Would you pay $32 a month to use Spotify?
No?
Because that would be the equivalent here in Brazil if I had to pay 9.99 USD in Brazilian Real.
However, I pay 16.99 BRL, equivalent to 3 USD.
If Spotify charged exactly 9.99 USD outside the US, here in Brazil we would have to pay 55 BRL.
It would never work.
Not everyone earns a US salary - or equivalent.
So, if you want to have any chance of selling to countries that suffer currency devaluation, you need to implement PPP (Purchasing power parity).
The quickest way is using paritybar.com by @getheadlime.
Before, I was focusing on US/CA/Europe. Now, I'm selling to customers from countries that I didn't imagine would buy from me.
Today I made a sale to Tunisia.
Credits to @codetohack for spreading the word.
P.S. If you want to learn with me I share experiences every day as Indie Hacker on my Twitter - https://twitter.com/meydjer. Follow me.
So happy you received a sale from a different country! It feels nice when others are able to afford your product :)
Feels really good.
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Thanks!
It's working great. Sustainable growth each week. Very promising.
The issue is currency devaluation. It has nothing to do with being rich or poor.
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Haha, I got it. Sorry.
It's just because USD are the standard for tech.