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by trvlngwlbry 2058 days ago
Nice job! This is really slick. Have you considered other pricing models? One approach that comes to mind:

- Allow the user to use the full tool without ever having to sign-up. - Charge $3-5 for them to download it. Sign-up optional. - To prevent them from screenshotting it without paying, add a watermark that only gets removed once they've paid for the download.

I remember seeing a resume generator on HN many years ago that used this model (i.e. no sign up required/pay upon download), and I thought it was clever: 1) it breaks down the barrier to use that the sign up causes; 2) it gets people bought-in/proud of their beautiful cover and thus more likely to pay; 3) allows you to monetize one-time users. Meanwhile, you could also keep the monthly subscription for people who expect to use it a lot (designers, agencies, etc).

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This is very good advice! Indeed I’m thinking a lot about the pricing model, decided to keep it simple for now, but it will depend on the features I add.

Thanks for the suggestions, I keep them in my mind :)