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Solo founder sitting on a park bench in New York with an iPhone showing a subscription screen, face turned away from the camera

Your Paywall Is a Trust Screen in Disguise

How a solo iOS founder designs paywall screens that feel safe, convert without creepiness, and survive App Review when the product handles personal moments.

July 30, 202625 min read

Graphic comparing a two months free offer with twelve times forty-nine dollars versus a four hundred ninety annual price and a week six refund risk

Pricing

Two Months Free Sounds Generous Until You Do the Math

How to set an annual billing discount for a micro-SaaS: when monthly still wins, how much to knock off, what to show on the pricing page, and how to invite monthly customers to switch without a fire sale.

July 18, 202626 min read

Pricing

Your Launch Price Was a Favor to Yourself

When and how to raise micro-SaaS prices as a solo founder: undercharge signals, new-customer tests, grandfathering, and the email that doesn't start a fire.

July 12, 202626 min read

Solo founder at a desk reviewing a laptop billing dashboard with a highlighted failed payment notice

Retention

The Card Declined. They Didn't Leave.

Most "churn" on a young Stripe subscription is a failed payment, not a breakup. Here's the recovery stack I use before I blame the product.

July 8, 202626 min read

iOS

Your Paywall Price Is Not a Personality Test

How a solo iOS founder picks subscription tiers, survives Apple's cut, and models real MRR without copying B2B SaaS playbooks.

July 2, 202626 min read

Solo founder at a standing desk comparing trial length options on sticky notes beside a laptop showing a subscription dashboard

Pricing

Fourteen Days to Convince a Stranger

How to design a micro-SaaS free trial as a solo founder: trial length, credit card upfront, activation, Stripe wiring, and why freemium usually steals your time.

July 1, 202625 min read

Solo founder at a home desk with a laptop showing a payment dashboard layout, notebook labeled webhook checklist, and coffee mug

Pricing

Your Webhook Will Fail at 2 A.M. Plan for It

How to wire Stripe billing for a micro-SaaS as a solo founder: Checkout, webhooks, idempotency, and the database fields that actually gate access.

June 24, 202626 min read

Pricing

Charge More Than Feels Comfortable

How to price a micro-SaaS as a solo founder: one plan, a floor that doesn't embarrass you, when to skip freemium, and the signals that tell you it's time to raise.

June 18, 202627 min read