What's your Trial Price - GoFuckYourself.com

wethoney · 01-05-2003, 07:50 AM

It seems like the "trial" prices are all over the board. Some people use NO trial and go straight to recurring membership and others are FREE...

What would everyone recommend?

EscortBiz · 01-05-2003, 08:00 AM

ill give ya 4 weeks once ou implement trials and you will be removing that trial option so fuckin fast it wont even be funny

mrthumbs · 01-05-2003, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by EscortBiz
ill give ya 4 weeks once ou implement trials and you will be removing that trial option so fuckin fast it wont even be funny

haha.. exactly

I only use 'trials' to test a new site or concept,
beside that: trials are your enemy.

iwantchixx · 01-05-2003, 08:13 AM

exactly 92 cents, canadian

DjSap · 01-05-2003, 08:13 AM

3 day trial 34.95
Montly recurring 29.95

Va2k · 01-05-2003, 09:07 AM

I use to use trials SCREW THAT 90% of them wouldnt recure and would wait two weeks and rejoin, this in fact caused me more problems made my rebills look REAL BAD and didnt want to piss the webmasters off so I took it off the main page and made it that the webmasters have an opition on 4 different ways to bill the surfer.

TOM

res · 01-06-2003, 05:34 PM

$ 39.95 per month without trials (teen sponsor).

quiet · 01-06-2003, 05:39 PM

trials rule

greentea · 01-06-2003, 05:44 PM

Sites that i ran trials was $3.99 for 3 days converting to a $39.95 membership

Fletch XXX · 01-06-2003, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet
trials rule

1.99 5 days does good.

rdunn404 · 01-06-2003, 05:52 PM

NO trials...the motto is "fuck you, pay me!"

Fletch XXX · 01-06-2003, 05:56 PM

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Originally posted by Fletch XXX

1.99 5 days does good.

(on exits though)

andrew1009 · 01-06-2003, 06:18 PM

if u have unique and exlusive content, trials are a good idea. I'm promoting college fuck fest right now and i'd say about 95% of trials convert to full memberships, but the trial is only offered on the exit and only part of the site can be accessed during the trial.

drops · 01-06-2003, 06:54 PM

$1 for a month...

stanton · 01-06-2003, 09:32 PM

they use you like a cheap whore, and thne just throw you away with a nice bandwith check...!

99bb · 01-08-2003, 04:49 AM

There are plenty of mixed messages about trials. I'm not too sure whether Quiets post "Trials Rule" was honest or not

We are making a huge overhaul of our site and are considering a Trial offerring. However, we would not allow them to download more than a few movies. Give them a max number of downloads/streams for the Trial, and hopefully get them to convert when they have run out. Seems fair.

I am sure there are other sites doing this, like College Fuck Fest, just offerring part of their site for the Trial Members.

jah

421Fill · 01-08-2003, 04:53 AM

We don't use trials.

LoveMatch · 01-08-2003, 04:54 AM

actually when i had a site it had around 200k images was back in 1999, was promoted for 3 weks by Cybererotica, and was free for 7 days then $39.99 a month.

It did very well, had almost no chargebacks and no fraud.

People who say dont do free trials say that because they dont have the amount of content to hold someone for more then a few hours, I used to joinpaysites all the time to see what the competition had on me, 9 times out of 10 it was nothing.

The site ? nunya, but it is still alive although I sold it and went into content brokering.

stocktrader23 · 01-08-2003, 12:43 PM

Just cuious,

How did you get it promoted by cybererotica?

Dax · 01-08-2003, 01:35 PM

$9.95 for 3 days then $30 a month

LoveMatch · 01-08-2003, 03:16 PM

You call Ron Levi and show him your site.

If he likes it then your in, if not then he usually hangs up on you.

daddynastee · 01-31-2003, 01:56 PM

This thread was a good one, but then it died. So I'm playing Lazarus and bringing the fucker back.

I'm dropping the trail on my site tomorrow, after having run it for three years. Mainly because I'm bringing a slew of streaming vids in, that require that I pay for the bandwidth after a certain ceiling is hit.

Would like to hear from others who dropped trials -- and started offering just a flat monthly rate.

