Free Trial for hosting packages with ResellersPanel

As of earlier this month, all potential clients to hosting resellers with ResellersPanel shall be able to take advantage of a one month free trial period. During this period they’ll be able to check out and evaluate the offered web hosting services.

In addition, new customers will be encouraged to pay for their respective packages only when they log into their Control Panel. Payment information will no longer have to be submitted on the hosting stores.

What are the reasons behind the free trial?

The changes were made in an effort to make the signup process easier for the users.

Moving the payment area to the Control Panel is expected to lower the order form-associated bounce rates.

Thanks to the changes, prospects will only have to fill in their account details on the order form. Afterwards, they’ll be able to set the password for their Control Panel:

A popup window informing users of the account usage options they have will show up the instant they log into the Control Panel:

Option 1: Users can take advantage of our 30-day free trial period. During this time they’ll be able to test the services decide if they want to make a purchase.

It’s worth noting that there are several restrictions in place with regards to the web hosting accounts in trial mode so as to keep the hosting platform abuse-free:

• the is set a 100-outgoing-emails-per-day limit
• to prevent spam the PHP’s mail function is disabled
• to prevent storage abuse there is a file upload limit
• to prevent server resource abuse there is a CPU usage limit of 5%
• access to the global VPN server locations is disabled
• all hosting service upgrades are disabled

Option 2: Provided the users would like to have the restricted features unlocked for them immediately, they’ll be able to proceed to the payment page directly and complete the signup process:

With Option 1 (the free trial period) the potential clients will be able to use the account in trial mode for 1 month. While in trial mode all the aforementioned features locked for them.

Nevertheless, each and every potential client will have access to a decent amount of resources and features. This will allow them to make the right choice 100% risk-free.

As part of the free trial each prospect gets:

• 30-day full Control Panel access
• the option to send and receive emails
• FTP access to the server
• Complete domain and database management control
• browsable daily backups of website data
• 24/7/365 technical support

Each time a user logs into their Control Panel he or she will see a graphic displaying the number of days remaining of their trial period. Also, in each and every moment they’ll be able to continue to the payment page and complete the signup process – provided they decide so:

Specific information regarding the trial period will be provided to the users via the header area of the Control Panel:

Provided the users decide to complete the signup procedure (Option 2), they will be taken to the order page. On it they’ll be able to select from several payment methods:

In case the user hasn’t completed their order when their trial period expires they will still have access to the Control Panel, but the stored information will be locked until the completion of the order.

What are the advantages of the free trial?

The changes to the signup process are put in place in order to help increase the customer retention rates:

A more customer-friendly process – potential clients will no longer have to spend a lot of time signing up for a service on the store – all thanks to the fact that the service payment step has been moved to the Control Panel.

Sense of Security – allowing the potential customers to have ample testing time of the service before paying for it ensures that they are making their decision 100% risk free.

Peace of mind – thanks to the new free web hosting account trial option each and every potential client will be able to evaluate the hosting services at their own pace.

The free trial period along with the industry-standard 30-day money-back guarantee will bring more prestige and credibility to the hosting brand.

How will the addition of a free trial mode be reflected on hosting stores?

One of the main selling points for the reseller hosting business is the free trial period. That is the reason why it will have a noticeable place on reseller hosting stores.

Visual information about the Free Trial mode will soon be available both on reseller stores and in the Control Panel. This way hosting customers will be better informed about the user-focused advantages that are offered to them.