Poll: Would you buy a software library that bills only in CHF?
I've read http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2740048 and it made me think about my own product that I'm going to launch within the next 2 weeks.
A little background info: As you might have guessed I'm from Switzerland and prefer CHF as currency. I'm going to sell a java swing library so it is a one time purchase unlike the SAAS product in the linked poll.
Thanks for the inputs!
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[ 3.6 ms ] story [ 9.2 ms ] threadBut I see no point in putting up extra barriers for your potential-might-be-interested customers. The previous thread did a fine job explaining that having to do currency conversions will put many people off. An uncommon currency for most of the world will just make it worse.
As a European, I have an approximate idea how much GBP and USD are worth. I have no clue about CHF.
I'm not sure you realize this, but it's possible to travel to Switzerland and never pay anything in CHF. Almost all shops accept EUR. Selling a product online and not doing so is weird at the very least.
>>But I see no point in putting up extra barriers for your potential-might-be-interested customers. The previous thread did a fine job explaining that having to do currency conversions will put many people off. An uncommon currency for most of the world will just make it worse.
I created this poll because I wanted to know if this really is a barrier for a product that you only buy once. I completely agree with you that for a SaaS product CHF would put many people off.
For me the currency doesn't matter if I only buy it once. Now I want to know if this is also true for other people who don't live in Switzerland.
>>I'm not sure you realize this, but it's possible to travel to Switzerland and never pay anything in CHF. Almost all shops accept EUR. Selling a product online and not doing so is weird at the very least.
I'm fully aware of this :-)