Re:Ask HN: Should I create a clone of a popular SaaS with ro...
by dharmon on Saturday May 06, 2017 @02:08PM
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Yeah, this is what I was thinking with the "rebel" approach.
A problem is that every budding internet entrepreneur thinks they are going to have a list of 10,000 in 6 months and be selling a $10,000 course to hundreds of people in a year. (That Ramit Sethi makes so much money off his $10k course is testament to this)
Most of them will never get to 1,000, and in the meantime, they're paying Aweber $20 / month.
So it requires getting them to accept more reality than they may be comfortable with to use a cheaper service for now and then switch to a high-cost one with fancy drip campaign features later when they need it.
I think it is far easier to sell big dreams for $20 / month than reality for $5 / month.
A problem is that every budding internet entrepreneur thinks they are going to have a list of 10,000 in 6 months and be selling a $10,000 course to hundreds of people in a year. (That Ramit Sethi makes so much money off his $10k course is testament to this)
Most of them will never get to 1,000, and in the meantime, they're paying Aweber $20 / month.
So it requires getting them to accept more reality than they may be comfortable with to use a cheaper service for now and then switch to a high-cost one with fancy drip campaign features later when they need it.
I think it is far easier to sell big dreams for $20 / month than reality for $5 / month.