Hi folks, Is it acceptable to increase the price of a sitewide when PR increases, or should the agreed price be set for the duration of the contract, even if the directory has no PR?
You don't cancel a subscription on people who are already existing subscribers just because you gained a little PR, just to try and extort more money from them or raise your prices. A subscriber should stay subscribed until they themselves cancel out. That is at least my view on it and how i see it. opinions will vary.(i guess)
During the contract period that should stay the same. When the link is up for renewal you can discuss the price again. Thanks
Yes, I don't think its good idea to cancel any subscribed customer without letting them know BEFORE they actually buy a link. I have changed the payment options several times. It was initially $10 one time fee. Then $15 one time fee. But those prices were when my directory pages were PR3. Now I charge monthly for the same pages, except they are all PR4. Those who have bought their links on my directory never get to pay more just because the PR got high. It wouldn't be fair for them unless you mention and let them know beforehand.
I also agree that A subscriber should ALWAYS stay subscribed until they themselves cancel out, even if your site gains a lot of pagerank. Long term subscribers/customers are too valuable. If my site went from pr3 to pr6 I would not try to increase the money unless they canceled and then tried to subscribe again. That is just the way I prefer to do business. Also a generous reputation will bring you more happy customers in the future.
If you have integrity, then you'll keep your subscribers onboard at the price they paid until their subscription period runs out. With anyone NEW that joins up, you can charge more. Remember, PR can go up and PR can go down...will you be refunding people when your PR drops midstream?
hello.... Dont fool around around like that.... You are given the option at paypal for the subscription length of term... make it 3 month intervals then when PR updates if they want to go at it again then its all good and your new price is set. thx malcolm
You have every right to increase your price when and how you see fit. Though you cannot or should not do it in the middle of the contract. If the contract says per year subscriptions, then the price should remain the same until the year has expired, then you can negotiate with the subscriber for an increase thereafter. Edit: Heck, I just said what everybody has said. I agree to those who shares my view
I agree with Rob on this, we did actually have a conversation on the exact same subject. If someone signs up for a subscription you should keep the subscription at the signup rate. Obviously if someone were to purchase 3, 6, 12 months of whatever as a one off payment, then once that period ends and they decide they want to purchase another 3, 6, 12 months then obviously implement the charge increase. Definately don't expect to be able to cancel a subscription and get that person to start a new subscription with a higher price - doing this just likely to make you loose a valued customer/link purchaser.
Didn't i tell you i believe in your directory? didn't i? didn't i? didn't i? Now look where you're at (congrats again) I'm in it for the long haul.
Sorry i didn't read the whole thread, just the first post and my point of view is that you must not demand for more bucks if you gain PR, for instance I sold sitewide PR 4 links on my directory for a year, now i am not going to demand them for any more bucks even if i get a PR 5 in the coming update, plus if you want to offer more i would suggest you to keep the price same