That is traffic, no traffic equals no readers, no buyers, no affiliate buyers, no clickers on ads, equals no money.
The whole idea behind a free offer is to add you to their database. Or use it as a hook to get you into something that pays. It is perfectly legitimate.
Every business does it. What you need to be careful of is not forgetting to follow up.
Do not use your regular email address to sign up for the free offer whether it is a course, e-book or whatever. If you do there is one sure guarantee. Your mailbox will fill up with email, newsletters and offer after offer, but no really a free offer It will also help to distract you from the task in hand, which is to focus. If you jump from one information bite to the next all that will happen is information overload. At the most stick to no more than one thing at a time.
Please remember that no matter what the hype states the chances of turning a decent profit immediately are about the same as reading the truth in a political ad at election time.
The ones to be really aware of are those that get your credit card number to pay for the shipping and handling or a token $2.00 for example. If you forget to cancel before the 30 days are up you will be automatically charged the full subscription.
Read the small print and write down when you signed up, test the course or whatever out, and if you do not like it or think it is not worthwhile cancel. The onus is on you.
I have not had too many problems getting cancelled, but have had more than one subscription be paid before I realized what was going on.
There are many who give unconditional guarantees; these are the ones to get involved with. A mentoring program is not essential but it does flatten out the learning curve. They are not cheap, some running into many thousands. Get one where you have some time to cancel. Beware of those that find out how much your credit limit is and are willing to adjust the rate accordingly. They will try and flatter then cajole you into spending more than you can afford.
A good mentoring source is The Millionaire Of The Month Club It is a free offer, so try out for one month and if you don’t think it is worth drop out.
What are good mentoring programs? It needs to be ongoing, Find someone whose service you are using. Build a relationship and pick their brains. Always remember that they are in the business of making money and do not abuse the relationship. After a while you can build a mutual support system, swapping links etc. There are many good forums out there. My personal favorite is Site Build It Forum
Also when you get into forums it is a good way to publicize your site. Most have some restriction on what you can put in as links. Definitely do not over do it. But it is one of the best free ways to get your site out there. And DO not be devious.
If you want to try a genuine free offer, try this one.
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