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points by schneems 3 days ago | 0 comments
Not sure how it holds up in this day and age but a common setup was to have 3 products: free, cheap, expensive.

The free one gets people in the door. Cheap is could be something like a book or paid tool or course. And the "expensive" would usually be consulting but could also be a more premium tool or retainer service.

So your suggestion seems to fit the model.

I know LLMs will change the developer education landscape but I really hope it doesn't kill it. Interesting times.

[–] therealpygon 3 days ago
I think you mean free, expensive, and slightly even more expensive.
[–] weird-eye-issue 3 days ago
Depends on the audience and the niche
[–] _doctor_love 3 days ago
That's a different model. Both are valid.
[–] order-matters 3 days ago
just because you can optimize your pricing for maximum value extraction from your customer doesnt mean you have to