Re:Ask HN: Is the “14-days free trial” mandatory for a b2b S...
by dozzie on Friday October 07, 2016 @05:49AM
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> However I think it comes with some drawbacks:
> - extra code & logic to handle the trial
An SQL query running once a day that reports/disables old trial accounts
hardly counts as "extra code & logic".
> - extra terms of service to avoid any legal problem?
Like what? Why would trial users be any different from paying customers?
> - let your competitors spy your product for free
If you only have functions easy to replicate, you'll have hard time anyway.
Either you're too small for anybody to bother with you in particular or you're
big enough for competition to buy the cheapest plan and check your service
anyway.
> - dismiss your product? Some companies don't take your product seriously if it's cheap
Being cheap has nothing to do with having a trial.
> - extra code & logic to handle the trial
An SQL query running once a day that reports/disables old trial accounts hardly counts as "extra code & logic".
> - extra terms of service to avoid any legal problem?
Like what? Why would trial users be any different from paying customers?
> - let your competitors spy your product for free
If you only have functions easy to replicate, you'll have hard time anyway. Either you're too small for anybody to bother with you in particular or you're big enough for competition to buy the cheapest plan and check your service anyway.
> - dismiss your product? Some companies don't take your product seriously if it's cheap
Being cheap has nothing to do with having a trial.