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Explicitly ask the user, do you want to buy?

I put the ad removal feature to Simple Budget Planner in the form of in-app purchases.

Even though I seen good number of installs in one week it was not converting. So, I released a new version and started to explicitly ask to the user "Do you want to buy?" after some usage with some frequency. If the answer is yes, I redirected them to the sales page.

I got my first sales after that. đŸ¥³

The lesson here is I guess, explicitly ask your potential customer whatever you want him to do for you. Don't wait for her to find things herself. Explicitly ask.

, Founder of Icon for Simple Budget Planner
Simple Budget Planner
on January 25, 2020
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    100% of times that you don't ask for the sale - the sale doesn't happen! :) ABC - Always be closing (sales term). :)

    1. 2

      Great tip really! As coming from a developer background, I definitely want to know more about sales.

  2. 1

    This is amazing @manorie #hustle!

    Would you mind sharing how big is your trial user base? And how's the conversion rate so far?

    I'm also considering adding a premium version for my little project later on. Would love to hear your advice.

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    Cool, glad to hear you are making sales. Good Job man.

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      Thanks! Maybe? which makes a product sell is all about these small details and the combined effect of them.

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    Ha. WIBTA if I stole this idea for my app?

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      Sure it looks like its working, I got the second sales also.

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    !00%! Don't be afraid to ask the questions that will truly de-risk your venture.

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