ROUNDTABLES ★ 6 upvotes 2012

Ask HN: Blog post on pricing structure and revenue? please help

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I hate to ask using an ASK HN, but I've searched wide and far and can't find the article. There was a blog post on here a few weeks back on pricing strategy that made the front page. I believe it was for a web app, and the company discovered through segmentation and other techniques that they were leaving a lot of money on the table. They changed their pricing structure and this led to a significant increase in revenues. I believe the company worked with a consultant.

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An open Ask HN community consultation from 2012 where @mjfern convened hundreds of developers and bootstrappers to share real experiences, hard numbers, and tactics.

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PA @patio11 Peer Contributor

http://www.extendslogic.com/business/what-i-learned-from-increasing-my-prices/

Best post on pricing in several months, by the way.

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