How'd it go after you made the transition? Huge drop in signups? Regret leading to drug-binging and suicidal thoughts? Jubilation and tears of joy?

stevo · 01-31-2003, 02:23 PM

I just started testing 3 day trials for $4.95... Doing good so far, I just gotta see if they convert into full members

If 50% dont convert im canning it.

sweetcuties · 01-31-2003, 02:28 PM

Fuck trials... All my sites are $19.95 1mth except for my facial site, that's $24.95 per mth. Soon ALL my sites will be $24.95 mth.

ZoiNk · 01-31-2003, 02:50 PM

Depends on if you have good backend or not. Cheaper trials work better with better backends.

I personally would do $1 for 1 day if I had a paysite (renewing to $24.95/month).
ZoiNk

gothweb · 01-31-2003, 02:59 PM

I use a $6.95 trial. On one of my sites, I use it as an exit popup from my regular signup page. I find that works well, because it doesn't detract much from full-price sales.

Master_Yoba · 01-31-2003, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet
trials rule

for poor large tgp's traffic

Master_Yoba · 01-31-2003, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by andrew1009
if u have unique and exlusive content, trials are a good idea. I'm promoting college fuck fest right now and i'd say about 95% of trials convert to full memberships, but the trial is only offered on the exit and only part of the site can be accessed during the trial.

nice technique

Master_Yoba · 01-31-2003, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LoveMatch

The site ? nunya, but it is still alive although I sold it and went into content brokering.

What's the URL (content brokering)?

Master_Yoba · 01-31-2003, 05:30 PM

Ok, we preffer to go without trials for our exclusive content based sites. However we launch non-exclusive content site and it will be there.

Mutt · 01-31-2003, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 99bb
There are plenty of mixed messages about trials. I'm not too sure whether Quiets post "Trials Rule" was honest or not

We are making a huge overhaul of our site and are considering a Trial offerring. However, we would not allow them to download more than a few movies. Give them a max number of downloads/streams for the Trial, and hopefully get them to convert when they have run out. Seems fair.

I am sure there are other sites doing this, like College Fuck Fest, just offerring part of their site for the Trial Members.

jah

Where do you get Asian hardcore videos from? I've never seen a Japanese content provider listed on any webmaster resource site.

chupacabra · 01-31-2003, 05:38 PM

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ill give ya 4 weeks once ou implement trials and you will be removing that trial option so fuckin fast it wont even be funny

couldn't agree more Biz... trials suck. tried them once, and actually started losing long-time members to our site who saw that they could sign up for a trial every week or two and download all the recent content, then cancel immediately. while we have no problem retaining recurring signup's, the trial signups seemed total bandwidth leeches, cant understand why any paysite w/ decent content would use them..!

UncleJimmy · 01-31-2003, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet
trials rule

Just gotta know what to do with em ;)

Pornkings · 01-31-2003, 05:43 PM

Free trials and $1 trial for a month kick ass for us.

You get more traffic and more sales

UncleJimmy · 01-31-2003, 05:44 PM

PS: I've heard that 5 day trials are a bit better than 3 days, as sometimes they won't be in such a hurry to cancel within the first day ;)

Pornkings · 01-31-2003, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by EscortBiz
ill give ya 4 weeks once ou implement trials and you will be removing that trial option so fuckin fast it wont even be funny

What are your conversions without a trial?

I would like to test you out

Pornkings · 01-31-2003, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by UncleJimmy
PS: I've heard that 5 day trials are a bit better than 3 days, as sometimes they won't be in such a hurry to cancel within the first day ;)

thats why I give them a month for a buck, they don't feel pressured. you just have to float alot of cash if affiliates are pushing it.

if its your own traffic no worries it converts sick

UncleJimmy · 01-31-2003, 05:52 PM

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Originally posted by Pornkings

thats why I give them a month for a buck, they don't feel pressured. you just have to float alot of cash if affiliates are pushing it.

if its your own traffic no worries it converts sick

Good call! ;)

daddynastee · 01-31-2003, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chupacabra
...cant understand why any paysite w/ decent content would use them..!

Yep, that seems to be the decisive factor. I've def got the content and quality -- it's just that I've noticed over the last six months that trials converting to recurring were dropping, more and more. Lots of people signing up for the trial and going IMMEDIATELY to the cancel page/button; it's as if they didn't even really look at the site -- which tells me they were returning folks who knew they could cancel and then come back in to download all the new content in a week or two OR they're evidence of the new, 'savvied,' porn shoppers; folks who swoop in via a trail, slurp up as much bandwidth as they can and then bail.

