Thread · ~10 min read
How do you "charge more" as an indie hacker?
Courtland Allen · Indie Hackers Free Beginner
A real thread of solo founders arguing through exactly your problem in the comments, including pushback from Indie Hackers founder Courtland Allen on when charging more actually works and when it does not. You get to see the objections a founder like you would raise, answered by other founders who have tried it, rather than one polished author's opinion. Useful as a reality check against the more confident essays on this list.
- Fewer, higher-paying customers are often more sustainable than many low-paying ones.
- Lack of competition supports higher pricing, but only if customers have no workaround available.
- Real founders in the thread disagree on specifics, which is a useful check against overconfident pricing advice.
