Comment on Ask HN: Stats on freemium servicesComments−zokiboy17yTo cheer things a bit, here are some higher numbers:Flickr: 5-10% Ning: 3% Online free-to-play games: up to 25% TurboTax Online: 70% (!!)Source: http://www.longtail.com/the_long_tail/2008/11/freemium-math-...My opinion: it depends on a lot of factors. From my experience without much effort you can get 1% users convert. But like I said there a lot of variables that can mess it up or down.
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To cheer things a bit, here are some higher numbers:
Flickr: 5-10% Ning: 3% Online free-to-play games: up to 25% TurboTax Online: 70% (!!)
Source: http://www.longtail.com/the_long_tail/2008/11/freemium-math-...
My opinion: it depends on a lot of factors. From my experience without much effort you can get 1% users convert. But like I said there a lot of variables that can mess it up or down.