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Freemium is how things like Dropbox and Evernote make money, and they seem to be doing okay. =)


Hey Blader - Freemium is typically used for a landgrab, but only when there's a very specific monetization plan in place to leverage the "leads" (free users). I'm a bit concerned that you're not first to market and going straight to free. Do you have monetization thought out?

Here's a good article to consider: http://blog.priceintelligently.com/blog/bid/188339/Screw-Fre...




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