I run https://colorsandfonts.com, a free tool for exploring color palettes. I launched it in 2019 and have kept it free ever since. The site gets consistent organic traffic and is frequently shared among designers and frontend devs. Over the years, a lot of people have told me “you should moneti...

“I’m curious what you’re working on and how you monetize it. Just looking to learn from fellow self-hosted builders.”

I recently completed adding device syncing and (paid) account creation to my natural language web app, RoamCalc. The app is a freemium app, and here is what everyone can do, regardless if they have a paid account or not: • 🧮 basic arithmitic • 💴 currency conversion (32 currencies supported) • ⏰ ...

(I made a video that shows the section on my site • You can watch in 2x) Hi everyone, I released #railsblocks around 10 days ago, and I got 8 sales already which is great. But all these sales were on the personal plan, so I've just added a "Ask your company" button that shows tips on how to as...

The first big win for Ordinary Link is hitting $100 in Monthly Recurring Revenue. This milestone will prove the platform is on the right track and set the stage for the real growth to come. It’s the start of something bigger.

So it was time to redesign the website on and I wanted to simplify things. I came up with this, what do you think, is it clear enough? the idea was to reduce three tiers, teams, individual and guest to only one card but with all the information in one. Also, does the image on the side makes sen...

I wonder what's the best way to display and charge my users in their local currency to boost conversion. How do you do it?  Do you get the visitor's location and programmatically change the currency and amounts? It seems quite complex to do it like this! I use LemonSqueezy. Thanks!

The free version of  really doesn't demonstrate the insane value of the Premium membership.  Do I... - Kill the FREE plan & only offer Premium - Make the FREE plan a very limited version of Premium - Offer Premium only with a 7-day FREE trial - Offer Premium with first month at just $1 Wisdom ...

Hi all, I've been brainstorming on having a simple pricing for my product, Draftly. And thought of picking your brain. What I have: Draftly is a tool that help users create content for LinkedIn with the help of AI. Because of this, we have fixed cost of creating content using the AI model. ---...

I wanted to let you know about some changes to WIP membership that will help us maintain the quality of our community and ensure the long-term sustainability of our platform. Starting today, we will be moving to a paid membership model for all new members. Existing members will be grandfathered ...

I am facing a dilemma and need some first-hand feedback.  As I am working on revamping , I have it a spot where I want to keep the checkout really simple but the visitor would have to additionally click to know the details of what is covered in a plan. This is a popup so I want to have a separa...

Hi all, I am author of Deployment from Scratch priced at $35 and $50 with lifetime updates. I think this pricing worked out well. I am now writing a new book on Kamal. This time I want to do a different pricing and would like your opinion. For one it's a shorter book and should be fairly cheap...

Context: I'm in South Africa. The ZAR/USD exchange rate has shot from ~R16/$ to R20/$ in about 2 years. One "theme" of project idea I've had lately is to make essentially similar tools to ones often used by SaaS builders, but with localised pricing and branding. Forex fluctuations alongside inf...

Just curious. What's your opinion about Lexington Themes pricing? Pricing: ___________________________________ ❖ Individually, as one template for $99 ✺ Individual bundle for $199 ✤ Team bundle for $499 The bundle includes all themes, currently 25 and future additions plus new updates. A one ...

I'm in a country where Stripe is not available, and no local provider offers multicurrency charges yet. For me, it's been a long standing hurdle in my mind for local creators to compete internationally. Stripe Atlas and foreign incorporation is generally available, but exchange control laws make...

👋 Hi all, it's my first time asking a question here, all kinds of pointers are very welcome! I'm slightly torn regarding how to implement pricing for https://useattr.actor: On the one hand there's the bullet train Stripe integration, which would get me set up in minutes/hours. Using Stripe Tax,...

Hey there 👋 I am planning to add a pre-launch subscription plan to https://www.buildpublic.app and give the waiting list users a discount. I am debating between offering a Free trial or a Full refund for the first days of the subscription. Which option is better? And how many days should I off...

I am building the subscription plans for my product https://www.mapmelon.com. In the app, users can look for accommodations (colivings), so our plan is to charge them to appear in the app and edit their details, get notifications from customers, etc We are thinking on adding 2 plans, one basic ...

When I first started WIP about four years ago I never thought it would turn into what it is today. It was a just a Telegram chatgroup, free for anyone to join. Pretty soon though, some very kind people (many still active members today!) asked if they could donate some $$$ to WIP in the hope to i...

I've been toying with three related ideas for WIP to grow the community and get more (relevant) people onboard: Idea 1: Free Currently, anyone considering to join WIP will need to commit to paying $20 per month. This is great in the sense that we don't get any spam, and the majority of new memb...