My mind has been in a bit of a limbo the past few days, and it is to do with pricing software as a service (SaaS). I have blogged in the past that I do have a few ideas on generating revenue from XP-Dev.com, and pricing these ideas is an absolute pain. To top it all, I am really nervous about it. I have discussed it with a few people and I ended up getting more nervous than when I started the discussion.
However, Eric Sink has written down a few pointers about this. It does not give an answer to the golden question – How much do I charge for my SaaS ? but it does give some advice on how to tackle it. I think it is very well written.
Quoting Eric’s article:
You should consider all of these issues, and probably a few more that are specific to your situation. Look at the decision from every possible angle. Anything you read on the subject of pricing is merely an aid to your own judgment, not a substitute for it.
Amen to that! For now, I shall go back to thinking about pricing ideas for XP-Dev.com and keep my mind in a limbo.
Tags: Pricing, SaaS, xp-dev, XP-Dev.com
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