Trial Options and Pricing

[Simon]

Forgetting about the trial length for a minute, one thing to consider is European surfer traffic and how they'll be paying for the trial.

As I understand it there are some limits to *how small* an amount can be paid. And I think it converts to about that $4.95 number. I'll see if I can find some source info for this later on unless someone else can confirm or deny it before I get to it.

[ecchi]

Originally Posted by Simon

European surfer traffic.....there are some limits to *how small* an amount can be paid. And I think it converts to about that $4.95 number.

I live in Britain which is part of Europe, there is no minimum for credit card payments (but there is a $50 minimum for cheques at most British banks). Some credit cards charge for foreign currency payments, and since this is usually a fixed charge not a percentage it will reduce the benefits of a very low price sale, however it tends to push people into full membership joins instead of trial only, which is a good thing.

However Europe is not a federation, each country is free to set it's own rules and I can only speak for Britain (England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland). But I would guess that most of the sales will be to English Speaking countries as most European countries have liberal porn laws, so will have their own sites in their own language that their countrymen will be joining instead of English Language sites.

But the other big country you have to worry about is Australia, they speak English and they have strict anti-porn laws that mean most Australians will be looking abroad for their porn. So you probably want to find out if Australians have a minimum foreign spend on their cards.