I am in the teen market and I don't use trials. There is no way I am letting someone download several hundred thousand dollars in content for 1 fucking dollar. Many people email me and ask me if they can have a trial to see the site and that is what I tell them... they sign up anyways.
My price point is $29.95 and conversions are solid using all tgp/mgp traffic.
If you need $1 trials as a sponsor it means one of 2 things...
You are desperate for affiliates who don't know shit about bottom line profits and marketing.
or
Your site can't sell without a trial as the sale point.
Don't give me that volume bullshit either. You are leaving money on the table and walking a fine line trying to use volume to upsale, cross sale, send to popups, and the other tricks you use.
My teen site sells itself with proper marketing and I would rather get affiliates who know how to market properly and look at bottom lines as a solid long term business person would. If you want to make a dollar today then you are missing millions of dollars tomorrow. Webmasters say they can't sell the teen market today. Why? Were you chasing that dollar yesterday? I am making bank in the teen market because I don't go for quick cash. AND MY SITE WAS STARTED 2 YEARS AGO!
Make a solid long term plan for this business. Stop chasing the dollar today and I am sure you will make more tomorrow.
Take away your trials and market your site properly and you will make much more money.
