Why I Removed the Trial Period from GramDeskBot and Replaced It with a Bonus

When I started building GramDeskBot , a classic trial period looked like the obvious choice. It is one of the most common SaaS patterns: let users try the product for free, give them a few days to understand the value, and then ask them to pay. It sounds simple, it is easy to explain, and users are already familiar with it. But after implementing it and thinking through the real product logic, I decided to remove the trial period and replace it with a starting bonus. Not because trials are bad i