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What paid upgrades did Pieter Levels describe for Remote OK in 2024?
In his August 20, 2024 interview, Pieter Levels describes rainbow-colored job posts and custom background images as upsells for Remote OK. He says an upsell can be charged at a thousand dollars. The passage describes his account at that time; it is not a current price list.
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Evidence at a glance
| Finding | Speaker and date | Source passage |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow-colored posts and background images | Pieter Levels | Pieter Levels on Bootstrapping Startups, AI Image Models, and Indie Development |
Rainbow-colored posts and background images
Pieter Levels says he added upsells to Remote OK, including rainbow-colored job posts and the option to add a background image. In the same passage, he says, in paraphrase, that an upsell can cost a thousand dollars.
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Original excerpt
You start with 2.99, but at the peak, when the feds started printing money like 2021, I was making 140K a month with Remote OK with just job posts. And I started adding crazy upsells, like rainbow-colored job posts. You can add your background image. It’s just upsells, man. And you charge a thousand dollars for an upsell.Pieter Levels on Bootstrapping Startups, AI Image Models, and Indie Development
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Scope and limitations
- This is Levels’ account in one interview published on August 20, 2024. It does not establish Remote OK’s current prices or whether these options are still offered.
- The passage does not isolate how much revenue each upgrade generated or provide conversion figures. It cannot establish that any specific upgrade caused the reported revenue peak.
These statements reflect the dates and contexts of the cited interviews. Differences in scope do not establish disagreement or a change of position.
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