I’ve been developing a form builder for the past two years while freelancing. So far, I’ve had 78 free users sign up for my app, but I haven’t gained any paid users yet. Could you please advise me on how to attract at least some paying customers—should I consider lowering prices, adding more features, or something else? I’m currently working on a theme builder and more form templates for the app. Here’s the link: minform.io.
“Minform is available for free at all times. It’s free to build an infinite number of forms and get an infinite number of responses. It does, however, have the “Made with minform” label. You can upgrade to the pro version to get rid of the branding and have access to more features.”
Your issue is that it’s limitless and free. The Minform branding on the form doesn’t seem to bother anyone, in my opinion. You must set a cap on the number of submissions for your free tier.
And there are really too many forms too much flex! It is possible that 25–50 responses per month will occur when it transitions from low to maybe business use.
Some people suggest that you should limit the free plan and introduce paid options that align with your business needs, which is reasonable.
However, if you can manage the costs (which I believe aren’t significant), I strongly recommend focusing on acquiring more users instead of chasing early profits. Here’s the thing: you’re not a well-established player yet. With only 70 users who can easily switch to other tools, pushing for payments now might backfire. I’m not saying to keep it entirely free, but it might be better to wait for the right moment to see the benefits.
The likelihood of people paying is always low. You can choose to experiment with 70 users or expand to 700. I think you understand my point.
In summary:Prioritize user acquisition over paid plans. Building a larger audience is more valuable than making a quick profit.
I’m thinking along these lines. I’m glad you uploaded it. Thank you. Yes, I am working on improving the landing page and adding more useful features, but I will wait to make any changes until I have a larger sample size. (Form designs, themes
You should implement effective paywall triggers or gating for your product. A simple approach is to let users sign up, create, and publish their forms for free, but limit responses to 20 or 30. After that, charge a reasonable subscription fee for full access to the results, or offer the option to purchase the results of a single survey for a bit more than the subscription fee. Consider pricing the subscription at around $9 USD and the one-time purchase at $15.
Also, make sure to set up an email notification system to alert users when someone responds to their survey. For users who haven’t paid but are receiving a good number of responses, you’ll likely see a high conversion rate.
Feel free to reach out if you’d like more advice!
Perhaps you are offering too much to those who are unwilling to give you $29 a month? I think the pricing is quite excessive for this kind of stuff.
Since you are undoubtedly the expert, may I ask what the problem is with all the form builders? I don’t mean to be disrespectful. Why there are so many has never made sense to me.
Alright. I began working on this project two years ago. Indeed, the market is filled with hundreds of form builders. However, I have another plan for this that will require a lot of time. It’s just that I work as a freelancer more now.