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  • wethoney
    So Fucking Banned
    • Sep 2002
    • 1032

    #1

    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?
  • EscortBiz
    Fuck Checks, CASH only!
    • May 2002
    • 19422

    #2
    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

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    • mrthumbs
      salad tossing sig guy
      • Apr 2002
      • 11702

      #3
      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.

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      • iwantchixx
        Too lazy to set a custom title
        • Oct 2002
        • 12860

        #4
        exactly 92 cents, canadian

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        • DjSap
          Confirmed User
          • Jul 2002
          • 3869

          #5
          3 day trial 34.95
          Montly recurring 29.95
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          • Va2k
            I’m still alive barley.
            • Oct 2001
            • 10060

            #6
            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

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            • res
              Confirmed User
              • Nov 2002
              • 1118

              #7
              $ 39.95 per month without trials (teen sponsor).

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              • quiet
                we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                • Sep 2001
                • 25115

                #8
                trials rule
                we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                • greentea
                  Confirmed User
                  • Mar 2002
                  • 6580

                  #9
                  Sites that i ran trials was $3.99 for 3 days converting to a $39.95 membership
                  blunts

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                  • Fletch XXX
                    GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!!
                    • Jan 2002
                    • 60840

                    #10
                    Originally posted by quiet
                    trials rule
                    1.99 5 days does good.

                    Want an Android App for your tube, membership, or free site?

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                    • rdunn404
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jan 2002
                      • 999

                      #11
                      NO trials...the motto is "fuck you, pay me!"

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                      • Fletch XXX
                        GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!!
                        • Jan 2002
                        • 60840

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Fletch XXX


                        1.99 5 days does good.
                        (on exits though)

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                        • andrew1009
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 801

                          #13
                          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.

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                          • drops
                            Confirmed User
                            • Feb 2002
                            • 1116

                            #14
                            $1 for a month...
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                            • stanton
                              So Fucking Banned
                              • Jun 2002
                              • 2640

                              #15
                              they use you like a cheap whore, and thne just throw you away with a nice bandwith check...!

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                              • 99bb
                                Confirmed User
                                • Jun 2002
                                • 178

                                #16
                                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

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                                • 421Fill
                                  So Fucking Banned
                                  • Nov 2001
                                  • 20659

                                  #17
                                  We don't use trials.

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                                  • LoveMatch
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Nov 2002
                                    • 426

                                    #18
                                    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.

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                                    • stocktrader23
                                      Let's do some business.
                                      • Jan 2003
                                      • 18781

                                      #19
                                      Just cuious,

                                      How did you get it promoted by cybererotica?


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                                      • Dax
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Apr 2002
                                        • 3161

                                        #20
                                        $9.95 for 3 days then $30 a month

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                                        • LoveMatch
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Nov 2002
                                          • 426

                                          #21
                                          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.

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                                          • daddynastee
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Oct 2002
                                            • 310

                                            #22
                                            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?

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                                            • stevo
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Aug 2002
                                              • 2051

                                              #23
                                              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, 12:24 PM.

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                                              • sweetcuties
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Feb 2002
                                                • 5859

                                                #24
                                                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.

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                                                • ZoiNk
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Feb 2002
                                                  • 2370

                                                  #25
                                                  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
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                                                  • gothweb
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • Jun 2002
                                                    • 8849

                                                    #26
                                                    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.

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                                                    • Master_Yoba
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Jul 2002
                                                      • 1273

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by quiet
                                                      trials rule
                                                      for poor large tgp's traffic
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                                                      • Master_Yoba
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • Jul 2002
                                                        • 1273

                                                        #28
                                                        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
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                                                        • Master_Yoba
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Jul 2002
                                                          • 1273

                                                          #29
                                                          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)?
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                                                          • Master_Yoba
                                                            Confirmed User
                                                            • Jul 2002
                                                            • 1273

                                                            #30
                                                            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.
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                                                            • Mutt
                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                              • Sep 2002
                                                              • 34431

                                                              #31
                                                              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
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                                                              • chupacabra
                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                • Sep 2002
                                                                • 3626

                                                                #32
                                                                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..!
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                                                                • UncleJimmy
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Sep 2002
                                                                  • 855

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by quiet
                                                                  trials rule


                                                                  Just gotta know what to do with em ;)
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                                                                  • Pornkings
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                                                                    • Oct 2002
                                                                    • 5334

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Free trials and $1 trial for a month kick ass for us.

                                                                    You get more traffic and more sales
                                                                    Pornkings.com

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                                                                    • UncleJimmy
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Sep 2002
                                                                      • 855

                                                                      #35
                                                                      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 ;)
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                                                                      • Pornkings
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                                                                        • Oct 2002
                                                                        • 5334

                                                                        #36
                                                                        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
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                                                                        • Pornkings
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Oct 2002
                                                                          • 5334

                                                                          #37
                                                                          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
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                                                                          • UncleJimmy
                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                            • Sep 2002
                                                                            • 855

                                                                            #38
                                                                            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



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                                                                            • daddynastee
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                                                                              • Oct 2002
                                                                              • 310

                                                                              #39
                                                                              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?

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                                                                              • smileygirls
                                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                                • Aug 2002
                                                                                • 182

                                                                                #40
                                                                                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)
                                                                                Last edited by smileygirls; 01-31-2003, 04:33 PM.
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                                                                                • BVF
                                                                                  Black Vagina Finder
                                                                                  • Jan 2002
                                                                                  • 13975

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  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....

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                                                                                  • Dax
                                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                                    • Apr 2002
                                                                                    • 3161

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    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, 05:01 PM.

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                                                                                    • smileygirls
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                                                      • 182

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      29.95 for a 30 day trial and renews at 29.95
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                                                                                      • daddynastee
                                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                                        • Oct 2002
                                                                                        • 310

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        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!

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                                                                                        • AOLGuy
                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                          • Oct 2002
                                                                                          • 1261

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          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.

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                                                                                          • AmeliaG
                                                                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                            • Jan 2003
                                                                                            • 10662

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            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.

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                                                                                            • Interlude
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Feb 2001
                                                                                              • 1147

                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              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.

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                                                                                              • daddynastee
                                                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                                                • Oct 2002
                                                                                                • 310

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                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?

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                                                                                                • Interlude
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • Feb 2001
                                                                                                  • 1147

                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  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."

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                                                                                                  • V_RocKs
                                                                                                    Damn Right I Kiss Ass!
                                                                                                    • Nov 2003
                                                                                                    • 32447

                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    Some Jager will give you a shot at having your way with me for a few days.

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