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Comment by didgeoridoo | Hacker News Reader

Maybe US/UK-centric, but... localize your pricing page! It's an immediate & unnecessary barrier for a non-European visitor to see a pricing page in euros. Maybe UK users might be more used to it, but for many USA-based prospective users, it can make it seem that this app is "foreign" and "not for me".

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I'm aiming to get a non-EU internationalized version up as soon as possible. I was hoping the current (somewhat) equality of EUR and USD would be enough for a start, but apparently, this is not the case.

Thanks for the feedback!

Localize thousands-separator, too, if feasible.

Good point, I'll see into getting that localized along with prices in USD in the next few days.

If you don't mind me asking: Assuming you were interested in the service, is this something that would actually put you off, or is it rather a "Meh, I know what they mean but this could have been solved better" moment?

Coming from Germany, we have rather good consumer protection laws, so my general mindset is: "If they don't immediately require a credit card/bank account, I can more or less safely give it a try no matter what." However, I understand that that's not the case everywhere else.

If it is a service I am using for personal use, it does not put me off. IME, in the business setting, for whatever reason, some people seem to have an aversion to seeing numbers related to pricing in a foreign (to them) format, though.

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