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We studied 2,995 paywalls. Interviewed 'The Paywall Guy' Jonathan Parra, who's designed 4,700+ paywalls. Analyzed 728 subscription flows on Mobbin. We found these and more: → An ugly paywall could outperform a pretty one → More friction could increase conversions → Users often decide to pay before they reach... show more
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@jondeparra @mobbin Here is the link so you don't need to search for it:

@jondeparra @mobbin enjoyed this. can mobbin please make more

@jondeparra @mobbin more coming 🫡

@jondeparra @mobbin Where's the link

@jondeparra @mobbin La friction qui convertit mieux que le tunnel fluide, je l'ai vécu sur PurrPlan : une étape d'onboarding qu'on jugeait "trop longue" filtrait les utilisateurs gratuits et doublait le taux d'activation payante. L'intention derrière la friction compte plus que la friction…

@jondeparra @mobbin oui, sometimes friction is good when done well!

@jondeparra @mobbin ugly layouts making the most money will always be funny

@jondeparra @mobbin 🤣

@jondeparra @mobbin An ugly paywall outperforming a pretty one makes perfect sense. Polished design signals "big company trying to extract money." Raw design signals "scrappy product worth trying." What was the single highest-converting paywall pattern across the 2,995?

@jondeparra @mobbin I created a paywall service on @monad check it out here

@jondeparra @mobbin Who knew ugly paywalls could win? 🤔 More friction = more conversions? Mind. Blown. 🚀

@jondeparra @mobbin 2,995 paywalls and the big takeaway is ugly beats pretty? makes sense though, polished reads as marketing, raw reads as 'this is just what it costs'

@jondeparra @mobbin An ugly paywall outperforming a pretty one is such a counterintuitive finding, definitely rethinking my own paywall now

@jondeparra @mobbin When designing the onboarding flow for a new mobile app, how do you address social proof when there are no users yet?
