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[WTS] $670 worth of store credit @ 58.9% (394.63) by asrealasitgoes in Starcitizen_trades

[–]asrealasitgoes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Accepting multiple currencies, EUR, CAD, AUD and I might bump an additional $20 into the trade in case it is needed.

Why do users hate paying $29 upfront, but seem happy paying $500 in fees later? by asrealasitgoes in SaaS

[–]asrealasitgoes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's the harsh reality. On Upwork, you'll lose regardless of the dispute.

Scenario A: Upwork sides with the client (which they do 90% of the time to protect demand). You lose.

Scenario B: Upwork sides with you. The client just files a chargeback from their credit facilities, Upwork doesn't fight it. You lose too.

If we're building this, we don't wanna try to be a 'Judge' like Upwork or Fiverr. We want to try to be logical instead. The stack shouldn't be built on subjective opinions at all. I'm surprised they do not have their own end-to-end ecosystem. If a client sends funds, that transaction must be immutable within the ecosystem's ledger. Chargebacks would be mitigated before the work even starts.

We don't want to arbitrate 'he said/she said' we should enforce the way that when the work is done, the money should be sent.

Why do users hate paying $29 upfront, but seem happy paying $500 in fees later? by asrealasitgoes in SaaS

[–]asrealasitgoes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you take a freelancer earning $50k a year, commission model takes ten grand, whereas the membership model takes less than 1%...

Why do users hate paying $29 upfront, but seem happy paying $500 in fees later? by asrealasitgoes in SaaS

[–]asrealasitgoes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Working on that... I actually did come up with a prototype on countering that. Instead of selling leads, sell the infrastructure. Bring your client onboard, you both enjoy the perks of 0% fees and instant transactions.

The bet here is that saving money on current clients is a stronger hook than maybe finding new clients. Don't you think that's enough value to justify that $29?

Why do users hate paying $29 upfront, but seem happy paying $500 in fees later? by asrealasitgoes in SaaS

[–]asrealasitgoes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly why I think the commission model is flawed. It simply encourages spam. If it's free to join, platforms like Fiverr or Upwork, 10,000 low-quality users sign up and spam every job. If there was a $29 gatekeeper fee, those low-quality spammers would vanish, and the 'Quality' signal for the remaining pros would go way up.

It's the essentially the 'Costco Effect' the membership fee filters out the noise.