Over 1/2 Way to First $ Goal + A Question For You
by Nate RitterOur first goal has been to hit $100 MRR. We're over half way there, which is exciting.
We've been working diligently at designing a more consistent brand, creating a location specific landing page that can be re-used in marketing efforts, learning from our trial members and users, and generating B2B partnerships.
Most of it is behind the scenes right now. I'd much prefer to be iterating quicker, but I'll take compounding daily progress over empty showiness any day of the week.
We haven't really been pushing any outbound marketing at the moment, but we're still getting plenty of trial signups on a daily basis, which is extremely encouraging!
Soon, we'll be switching over from a 2 day free trial to an infinite free trial, where you can see the deals but can't book them until you're an annual subscriber.
Here's where I'd love your input....
What if, for those who are free trial users, we highlighted specific hotels and deals when you're a trial member which would be wroth more than the annual membership fee?
It might work like this... you sign up for free. You do a search for a time and location and see the results and deals available. If the deal is worth more than the annual subscription you'd pay to become a member, we highlight that somehow and make it obvious that you're going to save more than you pay. Once registered, you go back to that deal and can book it.
Would that be valuable to you, as a trial member?
If you have any other ideas, hit me. I'd love to hear them in the comments. Thanks!
(Oh, and if you've already tried us out, by all means, give us some feedback. We're clamoring for more and are happy to compensate you for it.)
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I don't understand. If you're a new business, how do you have so many hotels listed already? I am assuming you're pulling data through some API? I was surprised to see that I found quite a lot of results for my area(Southeast Asia) since I had assumed that you wouldn't have contacted hotels around Asia yet, especially in a very small country.
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Thanks for the comment @wayoverthecloud. We definitely do tap into hidden sources that already existed. That’s kinda the point. These prices have already been available but people don’t know it because all the big companies hide them and make money off the fact that you don’t realize they exist!
That market knowledge gap allows them to charge you the difference between the current market rates and the wholesale rates. You pay the same as just about everywhere else’s prices, but they keep the margin.
We just show you the prices as-is. No margin. No commission.
Pretty cool huh?
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Definitely, if you can guarantee me that if I pay you $1 I can save $2 then you have the best offer in the world, free money.
Love it! Thank you for that. That's seriously exactly what it is.
But if for some reason the deal doesn't work or the hotel increase their price then you'll have very pissed off people.
Totally get that. That's why we are thinking of showing the deals up front. That way it's completely transparent.
Btw you should take a look at https://scottscheapflights.com.
Their entire copy is about real life price saving and if you signup as a free user you'll be reminded about the exact amount of money premium member are saving.Yes, we're very familiar with them. Great point too. Perhaps we should remind our users how much they've already saved after becoming a member and booking their reservations?
Thank you so much for replying @SebastienWae.
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