This was the same conclusion that Homestead reached. They initially launched with a fremium model but after being deluged in freebie support costs switched to c

This was the same conclusion that Homestead reached. They initially launched with a fremium model but after being deluged in freebie support costs switched to credit-card-required. Although their overall signups plummeted, their paying signups went up by multiples. It would be interesting to see if being freemium for a limited period at the very start is a profitable way to promote the company. Has anyone ever done a "get a free account now - available only for the next 30 days" experiment during launch?