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dkokelley on Nov 28, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: We built a simple way to accept payments ...

Here's a question about Helium. The premise is that for 2% any site could be made an eCommerce store, making total transaction fees around 5% for a dead-simple solution. This is great for anyone without the technical knowledge or desire to code their own solution in. What happens when the site gets successful? At what point is it worth it for the site owner to pay someone to build a more cost-effective solution? 2% for $1,000/month is only $20, but if the site gets much larger, you lose a customer.

I guess the strange fact is that the more successful your clients are, the more likely they are to leave. How will Helium deal with this?

Sam_Odio on Nov 28, 2012 | [–]

We're developing a suite of "enterprise" e-commerce tools under the Freshplum brand, so presumably we'd up-sell the retailer to those.

6ren on Nov 28, 2012 | [–]

Good point, I think the standard pricing of "discount rates for greater sales" would naturally address this.

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