Evernote has been considering a new strategy to encourage more users to upgrade to the paid version of its service. It has been conducting a small test that has limited the number of notes free users can create. However, the company has clarified that the new plan is still in the experimental phase and has not yet been finalised.
The number of people this limitation affects is still being determined, but the company says it will only affect less than 1% of its total user base. Those affected will continue to manage, edit, view, export, and delete their existing notes, even if they exceed the limit, but they will not be able to add new ones unless they move to a paid account. The company still needs to update its website to reflect the change.
If the new plan is implemented, it could affect long-time Evernote users who have accumulated significant notes over the years and may now be unable to upload or create any more. This may cause some of them to leave the platform and find alternative note-taking apps, such as Microsoft OneNote or Notion, which offer unlimited notebooks and notes.
According to a blog post by Evernote, the company is testing an experiment that imposes limits on note creation for free users to encourage them to upgrade to the paid version of its service. The company has reportedly limited the number of notes free users can create to one notebook and 50 notes. Still, the company says it will only implement this limit after a thorough evaluation. A representative from the company told TechCrunch that the trial was being conducted for around 1% of its total users and that it would be communicated to them through relevant customer touchpoints.
In the past, Evernote has used a varying suite of pricing plans and limitations for its paid accounts to nudge users to upgrade, but this is the first time that the company has imposed limits on the number of notes that free users can take. The company did not respond to a request for further clarification.
If this experiment is successful, it will be rolled out to all free accounts. Until then, it’s best to keep your Evernote account in good shape by ensuring you don’t exceed the limit. This way, you can be confident that you won’t lose valuable information if the experiment does not go through.
Tags are a great way to organize your notes in Evernote and help the app understand your writing. Adding tags is simple: click on the note to open it and type the corresponding word or phrase in the “Tags” field that will appear at the bottom of the page. The tag will be highlighted if the word or phrase is already in the list of tags.
