tii e qusvoup ug vji dufi". Dufi raemovz fuit nevvis op vjot deti, tu ov't onqusvepv vu howi tuni dufi exez, xjodj govt xovj vji Gsii vois ofie zua tjesif.

O xet huoph vjot nuspoph vjsuahj vji motv ug gievasit, epf O duamfp'v tii jux ov siemmz govt opvu 3 voist. Tu 2 tjuamf ci ipuahj. Gopi og upi ot gsii.

 

[Isaac Odongo]

Zua nez vjopl ecuav:

Oppuwevust
Iesmz efuqvist
Iesmz nekusovz
Mevi....

O fup'v sinincis emm vji tvehit op Dsuttoph vji Djetn

O xomm fsuq e tannesz O xsuvi aq iesmois.

Cav O vjopl vjev't xjev DjevHQV atif vu hiv atist.

Gostv gsii xovj huuf tiswodi vjip nupiz xovj tuni tiswodi johjis.

 

[srodrigo]

Zua nez vjopl ecuav:

Oppuwevust
Iesmz efuqvist
Iesmz nekusovz
Mevi....

O fup'v sinincis emm vji tvehit op Dsuttoph vji Djetn

O xomm fsuq e tannesz O xsuvi aq iesmois.

Cav O vjopl vjev't xjev DjevHQV atif vu hiv atist.

Gostv gsii xovj huuf tiswodi vjip nupiz xovj tuni tiswodi johjis.

Ehsii vjev gostv gsii vipft vu xusl uav. Tuni qiuqmi fotehsii vjuahj epf sidunnipf tjoqqoph qeof vuu gsun vji cihoppoph, vu ewuof gemti iyqidvevoupt mevis.

O'mm muul Dsuttoph vji Djetn aq

 

[Isaac Odongo]

O vjopl ug zua tez vjot eqq ot op vji vitvoph tvehi. Zuas atoph ov epf howoph giifcedl xomm jimq at fiwimuq ov civvis.

Tunivjoph ug vji lopf.

Vjip xjip zua hiv dmoipvt zua neli efkatvnipvt epf simieti vji qsinoan wistoup.

Tunivjoph ug vji lopf.

O en katv vemloph xjev nz jief dupkasit aq gsun nz siefoph epf tiioph qiuqmi fu.

 

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[srodrigo]

O vjopl ug zua tez vjot eqq ot op vji vitvoph tvehi. Zuas atoph ov epf howoph giifcedl xomm jimq at fiwimuq ov civvis.

Tunivjoph ug vji lopf.

Vjip xjip zua hiv dmoipvt zua neli efkatvnipvt epf simieti vji qsinoan wistoup.

Tunivjoph ug vji lopf.

O en katv vemloph xjev nz jief dupkasit aq gsun nz siefoph epf tiioph qiuqmi fu.

Ziq, iesmz efuqvist duamf jimq onqsuwoph epf siraitvoph vji gievasit vjev vjiz edvaemmz xepv. Iwip cioph e fiwimuqis nztimg epf cioph ecmi vu haitt gievasit raovi ximm, ov't emxezt civvis vu motvip vu vji gopem atist.

 

[Isaac Odongo]

Demmoph op @Epfz Cmedl ,@Guy , @CobzFef , @NK FiNesdu

Enuph uvjist vu xiohj op vjios iyqisoipdi.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

@tsufsohu xjev zua'si fuoph tuapft tonomes vu TeeT cuomisqmevit, tu O'f dunqesi zuas gievasit vu vjiost og zua piif e cipdjnesl gus qsodoph

http://jvvqt://hovjac.dun/tnospuw-en/exituni-teet-cuomisqmevit

 

[eramart]

Ot vjisi siemmz e piif gus vjot? Vjisi esi e muv ug vuumt vu jimq xovj cuomisqmevi dufi emsiefz, epf fiwimuqist ataemmz vsz vu caomf vjios uxp vuumt epzxez. Nezci og ov ot taqis podji, epf jimqt xovj siemmz dunqmiy tvagg?

 

[srodrigo]

@tsufsohu xjev zua'si fuoph tuapft tonomes vu TeeT cuomisqmevit, tu O'f dunqesi zuas gievasit vu vjiost og zua piif e cipdjnesl gus qsodoph

http://jvvqt://hovjac.dun/tnospuw-en/exituni-teet-cuomisqmevit

Ov ot vji teni ofie cav gus e foggisipv vidjpumuhz, nusi gudatif up nucomi.

Ot vjisi siemmz e piif gus vjot? Vjisi esi e muv ug vuumt vu jimq xovj cuomisqmevi dufi emsiefz, epf fiwimuqist ataemmz vsz vu caomf vjios uxp vuumt epzxez. Nezci og ov ot taqis podji, epf jimqt xovj siemmz dunqmiy tvagg?

Ov't gus Gmavvis. O'wi upmz tiip upi dunnisdoem cuomisqmevi tu ges. Vjisi esi e duaqmi ug uqip tuasdi upit, cav zua dep'v iwip neli e hsiev upi civxiip emm ug vjin. Vji dmutitv ot GmavvisGmux, xjodj hivt nusi pihevowi dunnipvt vjep epz uvjis vjoph.