I've gotta say, with the economy as fucked up as it is right now, and everyone getting their Xmas Visa bills, etc. etc. -- it's sorta scary making this radical of a change to my sites business plan; but something tells me I just gotta do it. Ya know?

Still, I'd like to hear from more of you who dropped trials and just went with a standard mothly fee. How'd it go?

smileygirls · 01-31-2003, 06:31 PM

I have never used Trials, and really don't like them as a "surfer" at all.

If I like what I see. I buy. Period.

When sites get to charging $35 and $40 bucks a month, that is when I REALLY think about it.

But the $19.95 to $29.95 is pretty normal and decent in MO.

What's the URL to your site?

edited (spelling - I am into a few beers... lol)

BVF · 01-31-2003, 06:49 PM

on the join page, I tell them that they can get a 9.95 three day trial and a 19.95 monthly option. But once they get to the "actual" CCbill page, they'll only see the 19.95 option. I figure if I already got them committed to the ccbill page, they should just say "fuck it" and go ahead and pay for the monthly...

When I DIDN'T mention a trial on my join page after I took off my trial, sales went down a little..but now they're back to being ok....

Dax · 01-31-2003, 06:55 PM

9.95 for a 3 day trial and renews at 29.95

or

29.95 for a 30 day trial and renews at 29.95

I may change that to

16.95 for a 7 day trial with month renewing to 29.95

and

29.95 for the first month and 24.95 each month thereafter.

smileygirls · 01-31-2003, 06:59 PM

Quote:

29.95 for a 30 day trial and renews at 29.95

daddynastee · 01-31-2003, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by smileygirls
What's the URL to your site?

http://www.nightcharm.com/preview/index.html

BTW, your site and tour pages kick ass. Great design and content (from what I can see). Rock on!

AOLGuy · 01-31-2003, 08:24 PM

People who sign up for trials usually cancel right away.

If $3.95-$7.95 is all you can afford for porn, your life is in a sad state and you watch every nickle and dime.

I would rather wait until the person can't resist spending the full amount for at least a month's fee.

AmeliaG · 01-31-2003, 11:01 PM

Every once in a while, I'll put trials in so people nervous about paying full freight can see how good the inside of the site really is. I'm confident surfers will like the inside because we have the niche leaders, but I usually do not offer trials because I also feel the sites are more than worth the price. Plus, that way I don't get the on again/off again rejoin thing going on. Trials definitely bring in the bandwidth hogs though.

--Amelia G

Interlude · 01-31-2003, 11:04 PM

I'd recommend you test both with different front ends. We've never used trials of any kind and found that works better for us, but then we let the surfer see the members section before they buy.

daddynastee · 01-31-2003, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Interlude
I'd recommend you test both with different front ends. We've never used trials of any kind and found that works better for us, but then we let the surfer see the members section before they buy.

I don't understand Interlude -- what do you mean they see the members section before they buy?

Interlude · 01-31-2003, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by daddynastee
I don't understand Interlude -- what do you mean they see the members section before they buy?

Included in the tour:

http://www.celebshop.com/tour/tour.shtml

Basically lets the surfer see every thumbnail, every movie preview, but none of the "goods."

V_RocKs · 06-13-2011, 02:47 AM

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01-05-2003, 07:50 AM	#1
wethoney So Fucking Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,032	What's your Trial Price It seems like the "trial" prices are all over the board. Some people use NO trial and go straight to recurring membership and others are FREE... What would everyone recommend?

01-05-2003, 08:00 AM	#2
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01-05-2003, 09:07 AM	#6
Va2k I’m still alive barley. Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Va Posts: 10,060	I use to use trials SCREW THAT 90% of them wouldnt recure and would wait two weeks and rejoin, this in fact caused me more problems made my rebills look REAL BAD and didnt want to piss the webmasters off so I took it off the main page and made it that the webmasters have an opition on 4 different ways to bill the surfer. TOM __________________

01-06-2003, 05:39 PM	#8
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	trials rule __________________ we'll miss you our friend. RIP

01-06-2003, 05:44 PM	#9
greentea Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Florida Posts: 6,580	Sites that i ran trials was $3.99 for 3 days converting to a $39.95 membership __________________ blunts

01-05-2003, 08:13 AM	#4
iwantchixx Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Boonies Posts: 12,860	exactly 92 cents, canadian

01-05-2003, 08:13 AM	#5
DjSap Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,869	3 day trial 34.95 Montly recurring 29.95

01-06-2003, 05:34 PM	#7
res Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 1,118	$ 39.95 per month without trials (teen sponsor).

