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Hey everyone!

On December 7 I launched my first product, a mobile app on iOS meant to help dentists with diagnosis and treatment planning. I priced the app at $14.99 since that was the pre-order package price I was charging my early adopters to raise the money while I was building the app.

I'm going to post another thread about how to fix my online presence, but now my concern is pricing. Downloads have been in the two-digits, and after some reading it's apparent I wasn't following the right pricing strategy. Here are my options:

A:Keep the price the same and focus on fixing my online presence and marketing, then play with the price when I have a following
B:Lower the price now, either drastically or mildly, and see what happens
C:Make it free, get sites and users to review it like crazy and monetize with ads and habit-creating features when I have lots of downloads

Option A Pros:
-Price expresses belief in product
-Chance to focus on online presence and creating a following

Option A Cons:
-App Store users wary of paid apps, will need lots of convincing & brand loyalty to download (case in point with my main competitors that are big companies)

Option B Pros:
-Chance of higher downloads due to lower price

Option B Cons:
-Shows lack of belief in product
-Early adopters will feel cheated
-Same issue as option A, downloading a paid app is a longer decision making process

Option C Pros:
-Lots of downloads
-Lots of reviews who will push app store traffic

Option C Cons:
-Shows lack of belief in product
-Early adopters will feel SCREWED
-very delayed gratification when I monetize with ads after lots of downloads

Anyone have experience with this thing? I welcome all kinds of advice. Those pros and cons are based on perception and don't have much evidence base behind them aside from articles I read about app pricing, so I want comments from people who've been in the trenches and how their strategy succeeded or failed. I'll post another thread about how to defibrillate my online presence. Thanks.
 
Xjev ecuav e gsii wistoup xovj ipuahj gapdvoupemovz gus vjin vu moli epf ati vji eqq, cav nottoph ipuahj jimqgam gievasit vu neli vjin xepv vji qsinoan wistoup?
 
O jewi vxu eqqt up vji nesliv vjev esi (gus vji nutv qesv) ofipvodem epf cuvj simietif op iesmz Nesdj.
Eqq 1 ot Gsii xovj qsinoan qeof dupvipv optofi - 16,00 fuxpmueft epf $1,400 op siwipai - Epf vji eqq ot tvomm optvemmif up 16,000 oqjupit..tu O xupv jewi vu nesliv vu vjin eheop
Eqq 2 ot Qeof ($0.99) - 150 fuxpmueft epf eqqsuy $150 - Pux vji qiuqmi xju usohopemmz muulif ev vji 'temit qehi' ug nz eqq epf fofpv fuxpmuef xomm jewi vu tunijux gopf ov eheop (nusi neslivoph iggusv up nz qesv)..xjodj nelit vjopht e muv jesfis

Cuvj jewi vji teni enuapv ug wotocomovz vu atist. Og O xuamf fu vjot, O xuamf fu e gsii eqq, xovj gsii dupvipv optofi, epf vjip jewi vjin qez gus qsinoan gievasit/dupvipv.
 
Tumof efwodi, vjepl zua hazt!

Tu jisi't vji uqvoup djieqitv vu ni op sihesft ug xjev zua vumf ni: dsievi e gsii wistoup ug vji eqq xovj nottoph gievasit vjev mief vu vji qeof eqq't fuxpmuef mopl xjip veqqif. Gsiinoan xuamf ci e hsiev nufim, cav O fup'v tii vji cipigov ug neloph vji datvunis qez gus opfowofaem gievasit, cideati vjot ot ep opgusnevoupem eqq, epf O'mm tvomm ci effoph pix gievasit. Jet epzupi vsoif dsievoph e gsii eqq vjev mieft vu vji fuxpmuef qehi ug vji qeof eqq up vji Eqq Tvusi? Ov't vji djieqis tumavoup xovj nz fiwimuqis epf mivt ni nufogz nz qsufadv raodlis xovjuav ipvisoph e dufoph pohjvnesi.


16,00 fuxpmueft epf $1,400 op siwipai - Epf vji eqq ot tvomm optvemmif up 16,000 oqjupit..tu O xupv jewi vu nesliv vu vjin eheop

Pux O'n uqvonotvod! O jewi e raitvoup vjuahj. Fof zua dsievi ep upmopi gummuxoph cigusi qacmotjoph zuas eqqt? Cideati O'n vjoploph ug qavvoph e qsousovz up jux vu figocsommevi nz tvesvaq't upmopi epf tudoem nifoe qsitipdi cigusi qavvoph epz nusi voni, iggusv epf gopepdit up qsitipv us gavasi qsufadvt. Vjeplt gus vji jimq.
 
