The Psychological Difference Between Freemium & Free Trial Plans

I don't think a comparison between amount of space usable/user (like in Evernote) and max words/day (your freemium?) is fair. If Evernote limited based on bandwidth/day or something like that or your model was total # of words a free account can use, then perhaps the comparison would be more fair. I think the problem with a max words/day is that the customer will limit their dependence to that maximum. You need the customer in a mindset where they'll only be concerned about the free plan's limits by the time they are dependent on the product.

I'm still astonished at the sites that want contact information before they will tell you how their product works. HelpScout seemed useful for my startup, and I end up at a page where they will show me a video providing I supply a plethora of information. I waited for several minutes waiting for the email to arrive at mailinator before giving up.

I like the distinction you make that freemium can work with certain businesses, but with others it doesn't make as much sense.

Got me thinking. Good post.

Awesome stuff