Re: [Dave] Pricing add ons
Wow guys!
If you don't like it - don't use it. No one is forcing you to.
I personally re-brand it all and mark up the costs by well over 500%... and it is still a very cheap solution to my clients.
It seems to me that the better the solution gets, and the wider the scope of possiblity it creates, the more some people seem to expect.
The way I see it, I've got a fantastic platform to work off, something that I couldn't achieve by myself. Then, if there's something a bit out of my reach that's just "tweaking" the current functionality, I can ask some questions and get some answers from a very helpful and friendly community. If it's additional fucntionality - I pay very reasonable fees to get it built for me.
I have tried the "free" options, and from 16 years experience - 9 of which has been using Interactive Tools software - I would much rather pay a bit more to know that the product is sound, that there's a good community and that I can run to someone for fast and professional help at a price that is not going to break me.
I'm loving that some of you guys out there who have a much better programming background than myself are contributing your own intellectual property to make things even better by adding your own plugins to the community for free - I love it and appreciate it! Thanks! But others seem to expect it all for free - I simply dont agree.
Maybe the mistake that IT has made has been to set our expectations too low.
That's my humble opinion - sorry if others don't agree.
Cheers,
Tim (toledoh.com.au)