How do I offer a free trial account?
Quick answer
Create a trial account type with a small balance and your normal rules or simplified ones, give it to anyone who signs up, and limit it by time or by one per person. Trials let traders try your platform and rules before paying and are a strong conversion tool.
Detailed answer
Design choices:
- Rules: the same as the paid challenge, so the trial is realistic.
- Limit: one per email or per verified identity.
- Duration: a set number of days, or until breach.
- Conversion: an offer at the end of the trial.
Make trial accounts clearly distinguishable in your records so they are never confused with paid ones.
On PropExecutor, a trial is simply another account type. Each trial account uses one credit like any other account, so plan trials within your credit budget. PropExecutor itself offers a live demo account on its own trial server so firms can try the terminal.
Measure conversion
Track how many trial users buy a challenge within, say, 30 days. If conversion is low, look at what happens at the end of the trial: a clear offer and a reminder email often matter more than the trial itself.
Prevent abuse
Limit trials per email and per verified identity, and keep trial accounts out of payout eligibility.
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