Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Trialware Best Practices: eFax Sample

I couldn't get my old eFax account working, so I did what most of us do when that happens in a time crunch... create a new trial account.



Today, I received this email from eFax clearly designed to aid in retention of trialers to buyers.



In this case, the idea is that the more people who have this fax number for you, the more likely you are to keep paying for it.
eFax simply took the time to tell trialers what behavior they desired.

Could something as slap-me-on-the-forehead simple work for your business?

It works for Sean at PsychoTactics - he asks for referrals and testimonials
It works for Chuck Green - he asks for folks to buy from his design store to support his free newsletters

Food for thought.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Yahoo Asks For Love In Firefox Browser

This random Yahoo note appeared for me today when visiting the Yahoo home page.
It’s not a bad idea, as I would guess most people don’t realize they can swap the search engine option.