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I think trials can be improved for services where you can discern whether the user is directly interacting with it. You give them 100 days of usage, and then de

by ben509 6y ago

I think trials can be improved for services where you can discern whether the user is directly interacting with it. You give them 100 days of usage, and then decrement a counter when they interact with the site the first time each day.

EdwardDiego 6y ago
This would be ideal for me. I might not need to use your project every day, so only giving me 14 days that count down from my sign up is not ideal. Also, please don't send multiple "You've only got X-N days left in your plan!" pressure-to-convert emails.
namrog84 6y ago
BeyondCompare does this and I've been slowing decrementing my 30 day usage trial for almost a year. I'm likely going to buy when it gets near zero but I use it so infrequently it just hasn't caused justification to purchase. But if it wasn't for this extended usage decrement counter id have likely just gone with something else after 30 day trial of using it but 1 day
- grogenaut 6y ago
  Used beyond compare heavily at a previous company... when I got to amazon I immediately expensed it. I use it about 30-50 times a year but it's definitely worth a buck each time I need it. (edit, removed indefinite pronoun)
- whatever_dude 6y ago
  Tangent, but BeyondCompare is one of the few tools I'm proud to have purchased. I use it all the time for file and folder diff. It has been invaluable for me and my work on both Windows and macOS.
woofie11 6y ago
I'm not a big fan of that. You disincentive usage. Daily quota is the way to go. Amazon free micro instances are a perfect example. Enough to build. Not enough to go to production.
nitrogen 6y ago
This would be great. I never bought AudioMulch back in the day because I installed the free trial, forgot about it, then when I was ready to evaluate it it started blaring incredibly loud voice messages saying "It's time to pay." I immediately closed and uninstalled it.
FalconSensei 6y ago
For some things it could work. For something like Asana, Notion or Raindrop.io, I wouldn't invest time on it them...

by ben509 6y ago

EdwardDiego 6y ago

This would be ideal for me. I might not need to use your project every day, so only giving me 14 days that count down from my sign up is not ideal. Also, please don't send multiple "You've only got X-N days left in your plan!" pressure-to-convert emails.

namrog84 6y ago

BeyondCompare does this and I've been slowing decrementing my 30 day usage trial for almost a year. I'm likely going to buy when it gets near zero but I use it so infrequently it just hasn't caused justification to purchase. But if it wasn't for this extended usage decrement counter id have likely just gone with something else after 30 day trial of using it but 1 day

grogenaut 6y ago
Used beyond compare heavily at a previous company... when I got to amazon I immediately expensed it. I use it about 30-50 times a year but it's definitely worth a buck each time I need it. (edit, removed indefinite pronoun)
whatever_dude 6y ago
Tangent, but BeyondCompare is one of the few tools I'm proud to have purchased. I use it all the time for file and folder diff. It has been invaluable for me and my work on both Windows and macOS.

woofie11 6y ago

I'm not a big fan of that. You disincentive usage. Daily quota is the way to go. Amazon free micro instances are a perfect example. Enough to build. Not enough to go to production.

nitrogen 6y ago

This would be great. I never bought AudioMulch back in the day because I installed the free trial, forgot about it, then when I was ready to evaluate it it started blaring incredibly loud voice messages saying "It's time to pay." I immediately closed and uninstalled it.

FalconSensei 6y ago

For some things it could work. For something like Asana, Notion or Raindrop.io, I wouldn't invest time on it them...