I was doing some investigation on some alternative tweet scheduling services to what I’m using now for a client. I found Buffer which has a mobile app (gross) but does have a new Mac Application launched today which is really nice.
How much does Buffer cost? It’s not stated.
First, I’m tired of online services who make it seem like creating an account with your email address is dumb and a waste of time. I don’t want to login with Facebook or Twitter. Stop pushing that down my throat with hugely bright buttons.
Second, how much does buffer cost? No, I don’t want to get a free trial. Cost is all I care about right now…can I get a cost? What do I get? The Awesome Plan
Yes, that is what they call their introductory plan. Prices are nowhere to be found. I have to give them my email address and join in order to see the prices. Unfortunately, Buffer isn’t alone. Try getting pricing for a lot of social dashboards. It’s not published anywhere. Adobe, Radian6, Lithium, Salesforce. Pricing is not listed. I don’t want to give you my email or have a sales representative call me.
I’m fully aware that these tactics make the application more sticky and get users invested but when it takes a full day just to get prices of all of these tools without ever looking at the features they provide, that’s really frustrating.