Comments on: How Much Leeway Do You Give To Betas? http://marketingstartups.com/2009/05/28/how-much-leeway-do-you-give-to-betas/ Helping Startups Spread The Word Fri, 04 May 2012 19:23:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Scott Walker http://marketingstartups.com/2009/05/28/how-much-leeway-do-you-give-to-betas/#comment-938 Scott Walker Thu, 28 May 2009 17:38:42 +0000 http://marketingstartups.com/2009/05/28/how-much-leeway-do-you-give-to-betas/#comment-938 For me, it boils down to (a) whether I spent enough time on the app in order to (b) decide whether I placed a high enough value on the service/product offering. I'll put up with a lot of problems if I perceive the value outweighing the hassle or inconvenience of its use (regardless of the source). Now, your point about only have one chance to make an impression (beta or no) is critical - I suspect ImindI lost some users simply because they don't have the bandwidth in time or attention to give it another shot. Too many other sites out there to surf... For me, it boils down to (a) whether I spent enough time on the app in order to (b) decide whether I placed a high enough value on the service/product offering. I’ll put up with a lot of problems if I perceive the value outweighing the hassle or inconvenience of its use (regardless of the source).

Now, your point about only have one chance to make an impression (beta or no) is critical – I suspect ImindI lost some users simply because they don’t have the bandwidth in time or attention to give it another shot. Too many other sites out there to surf…

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