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Looks great! I have little experience in this market, but regarding plans/pricing:

1. 5 projects seems like a lot of projects for a "Free" plan

2. Nothing differentiates "Basic" from "Pro" other than numbers. Google analytics and custom backgrounds / white labeling seem like "Pro" features to me.

3. Pro should cost more, and possibly just include "Unlimited" images (if someone actually ends up abusing this, that might be a good problem to have).

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I agree with raising the prices. If you feel worried that Sliding Boxes 'is not worth it,' remember that pricing can be highly psychological. When I see something that is $7/month, I don't think of something that is of great quality. That's a coffee and a half (at Starbucks). There are many different opinions on this subject, but your site seems pretty great so far.

I would say my biggest competitor is Carbon Made, they charge $12/per month and also have a free plan which gives 5 projects and 35 images. Being new to the market, I thought it would be a good idea to offer a better looking product for a few bucks cheaper. An incentive for their customers to make the switch.

This is a great idea in my opinion. Every time someone posts a project here everyone says "CHARGE MORE!". I think I remember people telling some guy with a jQuery plugin for giving website walk throughs to charge like $20 a month or something.

Your logic and pricing seems sound as long as its enough to sustain the company.

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