I’m long overdue to write about the proposed business model for RememberOneAnother.com. In a nutshell, it is my desire that the service remain free for individuals and that IT resources be paid for via a subscription plan for churches and other Christian groups (missionary organizations, Bible studies, houses of prayer, etc.).
What do you think of the following model?
- Free (individual) accounts will allow you to join as many groups as you like and create up to two private groups of your own with no more than, say, 13 members each. This way, everyone can share prayer requests with a group of close friends and family members for free.
- A small group account designed for Bible studies would allow you to create a public group (listed in searches) with, say, up to 40 members for something like $25/yr.
- A church account would give your church a public listing and info page and would allow the church to create an all-church group with up to 400 users and an unlimited number of sub-groups for something like $250/yr
- Finally, there would be a mega-church or large organization account with still larger numbers of users and dollars attached…
An alternate model would limit the number of groups an individual could join with a free account. In this model, the small group and church rates would be reduced and offset by the sale of individual pro accounts for people who connect to a large number of groups. This perhaps more equitably distributes the operational expenses between individuals and groups.
What are your thoughts? Please post a reply below.
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Hi David,
How about a model where the service is free to individual users and even small groups up to 50 users with an option to support the site if they like the service. I’m sure a group who use the site regularly and find that the service really enriches their prayer life would contribute much more then $25 a year.
I’ve found that with so many alternatives for any service on the net these days it’s really difficult to charge for services and especially new ones that are still in beta. I believe that a model that the micro finance site kiva uses is they ask the giver to cover the costs for the transaction when they donate, say an optional 10% for a $100 donation. I heard some users often end up giving much more then that since it’s optional.
I could see however, charging for any customizations and/or branding of the site for a specific organization.
Would love to see a demo or an alpha release if it’s out there. You know how to reach me.
nevermind. i found it.
Good thoughts, Joe. Wikipedia raised 7.5 million in their latest fundraiser, so I think people are in fact willing to pay for good services on the Net via contribution model. Thanks for writing!