You could be right, and thanks for the insight. But my sales were fine after I raised the price for a few days.
My nearest competitor is more than me, btw. On Dec 18, 11:36 am, Brad Gies <[email protected]> wrote: > It's not logical, but from reading a lot of marketing stuff over the > last 40 years, I think I can tell you what the problem is... > > Most people kind of round stuff off in their minds... and normally to a > multiple of $5..... SO.. $8.99 rounds to $10... while $7.99 rounds to > $5, so physiologically speaking you have doubled your price. ;). > > Just a rough stab at telling you why is that most people ignore the .99 > part of a price (unless it is very close to a multiple of $5, so $9.99 > is $10, $4.99 is $5 etc.)... so $8.99 becomes $8 and rounds to $10, > while $7.99 becomes $7 and rounds to $5. > > Can't guarantee it... and the only way you will know for sure is to > change the price back to $7.99 and see if sales come back to normal. I > can tell you that price points are incredibly important in marketing, > and even more important in the low range of prices. > > Hopefully, it's a market glitch... but if it doesn't solve itself... try > putting the price back. > > Sincerely, > > Brad Gies > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bistro Bot - Bistro Blurbhttp://bgies.com > http://nocrappyapps.comhttp://bistroblurb.com > http://forcethetruth.comhttp://ihottonight.com > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Everything in moderation, including abstinence (paraphrased) > > Every person is born with a brain... Those who use it well are the successful > happy ones - Brad Gies > > Adversity can make or break you... It's your choice... Choose wisely - Brad > Gies > > Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can > change the world. Indeed. It is the only thing that ever has - Margaret Mead > > On 17/12/2010 6:34 PM, Zsolt Vasvari wrote: > > > > > My sales have started to decline about 10 days ago and now they are at > > about 50% compared to then. > > > Has anybody seen anything like this with their own apps? I am at a > > loss as I cannot see a reason for this -- my ratings are as high as > > ever, no 1-stars to scare people off, no "hot" competitor app. I did > > increase the price by $1 about 14 days ago, but that actually lead to > > more sales for a few days after, so I don't know. The $1 increase is > > from $7.99 to $8.99, so percentage-wise it's not that much. > > > As I am typing, I'm going on a 5 hour without a sale lull, with only a > > couple of "Declined authorizations." I've evem seen an 11-hour lull > > also which has never happened since day one. > > > I mean it's possible that my app has run its course and most people > > who wanted it had bought it or a competitor's, but that's pretty hard > > to believe. > > > Anybody with any insights?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