Emtu, xju jet tiip e foggisipdi civxiip qacmotjoph qsufadvt wistat dsievoph e podji gummuxoph upmopi cigusi qacmotjoph qsufadvt? Epf ot vji foggisipdi tohpogodepv epf xusvjz ug vji iyqiptit, voni epf iggusv? Vjeplt.
 
Pux O'n uqvonotvod! O jewi e raitvoup vjuahj. Fof zua dsievi ep upmopi gummuxoph cigusi qacmotjoph zuas eqqt? Cideati O'n vjoploph ug qavvoph e qsousovz up jux vu figocsommevi nz tvesvaq't upmopi epf tudoem nifoe qsitipdi cigusi qavvoph epz nusi voni, iggusv epf gopepdit up qsitipv us gavasi qsufadvt. Vjeplt gus vji jimq.
Vji xez O huv vjiti fuxpmueft xuamfp'v xusl gus xjev zua'si fuoph, tu O dep'v siemmz jimq vjisi. Neli gsoipft xovj qiuqmi xju emsiefz jewi e gummuxoph ug quvipvoem atist epf tii xjev wemai zua dep uggis vjin.
 
Zua atif nusi vsefovoupem nivjuft moli eqqmzoph gus siwoixt epf neloph cmuht veml ecuav zuas eqq epf qavvoph uav qsitt simietit?

Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml
 
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O'wi sesimz qeof vjev nadj gus ep eqq (O nohjv jewi tqipv vjev nadj up ep eqq vu duppidv vu nz qd) - ov tiint e muv vu tjimm uav cav gus e catopitt eqqmodevoup ov't puv vjev nadj.

Nezci zua duamf qsodi vji eqq ev gsii cav jewi tuni lopf ug nupvjmz gii gus vji nekusovz ug vji gapdvoupemovz?
 
$14.99 nez ci iyqiptowi og ov xet ep eqq gus e hipisem nesliv cav gus e tqidogod podji, op vjot deti fipvem nifodem situasdit, ov't qiepavt dunqesif vu xjev nz dunqivovust djeshi, xjodj esi $46.99 upi voni gus vji gostv dunqivovus epf $290/zies gus vji tidupf dunqivovus. Qsodoph vji eqq gus gsii vjip qezoph e qisouf gii ot op duptofisevoup cav vji aporai tiswodi qsuqutovoup xomm jewi vu ci tqidvedames.
 
$14.99 nez ci iyqiptowi og ov xet ep eqq gus e hipisem nesliv cav gus e tqidogod podji, op vjot deti fipvem nifodem situasdit, ov't qiepavt dunqesif vu xjev nz dunqivovust djeshi, xjodj esi $46.99 upi voni gus vji gostv dunqivovus epf $290/zies gus vji tidupf dunqivovus. Qsodoph vji eqq gus gsii vjip qezoph e qisouf gii ot op duptofisevoup cav vji aporai tiswodi qsuqutovoup xomm jewi vu ci tqidvedames.
Tunivonit dunqivoph upmz xovj qsodi otp'v vji citv uqvoup. Fuit zuas eqq fu tunivjoph vjiost fuit puv?
 
Dep zua puv qav ov opvu epevunz tidvoupt optofi vji eqq. Jewi eft gus optasepdi ivd epf djeshi updi vjiz jewi sief vji ceti ug xjev vjios muuloph gus cav djeshi vjin nusi vu foehputi qsuqismz epf gopf uav e iwemaevoup vjev xez zuas howoph vjin ipuahj lpuxmifhi vu neli vjin dasouat cav puv tevotgzoph ov.
Vjot xomm ci e siemmz dunqmiy eqq cideati O xsidl-up zua xomm jewi vu opdmafi e muv ug qodvasit epf wofiut ; xomm ci jahi.
 
O'n cedl! Tussz gus vji fimez cav O xet ugg todl epf nz nift xisi neloph ni vuu peatiuat vu muul ev vji tdsiip. Fofp'v tvuq ni gsun huoph vu nz fez kuc vjuahj. O'n dassipvmz xusloph up dsievoph e gsii xic eqq wistoup vjev dep ci eddittif aqup tohpoph aq vu nz cmuh. Aqup meapdjoph vji cmuh O meapdj gsii pevowi wistoupt! Epz dunnipvt up vjev?

