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by ahoyhere 5205 days ago
In my experience, you have to worry much more about people saying they won't pay (when they actually would) than saying they will pay (when they actually wouldn't).

I can't tell you how many folks went from "gee, why on earth would I ever pay for that?" when we were building our apps to plunking down money after they saw all that we offered, & how much better our apps would really make their daily lives. Or after they heard about it from their friends.

Don't ask your close friends & family, unless they're total straight-talkers. They may say "yes" when they really wouldn't. But you can't just ask "Would you pay for x?" and take a "No" at face value, either.

That's where salesmanship comes in, and if you're bad at salesmanship, then you will never get a truthful result by asking.