Well, I'm seeing similar results....less than 30% or so retention from trials to full conversions. I only started with the program in August, so I have less than a month in, but the conversions seem to be running about average for me.
The numbers from cashtour are:
TOTALS 10150 40 254:1
The 1:254 number is signups only, and does not account for any rebills.
The iBill numbers for August are:
signups 39 $135.63 rebills 11 $263.67
There is a discrepancy which the Cashtour staff are aware of and are compensating me for, so that accounts for the 39 vs. 40 signups number.
I don't think this program converts better than anything else I'm using, nor does it convert worse. It's working OK for me and I'll keep promoting it as it is a rather unique site and hope that retention improves. Traffic sources for this are about 95% pure TGP traffic from galleries and the rest being ads on some of my own TGP's. Of course, 40 signups at $35 per would be a big difference in the numbers as opposed to what I did make.
My (unsolicited) opinion is that $39.95 is way too fucking much on a monthly basis, but the $24+ rebills are nice and it wouldn't take long to get past that $35 per signup number with some good long term members.
I don't make a habit of posting dollars and cents in public, and not in private either, but this thread is interesting and warrants some more data for us and the guys running the program.
My $.02
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