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I took the liberty of launching this new topic to discuss a bit on the subject with who might be interested and not only obviously the owners of HomeSeer but also for them it could be useful to listen to these thoughts. My reflection is this: we in Italy as a HomeSeer dealer but as I think in many other countries in the world we have the issue of the low market penetration capacity of this product which would allow us to work much more. I asked myself what are the limits to this large-scale diffusion of such an interesting product with incredible potential: In Italy the issue is primarily cultural in nature and this is clear because there is little diffusion of knowledge of the benefits brought by the use of home automation products in people even if there are many incentives for the Italian state to try to promote these energy-saving tools; in addition to this I would like to propose a reflection on the sales method of this product and here is the center of the discussion that I would like to highlight. In my opinion, a company like HomeSeer should first of all aim at this time to the planetary diffusion of this product and obtain a revenue not from the sale of the basic software but rather derive its revenue from other things and here I try to explain myself better by doing this hypothesis: 1) Put the software on the market for free; 2) Request a mandatory annual fee between $ 50 and $ 100 to access the forum; 3) Continue to make plugins pay even 10% more. In this way, with point 1 the dealers would be able to be stronger on the market to offer the product; point 2 is at the center of the problem but I believe that the real value of HomeSeer is precisely in his forum which I see as a place of "extended assistance" between all the members and the central place which is HomeSeer technicians; the third point I think it would not be a problem for anyone to pay a little more for plugins that still have to guarantee smooth operation and continuous assistance. To date there are on the forum, I think about 8000 members, this number should increase quickly otherwise you risk extinction in a short time. The benefit of this evolution hypothesized by me is for everyone: for the owners of HomeSeer who in a long time can manage the economic returns; for dealers who see the product spread more in their market; for end-users who approach the product for free and share the annual payment over time because they see the benefit directly. A greeting to all the HomeSeer staff whom I thank for his professionalism and to all the members of the forum who are always very available to discuss any issue. Thanks
Massimo-RenderCAD
I took the liberty of launching this new topic to discuss a bit on the subject with who might be interested and not only obviously the owners of HomeSeer but also for them it could be useful to listen to these thoughts. My reflection is this: we in Italy as a HomeSeer dealer but as I think in many other countries in the world we have the issue of the low market penetration capacity of this product which would allow us to work much more. I asked myself what are the limits to this large-scale diffusion of such an interesting product with incredible potential: In Italy the issue is primarily cultural in nature and this is clear because there is little diffusion of knowledge of the benefits brought by the use of home automation products in people even if there are many incentives for the Italian state to try to promote these energy-saving tools; in addition to this I would like to propose a reflection on the sales method of this product and here is the center of the discussion that I would like to highlight. In my opinion, a company like HomeSeer should first of all aim at this time to the planetary diffusion of this product and obtain a revenue not from the sale of the basic software but rather derive its revenue from other things and here I try to explain myself better by doing this hypothesis: 1) Put the software on the market for free; 2) Request a mandatory annual fee between $ 50 and $ 100 to access the forum; 3) Continue to make plugins pay even 10% more. In this way, with point 1 the dealers would be able to be stronger on the market to offer the product; point 2 is at the center of the problem but I believe that the real value of HomeSeer is precisely in his forum which I see as a place of "extended assistance" between all the members and the central place which is HomeSeer technicians; the third point I think it would not be a problem for anyone to pay a little more for plugins that still have to guarantee smooth operation and continuous assistance. To date there are on the forum, I think about 8000 members, this number should increase quickly otherwise you risk extinction in a short time. The benefit of this evolution hypothesized by me is for everyone: for the owners of HomeSeer who in a long time can manage the economic returns; for dealers who see the product spread more in their market; for end-users who approach the product for free and share the annual payment over time because they see the benefit directly. A greeting to all the HomeSeer staff whom I thank for his professionalism and to all the members of the forum who are always very available to discuss any issue. Thanks
Massimo-RenderCAD
Thank you for sharing your ideas.)
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