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whats the purpose of showing "Free store" - why would a customer care about that, and why would a seller be okay with that?

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That's a small experiment I'm carrying out.

People on the internet tend to love free 'badges' - if you've ever been active on a forum, they're full of them.

The "Free store" badge is what a seller gets when they create a store on SellApp. If they then decide to upgrade their store, the badge will be replaced by a more colorful "Premium store" or an even fancier "Advanced store" badge.

I want to check two things: 1. Whether the "Free store" badge bothers new sellers 2. Whether sellers are more incentivized to upgrade in order to get the fancier "Premium store" or "Advanced store" badge

hmmm, I feel like that is "user-hostile", might not be a great idea for a nascent service. I think that if you're starting a new service you would want to pump it up, make every user feel awesome so they keep using it. you can incentivize upgrade with a carrot without punishing free with a stick. i.e. maybe a "premium" badge only, not the "free" badge. I dont anticipate anyone will be happy that their cheapness is being advertised

I haven't thought about it like that. Will definitely go about it the way you suggested and remove the "free" badge.

Appreciate the suggestion and feedback!

props on what you've built, it looks great!

Many thanks! :D

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