Ask HN: How to monitize a web application outside of subscription service?

3 points·NicoJuicy··5 comments

I have a webapplication, where it's niche is probably to small to earn money with it.

Any ideas how i can monetize it? Eg. Codecanyon, paid tutorial, ...? I'm willing to sell it as anything.

I'd like to learn from other people's experience, so if you have any experience, please share :)

I may be reading too much into your question, but it sounds like your existing customer base is too small to support your development activities.

Have you thought about seeking out a trade association and selling them the rights for their members to use your software? You may be able to grow your customer base while reducing your transaction costs.

My field of expertise is software pricing, so feel free to contact me!

Just for extra information, i'm talking about this webapplication: http://www.ledenboek.be/EN

No need to register, demo: http://www.ledenboek.be/EN/Account/Login?Demo=True

Most programs that manage clientelle charge the owner based on membership capacity and additional features from the base version. Looks like you are just beginning, I'm sure you will have opportunity to enhance features and make it more desirable.

Secondary revenue could come from advertising to the clientele (when the access the site for ??) based on the membership base (country club, good place for real estate and auto dealership ads, etc.) but I would think you would have to cut the membership owner into ad revenue (maybe reduced usage cost?). There's potential.

Do payments go through your app? What about collecting a small fee on all transactions?

No, there's only a subscription service for clients (Stripe). Not for their members.

In the current situation, it wouldn't earn enough money to justify the additional work.

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