How to support while being Freemium?
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Hi , I am currently developing a Web application (like mint.com). I have plans to go with freemium model[](free memberships for using all the features). And once my application gets popularized I want to add premium features and make the subscriber pay for it. My question is how can I support myself during the initial stage(server cost and customer support cost). I thought of going with ad supported model for the freemium stage. Can I use Google adsense for displaying ads. Is google adsense applicable for web applications or only for blogs and forums. If you have done something similar please give me some pointers on this to go ahead.
'Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.' Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988)
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Hi , I am currently developing a Web application (like mint.com). I have plans to go with freemium model[](free memberships for using all the features). And once my application gets popularized I want to add premium features and make the subscriber pay for it. My question is how can I support myself during the initial stage(server cost and customer support cost). I thought of going with ad supported model for the freemium stage. Can I use Google adsense for displaying ads. Is google adsense applicable for web applications or only for blogs and forums. If you have done something similar please give me some pointers on this to go ahead.
'Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.' Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988)
I have had no personal experience of Adsense but I have read a reasonable number of Blogs/Articles about their, sometimes, arbitrary application of their rules to cancel accounts, withhold payments etc. So do a great deal of research before signing up. A search for adsense problems, or similar might bear dividends. A search of the Messages on this site will also garner useful information Why Google sucks today[^], for example.
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