[SchedulesDirect Announce] Schedules Direct Announces Initial Pricing

[Robert Eden]

August 9, 2007


      Schedules Direct Announces Initial Pricing

The answer to everyone's top question is.... $15 / 3 months non-recurring.

*That's too much money!*
Sorry... until we have some idea as to the subscriber count we need to 
make sure we can pay the bills. We expect pricing to drop by the end of 
the initial term. Our goal is $20/year.

*Why don't you offer recurring pricing?*
We expect to lower the price and offer other terms after the first 
quarter, so you'd need to switch to a different subscription plan at 
that time anyway.

* Why don't you offer lifetime subscriptions?*
Kinda early to say we won't, but probably not. We're looking for a 
long-term solution and it's not fiscally prudent when we don't know what 
our long-term costs will be. Remember we're just offering a data 
service, not hardware that has a 2-6 year lifetime. Our goal is to 
provide quality data at the lowest possible price. If you want to donate 
$10k or so, we'll consider a lifetime subscription. :)

*I refuse to get a Paypal account!*
The initially rollout will not require a Paypal account (but will offer 
Paypal CC processing). We're looking into alternatives. Paypal was 
quick, and we had developers experienced using it. ( Quick is 
important... we don't have much time).

*Great! When can I sign up.!*
As soon as we're ready and not a moment sooner. Ok, you'll probably be 
able to sign up before we're /really/ ready. But then we'll fix things 
and most folks will be happy. This is rapid development after all.


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