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Re:Ask HN: Should I raise my rates? on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @12:08PM (#40368817)
That sort of pricing would make sense for a SaaS, but not sure for a service like mine.

> If someone can pay $1000 they can probably pay $1500 a month

I realize this is increasingly true as most of my customers are now actual startups (vs indie hackers in the early days)

Re:Ask HN: Should I raise my rates? on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @11:49AM (#40368524)
It is in fact weighted toward the higher tier. However, I intentionally wanted to keep a reasonable gap between the two plans (< 30%) to not undervalue or overvalue one or the other.

PS: Happy to provide insights on how this model has been working for me

Re:Ask HN: Should I raise my rates? on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @11:43AM (#40368420)
Love the perspective! Thanks!
Re:Ask HN: Should I raise my rates? on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @11:38AM (#40368363)
Thanks John, that makes quite a lot of sense actually. I guess I need to think about that more in-depth as I feel like I want both.

Ask HN: Should I raise my rates?

So I’ve been running Jim Designs (https://jimdesigns.co/), my one-person subscription-based design studio for SaaS startups, for a bit more than a year now, going from making my first internet dollar to close to $10k MRR.I’m getting too much demand these days, and I’m genuinely wondering if I should raise my rates.The obvious answer is yes, but I know these spikes come in waves, and I'm...

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Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Saturday July 22, 2023 @02:54PM (#36828758)
Thx!
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Saturday July 22, 2023 @02:54PM (#36828754)
Grow my reputation so I can increase my rates over time.
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Saturday July 22, 2023 @02:53PM (#36828747)
Thanks! Mainly building in public + referrals from exiting clients.
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Friday July 21, 2023 @10:27AM (#36814191)
My pleasure! That's a faire question that I get asked quite a lot ;) Here's the thing: requests are handled one at a time with an average turnaround time of 2 days or less. So until a requests has been completed (including revisions) you cannot move to the next one. This is basically how you would also work with an internal designer anyway, so nothing crazy, just a way to streamline things since I'm the only one doing all the design work.

As for your 2nd question, I actually have some of my clients that are agencies outsourcing their client work to me, which is fine. The same "1 request at a time" rule also applies in that case anyway. The only drawback for me then is that I cannot share the work publicly.

Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Friday July 21, 2023 @10:15AM (#36814025)
Awesome! Hit me up at [email protected] whenever you're ready :)
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Thursday July 20, 2023 @04:12PM (#36806052)
Thank u!
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Thursday July 20, 2023 @02:33PM (#36804680)
Thank u!
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Thursday July 20, 2023 @10:41AM (#36801193)
Thanks! In short, I'd say building in public on Twitter (https://twitter.com/JimDesignsCo) has been my primary way to get traction.
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Thursday July 20, 2023 @07:57AM (#36799254)
My pleasure.
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Thursday July 20, 2023 @07:56AM (#36799248)
Yes, of course it is in a sense, but it's total revenue spread over 5 months, so just side income, which is pretty neat, don't get me wrong :)
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @05:46PM (#36793914)
I know, right!
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @05:22PM (#36793617)
Thanks! Fingers crossed :)
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @04:40PM (#36792953)
Thank you :) Fixed the typo - thanks for pointing it out!
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @04:37PM (#36792903)
Thank you! Hit me up anytime.
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @04:04PM (#36792384)
Thanks Peter!
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @04:04PM (#36792379)
Thanks!
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @04:04PM (#36792375)
Thank you! Yeah, the first $ meant actually more to me than this specific milestone.
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @04:01PM (#36792354)
Thanks, appreciate it!
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @10:45AM (#36787279)
Thanks! I hope too :)
Re:My first $10k internet dollars on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @10:20AM (#36786820)
Thank u!

My first $10k internet dollars

5 months ago, I launched jimdesigns.co, my one-person subscription-based design studio for SaaS startups, and by doing so, made my first internet $.Today, I passed $10,000 in cumulative revenue. This is not a significant amount whatsoever, but it means a lot to me and feels pretty surreal tbh.This is neither an overnight success as I previously tried for years to make money online by building...

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This looks great man!
Re:Spotify Unveils Major Redesign with Vertical Home Feed on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @05:17PM (#35075523)
yeah, video is taking over on almost everything.
Re:Ask HN How do I learn marketing? on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @05:07AM (#35067200)
Read books mentioned here in the comments. Everyone should learn Marketing (and Sales), especially tech folks. It's often undervalued or ignored because they don't teach it in college.

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