Comments on: Are Rebill / Free Trial Offers Ethical?

By: Goerge

Goerge — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:07:03 +0000

Just beginning with Affiliate marketing I am not surprised to see the distribution of the answers above.
Successful affiliates can not but turn a blind eye and justify their actions with whatever means.

These are some blatant fallacies
- Mixing legislation with morals
There are 3 problems with that, first it’s wrong, second even if it was right due to the legislation processes the law would leg behind practices.
And thirdly, it’s NOT EVEN LEGAL, the law states that free = no obligation. (Now who is not reading the fine print?)

- Two wrongs don’t do right.
Having fake testimonials on TV does not justify doing a flog. If you have real information about a product go a head. but re writing the same deceitful information without testing it yourself, is just wrong. You know it is wrong when you expect other people to not do it to you.

- It can’t be morally wrong if people are falling for it.
You can see this line reasoning with all the yes sayers, albeit in more mitigating formats.
and all I can say is :
When your money making plan is based on a human flaw and not on providing real hard core value to your customer than you are a scam

This comment does not intent to offend anyone, the author is well aware of the slippery slop of seeing numbers (In the bank) instead of the people we should serve. I am just trying to raise a warning flag

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By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:56:15 +0000

Great Article!

By: jabba

jabba — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:57:50 +0000

Jdizzle – Netflix, the free magazine trials that Best Buy cashiers used to have to promote, and much more that I don’t need mention. I did the trial for one of the make money ones and it was decent enough but I canceled because I couldn’t figure out what I would be getting each month that would be worth the fees.

The rebill/trial concept is one that most don’t have a problem with.

How clear and obvious the terms should be is a different topic. Quality of the product is another. Customer service (how long it takes to get a person on the phone to cancel, etc.) is another different topic also.

By: used tires

used tires — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:03:48 +0000

I took the Poll, and I voted yes, but at the same time I don’t promote the product. I think it is very fair, because people should be reading the fine print, it’s there for a reason, it’s to help people from not falling into unknown tricks, and with the print everything is there that is need to be known. We shouldn’t have to carry somebody with their hands threw an offer.

Till then,

Jean

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By: Dustin

Dustin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:17:50 +0000

I for some reason missed the fact that Collin stated the rebill industry would be dead if people read.

Honestly, I beg to differ. People love free stuff, what more can I say. You offer something free, it gives them the chance to try the product/service.

Honestly, I wasn’t interested at all in a product that I ordered at one time called Alteril (sleep aid medicine.) I ordered a trial and it worked pretty damn good.

Although I didn’t stay with them (because they charged $37.00 a month for a 60 count box) – I did start using Alteril. You can get a 60 count box at GNC for $20

Saves me $17 but still, the company is making money

So the rebill industry wouldn’t be dead. Slowed down? Maybe. Dead? Nope!

By: R Kumar

R Kumar — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:49:16 +0000

There is nothing ethical and unethical in Business. What is to be looked at is, if the offer is one that will cheat you or, a genuine one? Also what is to be kept in mind is the fact that no one can rip you off, if you don’t let them to.

By: PPC-Coach Reviews

PPC-Coach Reviews — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:05:42 +0000

IMO – As long as the terms and conditions are clearly posted on the website and there is a way to cancel – then it’s fair game