How many and what type of subscriptions do you have?
Maybe this post will help makers understand how much people are willing to spend, what products are useful to them, and what the main motive for buying is.
I personally try to keep track of how much and what I spend. Before I invest in something, I consider:
what will be the return on it (i.e. whether I will earn something by buying/investing in a product),
whether it will be profitable for me in the long term,
whether it will save me time.
I don't have many subscriptions, to be honest, only:
Twitter Premium β annual (~β¬80)
CapCut Pro β annual (~β¬120)
(and that's all) π ... the other subscriptions are paid for by the company... like Visual Eletric, MixPanel, ChatGPT etc.
How are your subscription plans?
E.g. what products you subscribed to; (budgeting βΒ optional); what do you consider when purchasing (your why).
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Varies by month or a three month period for new AI products.
I've gotten consistent use from Claude and ChatGPT but I'd rather pay for Claude only.
As for graphic and video subs, I've cut them down drastically to one off payment products and kicked Canva due to template overbloat.
I would ramp this up if I were to work on a project solo and AI could help me cut those inefficiencies of onboarding/offboarding because finding a partner to work with is always hit and miss.
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@suebozkusΒ Why would you choose Claude over GPT?
@busmark_w_nikaΒ Because it has more use cases for my work and tends to be more accurate.
Seems the biggest business model is selling shovels in the gold rush. All the tools you need to make money are on subscription haha.
Among others, I have Instantly, Google Workspace, some paid Skool communities.. probably around $100/mo. Stresses me out just thinking about it! Gotta spend money to make money, I suppose.
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@wesley_liawΒ If you spend money to make money, that is the better scenario. It would be worse if you spend money, making nothing (and even didn't use those tools) :D
Haha I love how this thread turned into a group therapy session for subscription guilt π
As for me, I try to strike a balance between essential, occasional, and aspirational tools.
Essentials I use constantly:
ChatGPT Pro (aka my second brain)
Canva Pro (I run social content, so this one pays for itself)
CapCut Pro (video edits made breezy)
YouTube Premium (no ads -no rage)
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@suvam_deoΒ The group of anonymous addicted people to subscriptions, lol :D
ChatGPT, CapCut βΒ the same
YouTube βΒ still considering
Canva β I do not use so much
TY for sharing!
@busmark_w_nikaΒ I think a lot of learning and resources are avaiable at youtube. So, getting a premuim subscription is a great way to enhance that expreince and ofcourse saviour from ads. You get a free YT music subscription as well.
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@suvam_deoΒ Good to know :)
For work/productivity/learning:
Copilot, will be switching to Claude soon.
Youtube: I love watching podcasts on Starter Story or Lenny's podcast and insane amount of ads is just frustrating.
Buffer : I'm bad at social media checking everyday so I plan in 1 go and be done for a week at-least.
For entertainment:
I've top 5 OTT platform subscriptions shared with family as well.
Is it worth it?
Yes, absolutely. It does save a lot of time. on youtube I just mark videos/channels as not interested If i've even a little bit intent to watch as ofcourse they're interesting but they don't align with my goals.
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@gsrathoreniksΒ What other benefits (besides skipped ads) do you have from that YouTube? I am considering that one.
@busmark_w_nikaΒ Even ads is itself a big deal to get the Premium but as an Add-on, I do like to explore YT music, For some reason I like YT Music's recommendation better then Spotify so yeah, It's a no brainer for me.
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@gsrathoreniksΒ TBH, I use only YouTube for everything: Videos, Music, Podcasts :)
@gsrathoreniksΒ @busmark_w_nikaΒ
Iβve been on YT premium since it was called Google Play, besides no ads, wich is the best thing about it, locked screen usage wich is a huge battery saver, sometimes you just need the audio when itβs strategy, abstract things, discussions.
And last, the music choice where they includes public catches from lives.
Extra with locked screen usage: you can have a comedy skit on headphones while walking, commuting, sometimes I find myself bursting in laughs in weird places
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