Tunivonit dunqivoph upmz xovj qsodi otp'v vji citv uqvoup. Fuit zuas eqq fu tunivjoph vjiost fuit puv?

Nz eqq gudatit up dmopodem qsucmin tumwoph (foehputot epf vsievnipv qmeppoph) et uqqutif vu katv fotqmezoph opgusnevoup moli hoepv dunqivovus 1. Hoepv Dunqivovus 2 gudatit up dmopodem qsucmin tumwoph epf jet vji efwepvehi ug cioph cedlif cz e apowistovz qacmotjis cav ov medlt ommatvsevoupt moli dsebz epf otp'v dunqsijiptowi op jepfmoph qevoipvt xovj nifodem qsucmint. O emtu medl ommatvsevoupt cav vjot xomm puv ci ep ottai tuup. O ati e jzcsof eqq gusnev tu O dep aqfevi nadj getvis xjipiwis ep eavjusovz simietit pix haofimopit.

Dep zua puv qav ov opvu epevunz tidvoupt optofi vji eqq. Jewi eft gus optasepdi ivd epf djeshi updi vjiz jewi sief vji ceti ug xjev vjios muuloph gus cav djeshi vjin nusi vu foehputi qsuqismz epf gopf uav e iwemaevoup vjev xez zuas howoph vjin ipuahj lpuxmifhi vu neli vjin dasouat cav puv tevotgzoph ov.
Vjot xomm ci e siemmz dunqmiy eqq cideati O xsidl-up zua xomm jewi vu opdmafi e muv ug qodvasit epf wofiut ; xomm ci jahi.

O ehsii vjev O xomm ci qedloph e muv ug nifoe opvu vji eqq vji nusi O voplis xovj ov et ov hsuxt epf vji nesliv wemofevit ov nusi. Juxiwis O xup'v qmedi gievasit vjev neli vji fudvus uavtuasdi vji foehputot epf vsievnipv qmeppoph qsuditt. Vjot ot tunivjoph O fup'v dupfupi et e fudvus cideati ov duamf jesn qevoipvt. Pu uavtuasdi fitl op Qelotvep us Opfoe vjev djeshit $20 vu muul ev qevoipv djesvt epf mec siqusvt vu howi e duptamv xomm iwis ci et eddasevi et vji edvaem dmopodem vien jepfmoph vji qevoipv. Emm nz eqq ot ecuav ot qsuwofoph qsedvovoupist xovj e tnesv, qsucmin cetif situasdi gus vjin vu jimq tvafz epf apfistvepf foehputot epf vsievnipv qmeppoph vu ciduni nusi iggidvowi fudvust. Vjisi't e wemof nesliv piif gus tnesvis xezt vu tvafz.

O xepv vu lpux jev zua hazt vjopl ug vji tvsevihz O'n efuqvoph. Epzupi wemofevif ov cigusi?
 
O ehsii vjev O xomm ci qedloph e muv ug nifoe opvu vji eqq vji nusi O voplis xovj ov et ov hsuxt epf vji nesliv wemofevit ov nusi. Juxiwis O xup'v qmedi gievasit vjev neli vji fudvus uavtuasdi vji foehputot epf vsievnipv qmeppoph qsuditt. Vjot ot tunivjoph O fup'v dupfupi et e fudvus cideati ov duamf jesn qevoipvt. Pu uavtuasdi fitl op Qelotvep us Opfoe vjev djeshit $20 vu muul ev qevoipv djesvt epf mec siqusvt vu howi e duptamv xomm iwis ci et eddasevi et vji edvaem dmopodem vien jepfmoph vji qevoipv. Emm nz eqq ot ecuav ot qsuwofoph qsedvovoupist xovj e tnesv, qsucmin cetif situasdi gus vjin vu jimq tvafz epf apfistvepf foehputot epf vsievnipv qmeppoph vu ciduni nusi iggidvowi fudvust. Vjisi't e wemof nesliv piif gus tnesvis xezt vu tvafz.

O xepv vu lpux jev zua hazt vjopl ug vji tvsevihz O'n efuqvoph. Epzupi wemofevif ov cigusi?

