29th Jul 2014, 01:11 AM | #1 |
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Hi guys, just to let you in on the wonders of 'micro' continuity, I changed my membership site (business student niche) from $97/month to $7.77 for 3 days then automatic 24.50 per week (effectively $106/month since a month is 4.35 weeks). Result is conversion increased from 2.2% to 3.8%. Huge. That is all... |
29th Jul 2014, 02:22 AM | #2 |
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Do you think the trial offer ( 3 day) helped too?
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29th Jul 2014, 05:17 AM | #3 |
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How many users sustained after the trial?
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29th Jul 2014, 06:09 AM | #4 |
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After checking the sustainability of the new trial users, you may want to test having 2 options: $97/mth and $7 for 3 days trial.
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29th Jul 2014, 06:53 AM | #5 |
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Still too early to test sustainability... but with the 97/month option I had problems of (a few) members "forgetting" and then finding it painful (97 is indeed painful even for me) and then filing a chargeback or going crazy asking for a refund with "I am a single mother with 2 kids!" and stuff... I once even had a 4-month chargeback for $400 (plus penalties!) filed against me, and then I contacted the buyer directly to ask what was wrong (and even showed my willingness to resolve and possibly send then a refund) they just ignored it (obviously just trying to rip me off). I decided to fight that case and luckily I WON (after many inconvenient grueling phone calls with Paypal representatives) but that was a close call and stressful. I would think that it wouldn't be as "painful" at 24.50 and so less or no chargebacks (perhaps just a cancellation of future payments). I also don't think the buyer's case would look credible if they asked for 4 months x 4.35 weeks = 17 chargebacks, LOL! Note that this is not IM niche, it's "business students trying to graduate" niche |
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I'm a bit afraid of the annual plan though, it would be painful (for me) if they file a chargeback in the distant future after the customer takes advantage of the plan for a long time. What do you guys think? | |
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A little too early to call anything yet. Obviously the lower price is a less painful point of entry so the real test will be what happens when the rebills occur. Until then you can't draw too much from a test like this.
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That is great, keep testing. Good luck!
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6th Aug 2014, 07:24 AM | #10 |
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Hi guys, as an update; I started this 3 weeks ago and so far I have a 70% retention rate... which includes both (3-week) old and (1-day) old signups. Actually, how do I compute sustainability or retention in this case? Some are old signups (for which retention is a good sign) and some are new signups (too early to tell how long they'd stay). |
12th Aug 2014, 07:01 AM | #11 |
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UPDATE: Out of 16 signups under the 7.77 trial, 14 members ( 88%!) stayed on for at least one more period and paid an additional 24.50 (a few stopped subscription after one payment, some stayed on until now for an additional 2 to 3 weeks). INTERESTINGLY: I also tested FREE 1-WEEK trial and then pay to continue, and it had a *much lower conversion rate overall*... and then ONLY 2 of 8 stayed on for an extra week and paid an additional 24.50. In other words, the 7.77 paid-trial customers were much better customers in the long run for BOTH initial conversion AND sustainability. Comments? |
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23rd Aug 2014, 05:47 AM | #12 |
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For years, I tried every pricing scheme known: Trials, add-ons, upsells, you name it! I found it by far best to offer clear and fair pricing. This allowed to stop worrying about customer service and focus solely on my products/services. This allowed me to build 5-6 sites all generating cash. I know my conversion rates could by 15% higher with trials, but chargeback hell ate up more than 30% of my time. You have to think long term with this, I find. |
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$97 looks bigger while $7.77 looks small with naked eyes! That's reality buddy!
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payment for a SUBCRIPTION unless their credit card was stolen and illegally used. If you were not satisfied the first month why would you pay for the other months. I run amembeship site so I know that some people can forget the payment and so I use the membership script to send them a "warning" a couple days before the payment is due. If someone was surprised by the subscription then I would refund them but never for the previous payments. Once you indicate to PayPal that it was a subscription you should have to problem winning this case. All you had to do was to escalate the case to let PayPal decide and indicate that it was a membership (digital product), end of story. That is why I like the couple days trial because the prospect has some time to review what you offer and then decide if s/he wants to continue. You also need to state clearly what your refund policy is. BTW, that's not a valid price increase test but price amortization test. -Ray Edwards | |
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