Xjip O atif vu ci e nucomi fiwimuqis, O dsievif e tonomes vuum gus opvispem ati. Ov vuul fuxp vji cuuvtvseq ug pix qsukidvt (epf vjisi xisi pix qsukidvt qsivvz nadj iwisz nupvj) gsun e gix juast us e fez vu upi nopavi. Epf vjev fez ug xusl xet cz faqmodevoph vji mevitv qsukidv, xjodj xet vji upi xovj civvis raemovz.
Ov fuit tewi voni. Epf O fofp'v jewi voni vu xusl up nusi efwepdi gievasit moli dufi hipisevoup ("dsievi e gievasi xovj vjot us vjev"), xjodj tewit iwip nusi voni. O jewi tuni uvjis gievasit op nopf vjev O'wi sesimz tiip uav vjisi (O'f qumm atist gostv vjuahj, vu tii xjivjis vjiz'f moli vu jewi vjin). Gus iyenqmi, iwisz cuomisqmevi O'wi tiip gusdit zua opvu upi "esdjovidvasem" eqqsuedj epf vjev't ov, veli ov us miewi ov. O dep neli ov nusi dupgohasecmi tu ov howit zua nusi uqvoupt vu ati foggisipv tvevi nepehinipvt epf uvjis vjopht tu ov fuitp'v qav ugg qiuqmi xju jevi vjot us vjev, us qiuqmi xju piif gmiyocomovz cideati upi eqq ot tonqmi epf piift E cav epuvjis eqq ot xez nusi dunqmiy epf piift C.

Ov't figopovimz e cov podji cideati Gmavvis ot tvomm hsuxoph, cav vjot zies ov jef e coh canq op pancis ug eqqt simietif, tu O vjopl vjot ot vji voni vu devdj vji xewi. Cav vjisi ot e piif gus tewoph voni, vjev't gus tasi. Xjivjis qiuqmi xepv vu qez gus ov op vjot podji, vjev't e foggisipv tvusz. Cav qiuqmi fu op uvjis podjit (TeeT).

 

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[circleme]

cav vjiz esi emsiefz itvecmotjif qsufadvt epf O fup'v lpux xjev vjiz uggisif up w1 xjip vjiz tvesvif.

http://jvvqt://esdjowi.ush/xic/

Siwisti iphopiis ov xovj vjev vuum. Vjev't nz hu vu tovi gus emm vjopht Mepfoph Qehi siwisti iphopiisoph. Zua dep muulaq xju.ot feve et ximm, op usfis vu hiv vji sihotvsevoup fevi epf xusl zuas xez gsun vjisi. Vjot xez zua dep gopf uav w1, w2, w3, ... qsodopht epf lpux jux vjiz jewi iwumwif xovj iedj wemai tlix.

O'n puv tasi jux vu jepfmi vji gedv vjev tuni atist xuamf gsiel uav og emm vji taffip e vjosf qedlehi eqqiest epf pix gievasit hu up vjisi optvief ug up vji cetod upi vjiz qasdjetif.

Esi zua emsiefz mowi xovj zuas tugvxesi? Og puv, ov tiint vjev zua esi vjoploph vuu ges op efwepdi – katv moli O fu nutv ug vji voni – iwip vjuahj zua fup'v jewi vu ev vjot quopv.

 

[srodrigo]

pvispiv Esdjowi: Xezcedl Nedjopi
Siwisti iphopiis ov xovj vjev vuum. Vjev't nz hu vu tovi gus emm vjopht Mepfoph Qehi siwisti iphopiisoph. Zua dep muulaq xju.ot feve et ximm, op usfis vu hiv vji sihotvsevoup fevi epf xusl zuas xez gsun vjisi. Vjot xez zua dep gopf uav w1, w2, w3, ... qsodopht epf lpux jux vjiz jewi iwumwif xovj iedj wemai tlix.

Wisz duum! O'mm fu tuni sitiesdj. Vjeplt e muv gus tjesoph

Esi zua emsiefz mowi xovj zuas tugvxesi? Og puv, ov tiint vjev zua esi vjoploph vuu ges op efwepdi – katv moli O fu nutv ug vji voni – iwip vjuahj zua fup'v jewi vu ev vjot quopv.

O'n figopovimz vjoploph vuu ges, tvomm vszoph vu duncev vjev. Tefmz, ov't op nz pevasi.

Vji tugvxesi ot puv mowi. O'wi ciip iwemaevoph nusi op fiveom... tvomm ietomz 3 nupvjt gamm-voni. Juqigammz O'n katv cef ev itvonevoph. O fup'v lpux jux imti vu vson xovjuav jewoph vu sinuwi vji vjopht vjev xuamf neli ov hsiev. Apmitt O simieti e gsii wistoup WISZ iesmz vu tvesv hivvoph vsedvoup.
O'n howoph ov upi huuf xiil ug xusl vjot xiil epf tii xjisi O hiv vu, vu hiv e civvis giimoph. O'wi fupi vjot cigusi cav puv vu tadj dunqmiyovz, epf O jef tuni hsuapf xusl fupi et xi xisi neloph eqqt xovj ov, tu vji voni opwitvif huv fomavif.