01-06-2003, 05:52 PM	#11
rdunn404 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 999	NO trials...the motto is "fuck you, pay me!"

01-06-2003, 06:18 PM	#13
andrew1009 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 801	if u have unique and exlusive content, trials are a good idea. I'm promoting college fuck fest right now and i'd say about 95% of trials convert to full memberships, but the trial is only offered on the exit and only part of the site can be accessed during the trial.

01-06-2003, 06:54 PM	#14
drops Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: So. Cal. Posts: 1,116	$1 for a month... __________________ <img src=http://porndollar.com/webmasters/banners/porndollar/120x60_25_pd.gif border=0><br>$84 Per Signup \| $25 Per Free Signup \| $20 Per Cross Sales \| Credits On Exits \| Paid Weekly <br>Contact Info. http://porndollar.com/support.html

01-06-2003, 09:32 PM	#15
stanton So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,640	they use you like a cheap whore, and thne just throw you away with a nice bandwith check...!

01-08-2003, 04:49 AM	#16
99bb Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 178	There are plenty of mixed messages about trials. I'm not too sure whether Quiets post "Trials Rule" was honest or not We are making a huge overhaul of our site and are considering a Trial offerring. However, we would not allow them to download more than a few movies. Give them a max number of downloads/streams for the Trial, and hopefully get them to convert when they have run out. Seems fair. I am sure there are other sites doing this, like College Fuck Fest, just offerring part of their site for the Trial Members. jah __________________ Broadband Movie Site

01-08-2003, 04:53 AM	#17
421Fill Super Mario Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Swenson's Avatar Posts: 19,548	We don't use trials. __________________ RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!

01-08-2003, 04:54 AM	#18
LoveMatch Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 426	actually when i had a site it had around 200k images was back in 1999, was promoted for 3 weks by Cybererotica, and was free for 7 days then $39.99 a month. It did very well, had almost no chargebacks and no fraud. People who say dont do free trials say that because they dont have the amount of content to hold someone for more then a few hours, I used to joinpaysites all the time to see what the competition had on me, 9 times out of 10 it was nothing. The site ? nunya, but it is still alive although I sold it and went into content brokering.

01-08-2003, 12:43 PM	#19
stocktrader23 Let's do some business. Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The dirty south. Posts: 18,781	Just cuious, How did you get it promoted by cybererotica? __________________ Hands Free Adult - Join Once, Earn For Life "I try to make a habit of bouncing my eyes up to the face of a beautiful woman, and often repeat “not mine” in my head or even verbally. She’s not mine. God has her set aside. She’s not mine. She’s His little girl, and she needs me to fight for her by keeping my eyes where they should be."

01-08-2003, 01:35 PM	#20
Dax Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,161	$9.95 for 3 days then $30 a month

01-08-2003, 03:16 PM	#21
LoveMatch Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 426	You call Ron Levi and show him your site. If he likes it then your in, if not then he usually hangs up on you.

01-31-2003, 01:56 PM	#22
daddynastee Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 310	This thread was a good one, but then it died. So I'm playing Lazarus and bringing the fucker back. I'm dropping the trail on my site tomorrow, after having run it for three years. Mainly because I'm bringing a slew of streaming vids in, that require that I pay for the bandwidth after a certain ceiling is hit. Would like to hear from others who dropped trials -- and started offering just a flat monthly rate. How'd it go after you made the transition? Huge drop in signups? Regret leading to drug-binging and suicidal thoughts? Jubilation and tears of joy?

01-31-2003, 02:23 PM	#23
stevo Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,051	I just started testing 3 day trials for $4.95... Doing good so far, I just gotta see if they convert into full members If 50% dont convert im canning it. Last edited by stevo; 01-31-2003 at 02:24 PM..

