Once again my evening has been ruined by a review complaining that Sequel is too expensive and the premium features should be free…
Apparently it’s not enough for most of Sequel to be free. People just want all of the thousand of hours of work for free.
Out of all the challenges of being an indie dev, this wasn’t one I foresaw and it’s really getting to me…
@rlfb This is the worst, and you deserve better. It’s so bad that often we get flamed just for covering apps that charge anything.
But here’s the thing. If someone doesn’t value your work, there’s no reason to value their opinion either.
At the end of the day you don’t have to sell Sequel to everyone - just enough to make a living. Ignore the noise.
@johnvoorhees Thank you John! The problem is that I want to care about every review, not just the ones I agree with. But you're right that there's probably a limit in there and I shouldn’t let those get to me.
I'll try to focus on all the users who actually appreciate my work =)
@johnvoorhees That makes sense. I'm trying to read in between the lines with this kind of review and I think there’s probably two takeaways:
- The premium plan may not feel worth the price yet. That should improve as I add more features to it.
- I picked the right premium features if users want them enough to complain about having to pay.
Beyond that, I'll try not to take these too personally going forward 😅
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