What do you tell people with a bookmark for a weather forecast site in their mobile browser when they ask you why they should use your service instead?
I think that you should do by default like http://geoipweather.com , and optionally ask for another ZIP and timezone, for a start. Then why would you limit yourself to US and Canada? Weather.com works worldwide. Third, don't nag me : you don't need any info other than an email, and there is exactly 0% chance I give my phone number to some random website. More info, more hassle, less signup.
waazoox, thanks for your feedback. I will definitely look into geolocation. Please forgive, I'm confused by your third point. If there a way to send a text to a mobile phone without a phone number?
That being said, I feel like you can't charge people for what you provide. I think it is too much of a limiting factor for the user. Personally, my mind turned off after I looked at pricing. I checked the rest of the site but it was over once I knew you were charging me.
People expect a service like this to be free. It's Chacha vs. KGB, only you don't have the millions that KGB spends on marketing.
That's just my opinion as a member of the freemium or steal-me-sum generation.
I was just curious. From my experience writing weather apps, I know there are very few sources that will allow you to sell their data without some kind of written agreement.
I can supply you with the current conditions, daily forecast, hourly forecast, and severe alerts (US only) for nearly any city in the world for $0.02 per API call. I have access to more weather stations than any single source in the world. I can return the data to you using the conversion and format of your preference. If interested, you can find my email in my profile.
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[ 31.9 ms ] story [ 1152 ms ] threadThat said, "bring a coat" is more common advice than "bring an umbrella" so I might switch from http://umbrellatoday.com
That being said, I feel like you can't charge people for what you provide. I think it is too much of a limiting factor for the user. Personally, my mind turned off after I looked at pricing. I checked the rest of the site but it was over once I knew you were charging me.
People expect a service like this to be free. It's Chacha vs. KGB, only you don't have the millions that KGB spends on marketing.
That's just my opinion as a member of the freemium or steal-me-sum generation.
This post is about how non-subscription services make money:http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1716778. I hope it helps.
Cheers!