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This is a small pipeline for reading and searching public X without an X Developer API key.
Instead of pay-per-use access to Posts and User content on X we're using Grok Build which has 1st party integration with X API with kind of secret tools calls. API costs $0.005 per for Posts Read and $0.010 per User Read. Here you can just use your X subscription.
Pretty awesome results for step completion, especially the 77% on step with 12 drop downs. "Payback" is a cool idea, being compared to Clint Eastwood after giving a bunch of mundane fit information is totally a feel good moment. I've definitely seen additional conversion steps perform quite well depending on the product. Sometimes longer funnels act as a filter for cohorts that are harder to monetize/macro-convert, but I would suggest leaving them wide enough so you can work on optimizing for everyone, not just the super-motivated customer.
If you are solely relying on the site to drive your subscriptions - it could use some work..
1. High-res pics of candy and call to action above the fold.
2. Registration/Membership on-site not just paypal sub link.
3. Video is great, but it would help to have, sorry to be frank, less amateur shaky cam in favor of something a little more pro that gives me confidence in handing over money every month to a person out there.
You should also consider reaching out to daily deals sites with a "discounted membership" deal that could really move the needle for you.
I think this is pretty awesome, I'd love to see how this develops...
Saying "you could always" for something like this doesn't make any sense. To undertake creation of a mapping service with no/little expertise and if the main constraint is approval timeline doesn't even seem like an option.
If it wasn't clear I meant 100mil requests, not $$$. The pricing is fixed for a tier plan. This is no different than deciding which license to acquire for a service.
Do you have any insight into how large the volume of your map requests is?
There is tiered pricing. Per client basis... with large discounts for large volumes.
If your company is going to consume large volumes of mapcalls you will definitely need the tiered pricing which they do offer per client basis.
It's possible to get 50% discounts of the $4 price (if you do more that 100,000,000 per year)
One thing I would suggest to all you coders out there... PLEASE place a demo within the post in which you are writing the tutorial.
For example big demo button on CodDrops: http://tympanus.net/codrops/2011/10/12/flexible-slide-to-top...
Why not price it at $999.99? Dumbest novelty app ever.