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  • camperjohn64
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2005
    • 1531
    #1

    Customers "gaming" the sign up page

    I have an ethics question:

    On my site I have multiple payment options.

    One of them is "$15.99 for 6 months".
    Another is "$9.99 for 12 months".

    Some people sign up for the 12 month option, pay $9.99, but then they almost immediately cancel so they get one month at $9.99, and don't have to pay the higher price.

    Should I:

    1) Continue to charge $9.99 a month and allow them to cancel anytime.

    2) Charge $119.88 (all 12 months) as soon as they sign up so when they cancel I still get their money for all 12 months.

    It's not my bread and butter site and either way I don't get lots of sales...just a though on what you would do.
    Last edited by camperjohn64; 12-27-2012, 12:45 PM.
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    • Sly
      Let's do some business!
      • Sep 2004
      • 31376
      #2
      2) is how it's almost always done. Even in mainstream.
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        • Lace
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Mar 2004
          • 16116
          #3
          Originally posted by Sly
          2) is how it's almost always done. Even in mainstream.
          +1

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            • Voodoo
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              • Sep 2002
              • 10600
              #4
              Depends. If the product is general enough, do you want less money from more people or more money from fewer people?

              Personally, I'd prefer $1.00 from everyone on the planet over $10,000 from 10,000 people. Just sayin'.
              Last edited by Voodoo; 12-27-2012, 12:53 PM.

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                • camperjohn64
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2005
                  • 1531
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Voodoo
                  Depends. If the product is general enough, do you want less money from more people or more money from fewer people?

                  Personally, I'd prefer $1.00 from everyone on the planet over $10,000 from 10,000 people. Just sayin'.
                  No no, the question is "Do I charge everyone upfront" rather than on a monthly basis until the end of the term.
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                    • bean-aid
                      So Fucking Banned
                      • Jun 2011
                      • 16493
                      #6
                      You charge upfront, always.

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                        • troncarver
                          Confirmed User
                          • Nov 2006
                          • 1584
                          #7
                          hahaha priceless
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                            • Kovachi
                              So Fucking Banned
                              • Sep 2012
                              • 400
                              #8
                              Originally posted by camperjohn64
                              Another is "$9.99 for 12 months".

                              Some people sign up for the 12 month option, pay $9.99, but then they almost immediately cancel so they get one month at $9.99, and don't have to pay the higher price.
                              lol, you should have asked this a while ago, seriously change that immediately.

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                                • AutumnBH
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Oct 2012
                                  • 298
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by camperjohn64
                                  I have an ethics question:

                                  On my site I have multiple payment options.

                                  One of them is "$15.99 for 6 months".
                                  Another is "$9.99 for 12 months".

                                  Some people sign up for the 12 month option, pay $9.99, but then they almost immediately cancel so they get one month at $9.99, and don't have to pay the higher price.

                                  Should I:

                                  1) Continue to charge $9.99 a month and allow them to cancel anytime.

                                  2) Charge $119.88 (all 12 months) as soon as they sign up so when they cancel I still get their money for all 12 months.

                                  It's not my bread and butter site and either way I don't get lots of sales...just a though on what you would do.
                                  That's the dumbest shit I ever heard. Seriously what did you expect was doing to happen?

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                                    • camperjohn64
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Feb 2005
                                      • 1531
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by AutumnBH
                                      That's the dumbest shit I ever heard. Seriously what did you expect was doing to happen?
                                      It's a mainstream site, not a porn site. Did I think porn surfers are different than mainstream? Yes. Do I really care? No.

                                      Ie: less than 4 sales per month and that's about 4 more than I expected. :-) So far the site has been up about 3 months so I really am not pushing it. At 4 sales per month, I think it has plataued on how much work I will put into it.

                                      Here is the site since everyone will now ask for it.

                                      www.wallpaperwars.com
                                      Last edited by camperjohn64; 12-27-2012, 01:54 PM.
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                                        • shake
                                          frc
                                          • Jul 2003
                                          • 4663
                                          #11
                                          Sometimes letting people think they are gaming something can be the best marketing tool.
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                                            • Sly
                                              Let's do some business!
                                              • Sep 2004
                                              • 31376
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by camperjohn64
                                              It's a mainstream site, not a porn site. Did I think porn surfers are different than mainstream? Yes. Do I really care? No.

                                              Ie: less than 4 sales per month and that's about 4 more than I expected. :-) So far the site has been up about 3 months so I really am not pushing it. At 4 sales per month, I think it has plataued on how much work I will put into it.

                                              Here is the site since everyone will now ask for it.

                                              www.wallpaperwars.com
                                              I ran a couple wallpaper websites in high school. Did quite well with them. If you wanted to, I'm sure you still could.
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                                                • Nicky
                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                  • Mar 2003
                                                  • 30071
                                                  #13
                                                  Fuck gaming, let them gamble on the signup page instead. draw black jack or roulette for what amount to pay :P

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                                                    • DBS.US
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                                                      • Aug 2003
                                                      • 11843
                                                      #14
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                                                        • seeandsee
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                                                          • Mar 2006
                                                          • 50945
                                                          #15
                                                          Charge them 16$ a month and 6month per 9.99$ in total
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                                                            • ajrocks
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Nov 2004
                                                              • 4526
                                                              #16
                                                              Sounds like you need to do some testing on your join page. Test which offers are doing best, retaining longer as well as converting initally at a higher rate. Then test some new options against it to find your true price point sensitivity of your customers. You can increase the acceptance and rebill rates by testing different offers. They do matter.
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                                                                • TisMe
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                                                                  • Aug 2008
                                                                  • 1719
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Make the first month a higher price then rebill at the lower price.

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                                                                    • woj
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                                                                      • Jul 2002
                                                                      • 47882
                                                                      #18
                                                                      How does one license 20k wallpapers to sell like that?
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                                                                        • candyflip
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                                                                          • Jul 2002
                                                                          • 43069
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by woj
                                                                          How does one license 20k wallpapers to sell like that?

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