Comments on: Why a 30 days trial might not be enough? http://blog.avangate.com/trial-marketing/ Software Sales Tips | Software Business Blog Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:03:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jonathan Wood http://blog.avangate.com/trial-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-5809 Jonathan Wood Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:58:28 +0000 http://blog.avangate.com/?p=144#comment-5809 As a shareware publisher, 30 days always seemed like plenty of time. However, as a shareware consumer, I've found it is often not enough. The main problem for me is I have many projects going on at once. So I may download software to review it but then feel pressured to move to other projects before being able to come back to that software. Some authors will limit the trail to a certain number of uses. To me, this makes much more sense. Unfortunately, my own software doesn't yet limit by the number of uses but this will change in the future. As a shareware publisher, 30 days always seemed like plenty of time. However, as a shareware consumer, I’ve found it is often not enough. The main problem for me is I have many projects going on at once. So I may download software to review it but then feel pressured to move to other projects before being able to come back to that software.

Some authors will limit the trail to a certain number of uses. To me, this makes much more sense. Unfortunately, my own software doesn’t yet limit by the number of uses but this will change in the future.

]]> By: Mike http://blog.avangate.com/trial-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Mike Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:45:41 +0000 http://blog.avangate.com/?p=144#comment-591 For me, the trial period is probably the most important factor - it helps eliminate support issues since it allows the user to find out if they really like the software. The other big factor is the quality of the support you do offer. A good percentage of people like to know that support is available should they need it. For me, the trial period is probably the most important factor – it helps eliminate support issues since it allows the user to find out if they really like the software. The other big factor is the quality of the support you do offer. A good percentage of people like to know that support is available should they need it.

]]> By: Fabrice http://blog.avangate.com/trial-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Fabrice Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:50:18 +0000 http://blog.avangate.com/?p=144#comment-25 for sure, for some people the trial period should be lifetime, there are always people not very active.. but what is the average time between the user starts to use a trial and he decides to buy ? do you have any stats about that ? because we have this and most people don't wait the end of the trial to buy. for sure, for some people the trial period should be lifetime, there are always people not very active.. but what is the average time between the user starts to use a trial and he decides to buy ? do you have any stats about that ? because we have this and most people don’t wait the end of the trial to buy.

]]> By: Larppa http://blog.avangate.com/trial-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Larppa Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:51:54 +0000 http://blog.avangate.com/?p=144#comment-16 Or maybe we should use open source for those common tasks. Or maybe we should use open source for those common tasks.

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