Hi All, this is Fred, the developer who built Gumpress. I'm happy to answer questions about the plugin. It's been a long road for me and Dan, my friend and partner on this project, and we're hoping that we can help a few people, starting with this. I'll be honest, I'm a little nervous about how this will be received. I've never done a "Show HN" before and this is also my first plugin I've made for the general public... :) Thank you for your time.
UPDATE: We've decided to run a discount on the Business Builder, $50 off, the next 12 copies and to see if this helps. https://gumroad.com/l/gfXK/fzzlpie Apologies if I'm breaking a rule by responding with this - I hope not, let me know if so... but I do want everyone to know that we are trying to take your advice! :)
Three comments - all related to the positioning of the offering.
1) If the product already has a 30 day money back guarantee, what about re-positioning it as a free 30 day trial after which you charge whatever?
2) Its very difficult to compare the 3 options given the layout.
Make it more grid like (with an 'x' where it applies or with check marks and crosses - take your pick) so it's easier to see the benefits across the board
3) If you had an intermediate option between Bootstrapper and Business Builder (for say, $120-ish as an example) that included, for example, an integration only with Mailchimp, that may help with increasing conversions to the $197 option.
Well done; really think you've got a decent product idea here.
Few comments, which you've probably already thought through, but worth mentioning. Have you considered how you'll get repeat revenue from your customers? Also have you considered selling consulting on this to clients (i.e. a fourth column) it might generate useful extra revenue early on.
Thank you for commenting! We worked extremely hard to get it shipped despite some massive life obstacles. It represents a huge triumph of willpower and overcoming self-doubt just to be at this point.
We will continue adding support for other 3rd-party services (InfusionSoft is nearly complete) and plan to offer those later on, as single purchases, and we have talked about ideas in the realm of consulting (ie priority support, sales and marketing help, etc), but at this point, we're just hoping for some response. :)
[+] [-] fbliss|12 years ago|reply
[+] [-] fbliss|12 years ago|reply
[+] [-] ASquare|12 years ago|reply
1) If the product already has a 30 day money back guarantee, what about re-positioning it as a free 30 day trial after which you charge whatever?
2) Its very difficult to compare the 3 options given the layout. Make it more grid like (with an 'x' where it applies or with check marks and crosses - take your pick) so it's easier to see the benefits across the board
3) If you had an intermediate option between Bootstrapper and Business Builder (for say, $120-ish as an example) that included, for example, an integration only with Mailchimp, that may help with increasing conversions to the $197 option.
Hope that makes sense. Best of luck!
[+] [-] fbliss|12 years ago|reply
[+] [-] majc2|12 years ago|reply
Few comments, which you've probably already thought through, but worth mentioning. Have you considered how you'll get repeat revenue from your customers? Also have you considered selling consulting on this to clients (i.e. a fourth column) it might generate useful extra revenue early on.
[+] [-] fbliss|12 years ago|reply
We will continue adding support for other 3rd-party services (InfusionSoft is nearly complete) and plan to offer those later on, as single purchases, and we have talked about ideas in the realm of consulting (ie priority support, sales and marketing help, etc), but at this point, we're just hoping for some response. :)
[+] [-] 300|12 years ago|reply
[+] [-] fbliss|12 years ago|reply