ROUNDTABLES ★ 8 upvotes 2013

Ask HN: What are the best pricing pages you have seen?

The Founder's Submission

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We are working on presenting our pricing page better and are looking for some good examples.

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An open Ask HN community consultation from 2013 where @bavidar convened hundreds of developers and bootstrappers to share real experiences, hard numbers, and tactics.

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WI @wikwocket Peer Contributor

From my personal library, here are two articles you may find helpful:

10 Principles of Effective Pricing Pages http://conversionxl.com/10-principles-of-effective-pricing-pages/

Doubling SaaS Revenue By Changing The Pricing Model http://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/08/13/doubling-saas-revenue/

AT @AtTheLast Peer Contributor

I think 37signals did a really good job of a pricing page. http://highrisehq.com/signup

Keep it simple. Give people a few options to pick from. Tell people what the most popular option is. You could always A/B test different versions to see what is working.

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