| When you click to install, it says the extension can "read and change your data on www.googleapis.com". Can't it read and change your data on any site where you invoke it, not just www.googleapis.com? This seems like an interesting conundrum — the only pages where you would invoke it are pages that have information you'd like to keep private. But you're granting the developer of the extension read/write access to the content on these pages, which seems unwise unless you know and trust the dev. As someone with an accessibility-related extension that needs broad access, I can say that some folks are hesitant to install any extensions that have broad read/write access. Some companies (including Google, I'm told) forbid employees from installing extensions that have global read/write access, and would presumably feel the same way about this extension since it is intended to be invoked on pages with private content. I wish the creator the best of luck — this seems like a cool tool! — but I wonder about how this will pan out. A couple pricing suggestions, since I also started out at $10/yr: set your price higher and offer coupons. I thought the affordability and simplicity of $10/yr would be a winner, but it isn't. People expect discounts on software, so they'll wait until they get one. If you don't give a coupon, many of them will give up and uninstall. You'll have more revenue AND more customers if you price at $15 and give random $5-off coupons. Also, it appears this is a free trial that becomes paid, with no free functionality past the expiration of the trial. I would suggest allowing some functionality (perhaps 2x uses per month?) to post-trial users, so they have a reason to stick around instead of just uninstalling. It would also provide a greater inducement for people to sign up — I like the idea of your extension, but I won't install because I don't value it at $10/yr — and I don't want to spend time learning how to use a tool that I'm only going to have access to for a short time. If there were an ongoing-but-usage-limited functionality, I would be much more likely to install. I'm happy to share more learnings from 7 years in the Chrome Store, if you find any of this helpful. Contact info is in my profile. |
I am learning as I go about extensions and building a product in general. So far I am learning mostly from my mistakes as some of it is specific to Chrome Web Store. It would be really great to connect and chat. I will reach out.