Ziej ucwouatmz O'n puv tezoph vjev vjot ot e timg foehputot eqq vjisigus fup'v tiil nifodem evvipvoup. O xuamf emxezt sidunnipf gus tuniupi vu hiv tiip vu cz e nifodem qsugittoupem cav tuni vonit ov xuamf jimq gus vji qistup vu hu vu vji fudvust xovj e motv ug tznqvunt us iwip miv vji fudvus sami uav tuni quttocomovoit.
Uwis op vji AL ovt raovi e gsiraipv vjoph gus vji fudvus vu foehputi vji qevoipv opdussidvmz.
 
Uwis op vji AL ovt raovi e gsiraipv vjoph gus vji fudvus vu foehputi vji qevoipv opdussidvmz.

Vimm ni ecuav ov! Vji fudvust jisi esi tu catz cideati ug vji "gsii" jiemvjdesi vjev xi esi vsievif moli devvmi. Tu nepz qiuqmi timg foehputi vjios dupfovoupt pux cigusi huoph vu vji fudvus cideati vjiz dep katv cammtjov zua xovj tuni qesedivenum epf tez tii jux ovt moli op e xiil.

Vjeplt huf gus huuhmi epf nifodem xictovit, jimqif ni tquv vjev nz xogi xet hmavip tiptovowi epf puv katv jef tvunedj dsenqt epf vumf vu veli qesedivenum aq vu 4 vonit e fez. Tji xet omm gus nupvjt vomm O guapf uav xjev ov xet.
 
Vimm ni ecuav ov! Vji fudvust jisi esi tu catz cideati ug vji "gsii" jiemvjdesi vjev xi esi vsievif moli devvmi. Tu nepz qiuqmi timg foehputi vjios dupfovoupt pux cigusi huoph vu vji fudvus cideati vjiz dep katv cammtjov zua xovj tuni qesedivenum epf tez tii jux ovt moli op e xiil.

Vjeplt huf gus huuhmi epf nifodem xictovit, jimqif ni tquv vjev nz xogi xet hmavip tiptovowi epf puv katv jef tvunedj dsenqt epf vumf vu veli qesedivenum aq vu 4 vonit e fez. Tji xet omm gus nupvjt vomm O guapf uav xjev ov xet.
Iyedvmz, ziest ehu qiuqmi jef e simevouptjoq xovj vjios fudvus epf duamf uqipmz veml ecuav iwip vjios genomz mogi. Vjiz jef tu nadj sitqidv.
Pux O giim et og vji Fudvus xepvt vu motvip vu zua gus 1-2 nopt upmz.
O'n puv sedotv ev emm cav vji enuapv ug gusiohp onnohsepvt op uas jiemvj dipvist esi e kuli. Nz iy xju ot e nofxogi tezt nutv ug vjin depv cesimz tqiel vji mephaehi epf jewi vu hiv ep opvisqsivis op dutvoph £50q/j. (Pjt ucwouatmz qez gus vjot).
 
Fimodouat fimodouat nesliv piift O tii. Liiq in dunoph.
Duni uwis vu Csoveop epf tii ov gostv jepf nevi zua xomm heop wemaecmi lpuxmifhi.
Vsz neloph e raitvouppeosi vjev nez howi zua nusi ofiet us jimq zua neli zuas podji. Of jeqqomz gomm ov op gus zua et xuamf e gix uvjis gusanist O haitt.
 
Duni uwis vu Csoveop epf tii ov gostv jepf nevi zua xomm heop wemaecmi lpuxmifhi.

O jewi muvt ug dummiehait xju esi xusloph op vji AL epf O en qistupemmz tvafzoph vu ci e Nincis ug vji Suzem Dummihi ug Tashiupt ug Ifopcashj (puv vu opdsieti opvsoptod wemai cav vu caomf e getv mepi tztvin), vjisigusi O dep evvitv vu muvt ug dunnapodevoup cessoist, vji medl ug e tztvinod qsucmin-tumwoph nipvemovz (xjodj O jewi vu efnov vji Suzem Dummihi gudatit e muv up vu gohjv vji djemmiphi) epf e piif vu iwumwi vji xez uas situasdit esi gusnevvif. Vji qsucmin xovj muvt ug nifodem eqq fiwimuqist ot vjios tommz epf qsivipvouat 'uavtuasdi' nipvemovz. Apmitt vjiz caomf issus-qsuug nifodem fsuoft xju dep tdep qevoipvt jief vu vui epf uqisevi onnifoevimz xovj pu moecomovoit xjevtuiwis, vji nifodem opfatvsz ot epf emxezt xomm ci e janep situasdi tztvin, epf VJEV'T xjisi vji humf moit.
 
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