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Re:Going Freemium: One Year Later by Mike_McDerment on Monday September 27, 2010 @07:05PM (#1733865)
This is an amazing post. I've been at it for 7 years at FreshBooks...experience tells me patience is more valuable than most people building start ups want to believe.
Re:Going Freemium: One Year Later by gregpilling on Monday September 27, 2010 @08:44PM (#1734150)
Have you done a lot of price point testing also? I see that you have a free choice, so you must have some unique perspective on this article.
Re:Going Freemium: One Year Later by Mike_McDerment on Monday September 27, 2010 @10:47PM (#1734363)
we've changed prices four times over the years...your learn something new all the time, and we are constantly testing new things. Though...i'll tell you something...we tend to test a million different pricing page designs, and rarely change our whole pricing model. that said, the real lift comes from changing your model - not your design...and I guess this article proves that out as well.
Re:Going Freemium: One Year Later by vinhboy on Tuesday September 28, 2010 @08:52AM (#1735499)
So have you seen the same amount of success with your freemiums as mailchimp?
Re:Going Freemium: One Year Later by zavulon on Tuesday September 28, 2010 @12:32PM (#1736209)
At a risk of harming myself, you guys might be giving too much stuff away for free. I've been using Freshbooks for about a year for my small business, and got most of my business partners to send me invoices through Freshbooks.

We are all still using a free account, and never had a need to switch over. The free account just offers everything I need. I don't even know what would I get with premium account - I never felt a need to check it out.

Re:Going Freemium: One Year Later by singer on Tuesday September 28, 2010 @01:46PM (#1736521)
What happens when you acquire your 4th client?
Re:Going Freemium: One Year Later by Mike_McDerment on Wednesday September 29, 2010 @12:35PM (#1740032)
you are asked to pay a monthly fee. you can use up to three for free for as long as you like, but as soon as you need to manager four at the same time you are prompted to a paying account.
Re:Going Freemium: One Year Later by Mike_McDerment on Wednesday September 29, 2010 @02:09PM (#1740418)
have you ever told anyone about FreshBooks?
Re:Going Freemium: One Year Later by zavulon on Tuesday October 05, 2010 @07:24PM (#1762031)
Yes, I got a bunch of people who send me invoices to do it through Freshbooks. But AFAIK, we're all using the free account ...
Re:Going Freemium: One Year Later by rubeng on Tuesday September 28, 2010 @11:55AM (#1736080)
I would love to see some more insight into this subject from what you guys at FreshBooks have learned about it.