Comment by alexchamberlain
10 hours ago
> charging in rubles is most probably confusing, and that a flat $10 usd/month would be easier
As a Brit, I'd rather GBP...
Isn't this comment a form of US defaultism?
10 hours ago
> charging in rubles is most probably confusing, and that a flat $10 usd/month would be easier
As a Brit, I'd rather GBP...
Isn't this comment a form of US defaultism?
for sure, my point was that usd would already be "better" (more common) than rubles - but yes, 'localized' currencies would be great too (although setting up "adaptive pricing" is a task in itself). baby steps :-)
As a rabbit, I'd rather carrots...
Isn't this comment a form of Brit defaultism?
My point was more about the original comment is fine from the perspective of an American, but for the rest of the world, it doesn’t really matter if it is USD or rubles - it’s still a foreign transaction. I appreciate that for a large percentage of the world, consumers can probably do an approximation of the USD conversion in their head, and not a rubles one, and therefore, USD may be more friendly. That being said, the sales page has already got the approximation in USD anyway, which would be enough for me.
I'd imagine most English-speaking internet users have gotten used to doing local-to-USD conversions. As someone in the US, I usually know about where CAD, AUD, and GBP are relative to me.
Even if you don't know the conversion, something in the range of 50-200% is a lot easier to adjust to, whereas Rubles are on a very different scale (1 GBP = 108 Rubles)
Obviously the ideal would be local listings, but USD is probably the most-familiar reference point if you have to choose exactly one