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by avghacker 3493 days ago
Are those users paying you? That's a ton of users compared to my side project (0 users).

The only advice I can give is that you don't gain anything by taking it down (and it looks like you are gaining traction with almost 3k users). Scale back if you aren't using that $80 to a smaller instance in the cloud. I'm paying $25/mo for mine. If you would rather sell, check out flippa.com

With 3k users, I would stick it out. Maybe ask for feedback, opportunities for growing, etc.

Edit: I see the beta is free.. I would grandfather those people in to a lifetime free plan (as long as they don't cancel) and start charging new users a per monthly price.

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Hi! Thanks for replay - the main problem i am facing is not moving too fast when it becomes down to features, bugfixes and so on. I will think about newsletter to current users and maybe ask about the potential of the app - how do they see it.

Thanks again!

Speed of movement is entirely dependent on how dedicated your workforce is.

Since it's currently just you (and no $), the only motivation for new features is you wanting them.

If you pay a single developer even a slightly reasonable wage, you'll see progress pick back up very quickly. Developers love making stuff, you've just gotten slogged down.