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Is 50% discount for launch a good idea?

1•eddiejaoude•1h ago
I am launching my first "real" product today and I was wondering how to make it more successful?

My ideas are: - 50% discount - giveaway

Any other ideas please share

Comments

Shank•1h ago
I mean generally speaking it looks quite scammy for a product to offer a 50% discount unless it's quantity limited or extremely time limited. You would be much better off having something more reasonable like 10-20% off if you really wanted to have a launch discount or "early adopter" pricing.
joegibbs•57m ago
50% is too high, it makes people question why you’re discounting so much

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