Dear Sprout Builder Users,
Over the last year Sprout has provided you with a free solution for creating interactive Flash content and widgets. Like many technology companies, we offered our service for free while we worked on our products, spoke with customers and developed our go-to-market strategy. Now that we have developed a solution worthy of creative professionals at the best agencies in the world, it is time for us to monetize. Starting in early February, we will begin charging for our service. We hope that you have found value from Sprout Builder and will continue to use our services.
Please see this chart for more information about our pricing tiers. To thank you, we would like to extend a special offer only to existing users. You will have access to our Basic service level at $13.95 a month, or $139.50 a year. This level, available for a limited time, allows you to maintain up to 3 Sprout Builder projects. Since Basic is limited to 3 projects, if you have any inactive projects now is a good time to delete them. Note - You will NOT see the Basic level advertised on our public Web site because the offer is only for existing users. If you decide that you would like more projects and would prefer an Individual or Professional account, we will provide a one time 20% discount off either 1 month or 1 year of service if you pay before March 1st, 2009.
Payment will be built into the Sprout Builder system in early February. We will notify you when the PayPal system is in place. In the meantime, if you have any questions or comments please review our FAQ or email: pricing@sproutbuilder.com.
While this news may come as a disappointment for those that have enjoyed using Sprout Builder for free, all companies must make money to grow and we thank you for your support. We look forward to working with you in the new year.
Carnet Williams
CEO
