I have a chrome extension that I think is fairly useful. It's already been posted and is free. How can I start charging for it with the Chrome webstore? $.99 or some such.
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If the extension is already free and you didn't note that there is a "free period" when it was originally posted then you might be better off updating it to be donation-ware and providing some sort of link to a "tip jar" that people can donate a buck or two towards. Likewise, if there is an improvement you could make to the extension that would be a major difference, you could release it separately as a "pro" version and charge for that one, but only if there is a significant usefulness to the newer version and you are still supporting the free version.
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I don't think that would work out very well. There are just too many extensions that look like they'll be awesome, but later prove to be not so awesome. I wouldn't pay for something I couldn't try for a while first.
If an extension does make my job easier, I'm happy to donate far more than your suggested price of $0.99, I usually send someone $5 - $10 and a nice e-mail. I've sent people cash for useful greasemonkey scripts in the past.
Just let people know that you're much more enthused about making improvements if the extension buys you a nice lunch a few days a week.
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It's yours!! If you feel like charging for it, then Charge for it!
What's the worst that could happen? The people who weren't paying for it will decide to not buy it?
Morons
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Don't do it bro! Chrome webstore is pretty much free right now. Plus...who is really going to buy something from the chrome webstore...
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