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Re:Ask HN: My App's Pricing plans. by thibaut_barrere on Monday March 29, 2010 @04:25AM (#1226097)
On freemium: I'd really follow the advice of "It is a numbers game, so bust out your Excel spreadsheet" (from http://gigaom.com/2010/03/26/case-studies-in-freemium-pandor...).

I would really try to understand how much a freemium user cost in your case, and how many (and which) premium users you would need to cover the free ones.

Re:Ask HN: My App's Pricing plans. by patio11 on Monday March 29, 2010 @04:39AM (#1226119)
I would suggest not basing your pricing on costs. Instead, base it on the value your users will perceive from your service. On reason is that the per-user costs are likely to be too small for you to measure. (Pricing based on costs also auto-commoditizes your offering.)
Re:Ask HN: My App's Pricing plans. by thibaut_barrere on Monday March 29, 2010 @05:29AM (#1226172)
I second that actually, totally :)

I would just ensure that the freemium costs remain under control (that was the meaning I wanted to convey, at least).