Lock-In Lessons From Wistia Video Hosting

JH
John Honovich
Oct 17, 2023
IPVM

Lock-in is a general risk for buyers as suppliers, by design, make it harder to leave and, over time, profit from buyers sticking in and paying more. We've covered this risk most notably with Hostage As a Service - Meraki, Rhombus, and Verkada.

We recently had our own experience with this. For over a decade, we used Wistia to host videos for our testing, courses, reports, etc. It's been a fine service.

* *** ***** ****, **** ************* changed *** ******* ***** ** ***** charging ** * ***-***** ******** *****, regardless ** ******* *** ***** *** 30 ******* ** ** ******* *** regardless ** ******* ** *** ****** once ** * ******* *****.

** ********** ** **** ******** ***** pricing ***** ***** ******* (** ******* as ****). *** ******* *** **** we ******* ********* ** ****** ****** there *** ****** ** ******* *** of **.

*** ********* ****** ** ********* ****: (1) ****** *** ****** **** ****** elsewhere *** **** (*) ******** *** the ***** ***** ** ********* ** IPVM ******* ** ******** ** ****** it ***. *** ****** *** *** more ********* ********* ***** ** ******** editing **** ****.

*** ********** **** *** **** ***** with ** *** **** **** **** that ** **** ***** *** ***** have ** ********** **** *** ****.

********* ****** *** *** ****** *** easy ******. ** *** ********** ****** (to ****** *****, *** *** ******). They *** * ***** * ********* tool **** ****** ** ****** *** videos *** *** **** ** ***** a ****** ****** **** ******* *** every ***** **** ****** ********** ** the *** **********.

** *********, ** **** * *** driven ** ** ** *** ********** we *** ** ******** *********** **** to ******. * ** ******* * lot ** **** **** ********* ****** just **** ****** *** **** *** videos **** ****** ********** ** ********** different *****.

******** **, ** **** ********, * expect, **** ****, *** ****** ***** providers, ********** ** **** ****** *** focus ** ********** *******, ** *** similar ******** **** ***** *********. ********?

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SB
Steven Ballard
Oct 18, 2023
IPVMU Certified

****** **** **** **** *** ** my *******.

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JH
John Honovich
Oct 18, 2023
IPVM

******, *** *** *********? **** ** your *** ****** **** *** ******** to **** **** ********?

** * ********* ** *** ****, both ****** *** **** ******* ***** pricing *****. *** ********** ** **** with ****, ** ***'* **** ******** of ***** **** ****** *** **** leaving. (*****'* ********** ******** *** **** pricing *** ******** *********).

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Oct 18, 2023

****** **** ******* ***** -**-*-******* ********. Hook *** ** ** *** *** locked **, **** ********** ****** *** model, *** ******** *******. ****** ****** did **** * *** ***** ***. The ****** ** ******* **** **** out *** **** ** ** ********* else, **** *****, ****, ****** ** features, ***. **** *** **** ********** pricing **** ***** **** *** **** will **** ******* **** **** **.

* **** **** **** ** * large ****** *** ** **** ** our ******** **** ** **-**** ********* so **** **** ***** *******/***.

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JH
John Honovich
Oct 18, 2023
IPVM

**** ******. * ** ***** ****** like *******, ***** *** *** *******, though *****, **** ** **** ****** to ****** **** **** **** ***** the **** ***** *** ****** **** to **** **, **** ******** ****, is ***** ********** *** **** ******* on ****, *** *** *** *******. Thoughts?

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Brian Karas
Oct 18, 2023
Pelican Zero

****** **** ******* ***** -**-*-******* ********.

* ***** ** *******.

***** ** * **** **** ***** was ****** ** ****** ******* *******, including *** ****** * ******* ***** fully ****** ***, *** ******** ****** to ******* ******** ** **********. **** that ****'* ****, *** **** **** more ******** ****** ** **** *** the **** **** ** ******* *** serving ****** (*** ** ***** **** make ** *** **** ******** ** not ********** *******) **** **** ** having ** ********* * ****** ******* pricing *****.

******** **** **** ********, ***** * don't ***** *** **** **** *********** from *** *********** ** ********** ****** revenue ** ****** *****. **** *** or *** *** ** ********* **** slimmer ******* **** **** **** **** long **** (* ****** ***'* ****), or **** *** ** ******* *** some *********** ** **** ***, *** I ******'* ****** **** ** ******** have ** ******** ** * ***** increase.

****** **, ***, ******* *** ******* since ****** ** ******* *** * terrible ********** **** ** ***** ** stability *** ******** ** **** ** its ******** **** ******.

* ** **** **** ***** ****** that *** ***** ** **** ** the ******** *** *** **** ********* makes * *** ** ********** ******** to ****** ** ************ ***** ********* for ********.

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JH
John Honovich
Oct 18, 2023
IPVM

**** **** **** ******** ****** ** bill *** *** **** **** ** hosting *** ******* ******

**** ** **********. ** ****** *** just ******* **** *** ******* *** bandwidth, **** ***** **** **** **** for **. ** *** *** ****** per ***** **** ******* *** *******.

* ** ******** **** ******'* ****** marketing ********, *** *** * ******* number ** ****** **** *** *** for * ****** ** **** *** then ******* / ***********, ***** **** no ******* **** **** ******* *****. And ***** *** **** ****** ******** features ****** *** *** ******** **** marketers ******* ****, *** **** ** for ************* **** ** ***** ** for ******* *******.

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Brian Karas
Oct 18, 2023
Pelican Zero

* ****/**** **** ****** ** ****** that **** **** ** *******, *** I ***** **** **** **** ****** to ***** *** ******* ***** *** theory *** ** ** ********* **** like * ******* ******** *** "***********" and *** ****** ** *** *** YouTube **. ** *** ***** ***, that **** ** *** * **** fit *** **** ***** **** *** more *******-***. *** ********* ****** ** measure *** ******** ****** ************ *** pricing **** **** ***** * *****.

JH
John Honovich
Oct 18, 2023
IPVM

********* **** **** * ******* ******** for "***********"

***** *****. *******, ***** ******* ******** is ***** ***** ***** **** ***** now:

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