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This is awesome! I've long thought of making something like this.

One caveat though, I would never pay $5/mo for it. If you're writing the recipes, consider advertising and product placement as a revenue stream.

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Yep same, was interested to check it out, but stopped when I saw 'Start your free trial'

At least let me get hooked on some value before trying to make me sign up / pay.

No credit card or email required to try it. I should make that clear in the page.

That might help, but providing some example searches and recipes before requiring an account would also be helpful. Personally, I'm only comfortable signing up for something if I feel I can reasonably judge its quality first, even if it's free.

That's a good suggestion. Same here. Signs it works are one of first things I look for on a product/service site.

+1 same thing i was thinking. I wouldn't pay monthly...but I'd use it daily. so ads / product placement might be better route. Great job though!

I think both would be good, like some mobile apps - free and paid. I hate ads but if it's something genuinely useful I'd be happy to pay a few bucks each month to use it, especially if it's something that will save me money.

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