{"id":4126,"date":"2014-07-18T14:55:17","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T14:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=4126"},"modified":"2014-07-18T14:55:17","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T14:55:17","slug":"its-hard-to-take-some-startups-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2014\/07\/18\/its-hard-to-take-some-startups-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s hard to take some startups seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was doing some investigation on some alternative tweet scheduling services to what I\u2019m using now for a client. I found Buffer<\/a> which has a mobile app (gross) but does have a new Mac Application launched today which is really nice.<\/p>\n

How much does Buffer cost? It\u2019s not stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

First, I\u2019m 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\u2019t want to login with Facebook or Twitter. Stop pushing that down my throat with hugely bright buttons.<\/p>\n

Second, how much does buffer cost? No, I don\u2019t want to get a free trial. Cost is all I care about right now\u2026can I get a cost? What do I get? The Awesome Plan<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2019t alone. Try getting pricing for a lot of social dashboards. It\u2019s not published anywhere. Adobe, Radian6, Lithium, Salesforce. Pricing is not listed. I don\u2019t want to give you my email or have a sales representative call me.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019m 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\u2019s really frustrating.\u00a0<\/p>\n