Comments on: ClaimID nears 75k users http://blog.claimid.com/2009/02/claimid-nears-75k-users/ Manage your online identity. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Sayan http://blog.claimid.com/2009/02/claimid-nears-75k-users/comment-page-1/#comment-74101 Sayan Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:00:25 +0000 http://blog.claimid.com/?p=263#comment-74101 Link-caching 75k+ users is probably eating up the bulk of your resources. you may try tiered payment for link caching if it is easy to implement e.g. 1 link is free, 2-5 links for $10/year, etc Better still keep it free but share content with vetted jobsites,etc for a fee Link-caching 75k+ users is probably eating up the bulk of your resources. you may try tiered payment for link caching if it is easy to implement e.g. 1 link is free, 2-5 links for $10/year, etc

Better still keep it free but share content with vetted jobsites,etc for a fee

]]> By: bigcharles http://blog.claimid.com/2009/02/claimid-nears-75k-users/comment-page-1/#comment-72253 bigcharles Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:48:50 +0000 http://blog.claimid.com/?p=263#comment-72253 Don't forget about the obvious: A basic, limited-features account that's free forever, along with 2nd- and 3rd-tier paid accounts that offer valuable features. Unless I'm mistaken (I may be) this is one of the most common monetization strategies currently in use (37Signals, DropSend, etc., etc.). Anyway, good luck! Don’t forget about the obvious: A basic, limited-features account that’s free forever, along with 2nd- and 3rd-tier paid accounts that offer valuable features. Unless I’m mistaken (I may be) this is one of the most common monetization strategies currently in use (37Signals, DropSend, etc., etc.).

Anyway, good luck!

]]> By: thepplway http://blog.claimid.com/2009/02/claimid-nears-75k-users/comment-page-1/#comment-71051 thepplway Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:58:46 +0000 http://blog.claimid.com/?p=263#comment-71051 hi, why the claim ID cannot display gravatar? hi,

why the claim ID cannot display gravatar?

]]> By: Fred Stutzman http://blog.claimid.com/2009/02/claimid-nears-75k-users/comment-page-1/#comment-70337 Fred Stutzman Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:21:37 +0000 http://blog.claimid.com/?p=263#comment-70337 And that makes one very strong vote against! I actually think we'll probably end up going your way, Aeshir. Charging after a few months feels a little bait-and-switch, even if you're totally up front about everything. And that makes one very strong vote against! I actually think we’ll probably end up going your way, Aeshir. Charging after a few months feels a little bait-and-switch, even if you’re totally up front about everything.

]]> By: Aeshir http://blog.claimid.com/2009/02/claimid-nears-75k-users/comment-page-1/#comment-70329 Aeshir Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:50:05 +0000 http://blog.claimid.com/?p=263#comment-70329 A fee after a few months is a terrible idea. I would never sign up to something that I intended to use for a long time if it said I would only be able to use it up to a certain point, and then have to pay. A fee after a few months is a terrible idea. I would never sign up to something that I intended to use for a long time if it said I would only be able to use it up to a certain point, and then have to pay.

]]> By: Fred Stutzman http://blog.claimid.com/2009/02/claimid-nears-75k-users/comment-page-1/#comment-70321 Fred Stutzman Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:19:56 +0000 http://blog.claimid.com/?p=263#comment-70321 Shari, Good points. We may ask for donations from older members, but we also feel pretty indebted to our early adopters. Believe it or not, joining early and creating critical mass is very important to a startup (even one with 75k users). Just a point of clarification - we will never require a fee up front. We will continue to provide free OpenID's. We will require a fee for additional services, but there will never be a fee to sign up. This is important to us. I see your point, though. A period for free doesn't cost us much, so that is a pretty good idea! We'll definitely talk it over. Thanks, Fred Shari,

Good points. We may ask for donations from older members, but we also feel pretty indebted to our early adopters. Believe it or not, joining early and creating critical mass is very important to a startup (even one with 75k users).

Just a point of clarification – we will never require a fee up front. We will continue to provide free OpenID’s. We will require a fee for additional services, but there will never be a fee to sign up. This is important to us. I see your point, though. A period for free doesn’t cost us much, so that is a pretty good idea! We’ll definitely talk it over.

Thanks,
Fred

]]> By: Shari Laster http://blog.claimid.com/2009/02/claimid-nears-75k-users/comment-page-1/#comment-70319 Shari Laster Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:58:51 +0000 http://blog.claimid.com/?p=263#comment-70319 I would be in favor of a system in which you solicited donations from the grandfathered users, and allowed new users a period of time, say six months or so, of free use before requiring a fee. I didn't think claimID would be valuable to me until I had used it for a few months, and I would never have signed up if I had to pay a fee up front. I would be in favor of a system in which you solicited donations from the grandfathered users, and allowed new users a period of time, say six months or so, of free use before requiring a fee. I didn’t think claimID would be valuable to me until I had used it for a few months, and I would never have signed up if I had to pay a fee up front.

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