01-31-2003, 02:28 PM	#24
sweetcuties Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Somewhere Posts: 5,859	Fuck trials... All my sites are $19.95 1mth except for my facial site, that's $24.95 per mth. Soon ALL my sites will be $24.95 mth. __________________

01-31-2003, 02:50 PM	#25
ZoiNk Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 2,370	Depends on if you have good backend or not. Cheaper trials work better with better backends. I personally would do $1 for 1 day if I had a paysite (renewing to $24.95/month). ZoiNk __________________ "People can have the Model T in any color - so long as it's black." - Henry Ford

01-31-2003, 02:59 PM	#26
gothweb Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Back in the USSA Posts: 8,849	I use a $6.95 trial. On one of my sites, I use it as an exit popup from my regular signup page. I find that works well, because it doesn't detract much from full-price sales. __________________ Photos by Ian X.: Distinctive photos of goth babes. Blood Money:Your traffic, my sites, our money. MojoHost: Still the best.

01-31-2003, 05:30 PM	#30
Master_Yoba Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dagobah Posts: 1,273	Ok, we preffer to go without trials for our exclusive content based sites. However we launch non-exclusive content site and it will be there. __________________ WATCH MORE PORN

01-31-2003, 05:43 PM	#34
Pornkings Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Roger V Posts: 5,334	Free trials and $1 trial for a month kick ass for us. You get more traffic and more sales __________________ Pornkings.com

01-31-2003, 05:44 PM	#35
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01-31-2003, 06:31 PM	#40
smileygirls Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ask Stormy... :) Posts: 182	I have never used Trials, and really don't like them as a "surfer" at all. If I like what I see. I buy. Period. When sites get to charging $35 and $40 bucks a month, that is when I REALLY think about it. But the $19.95 to $29.95 is pretty normal and decent in MO. What's the URL to your site? edited (spelling - I am into a few beers... lol) __________________ <a href="http://www.stormyfriday.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.panchodog.com/graphics/stobutton.gif"></a> Last edited by smileygirls; 01-31-2003 at 06:33 PM..

01-31-2003, 06:49 PM	#41
BVF Black Vagina Finder Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Midwest Posts: 13,975	on the join page, I tell them that they can get a 9.95 three day trial and a 19.95 monthly option. But once they get to the "actual" CCbill page, they'll only see the 19.95 option. I figure if I already got them committed to the ccbill page, they should just say "fuck it" and go ahead and pay for the monthly... When I DIDN'T mention a trial on my join page after I took off my trial, sales went down a little..but now they're back to being ok.... __________________ Black Pussy Click On Mr Cosby..CCbill, 60/40, 136 FHG's....The Cos Loves Black Ghetto Pussy!!

01-31-2003, 06:55 PM	#42
Dax Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,161	9.95 for a 3 day trial and renews at 29.95 or 29.95 for a 30 day trial and renews at 29.95 I may change that to 16.95 for a 7 day trial with month renewing to 29.95 and 29.95 for the first month and 24.95 each month thereafter. Last edited by Dax; 01-31-2003 at 07:01 PM..

01-31-2003, 08:24 PM	#45
AOLGuy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,261	People who sign up for trials usually cancel right away. If $3.95-$7.95 is all you can afford for porn, your life is in a sad state and you watch every nickle and dime. I would rather wait until the person can't resist spending the full amount for at least a month's fee.

01-31-2003, 11:01 PM	#46
AmeliaG Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 10,571	Every once in a while, I'll put trials in so people nervous about paying full freight can see how good the inside of the site really is. I'm confident surfers will like the inside because we have the niche leaders, but I usually do not offer trials because I also feel the sites are more than worth the price. Plus, that way I don't get the on again/off again rejoin thing going on. Trials definitely bring in the bandwidth hogs though. --Amelia G __________________ GFY Hall of Famer AltStar Hall of Famer Blue Blood's SpookyCash.com Babe photography portfolio

01-31-2003, 11:04 PM	#47
Interlude Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: State of Denial Posts: 1,147	I'd recommend you test both with different front ends. We've never used trials of any kind and found that works better for us, but then we let the surfer see the members section before they buy.

06-13-2011, 02:47 AM	#50
V_RocKs Damn Right I Kiss Ass! Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cowtown, USA Posts: 32,421	Some Jager will give you a shot at having your way with me for a few days.