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I wish I could try it out first. Otherwise it’s a tough sell for me. There’s no demo/trial version right?

It looks promising but I’m hesitant to spend money on software I’ve never even used. I think the try-then-buy approach also aligns incentives better.

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Technically, a Show HN is supposed to have something that we can play with. From the Show HN Guidelines [1]

> Show HN is for something you've made that other people can play with.

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Please make it easy for users to try your thing out, ideally without barriers such as signups or emails

1: https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html

I'm offering a 7-day, no-questions-asked refund. Feel free to try it the way you like, and if you don't like it, you will receive a refund in less than 24 hours. I'm happy to assist if you have any other questions.

I've never seen a successful Show HN that required a credit card signup, just FYI. You can offer a free code in your Show HN text that HNers can use, if you want to limit the reach of a free offer.

That's a great gesture and I appreciate it, but it's still a lot more friction than just a free trial. Is the concern with a free trial that people will pirate it?

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