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Here's a tip on getting started successfully with your internet marketing!

Free can set you free...

The powerful word "FREE" is an essential key to gaining subscribers

to your optin list, to your pre-launch membership site, and to gain

popularity with your customers and keep them coming back for more

information. Heck, many well known marketers have started their

fortunes by giving away free tools, products and memberships.


This has a viral effect that resonates throughout the internet community

and can do two things...


1.) You can brand your name


2.) You can gain popularity


If you're new to marketing try giving away a free website/service and

use that leverage by making back end sales through affiliate programs.

This can get you started on the road to making money on the internet.

Just make sure whatever it is you are giving away is a "quality" service

that everyone wants.


Target your specific audience and watch as thousands flock to your

service on a daily basis. It works, it's been proven to work. Use this

powerful method now and get started on your way to success!


Anthony Tomei

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The original idea in this thread has merit, but the replies left the “how” unclear. started the conversation and correctly warned that a trivial giveaway won’t move the needle; ’s call-out about vagueness is fair. Below is a compact, practical playbook that turns a free offer into a measurable acquisition channel without repeating the earlier high‑level points.

  1. Define one measurable outcome the free item delivers (e.g., “create a completed one‑page plan,” “calculate X in 30 seconds”).
  2. Pick a format that produces that outcome fast: single‑page checklist, one‑screen calculator, editable template, short video with a clear first action, or a time‑limited trial of a core feature.
  3. Build a single-step conversion path: focused headline, one or two opt‑in fields, immediate access or delivery, and a short onboarding that forces a first success within 48 hours.
  4. Monetize with a short, predictable funnel: a low‑friction entry product or upgrade offered after the first value moment, supported by a tight 4–7 message nurture sequence.

Key diagnostics and fixes: low opt‑ins -> test headline, offer promise, and traffic source; low usage -> simplify onboarding and highlight the “first win”; low monetization -> shorten the path from free value to the paid entry and test pricing/offer framing; abuse or cost blowouts -> add verification, rate limits, or graduated caps. Track a few core metrics (opt‑ins, activation/engagement, free→paid conversion, cost per paid customer) and iterate in short experiments.

Cautions: ensure clear consent and privacy notices, sequence emails to build trust before hard sells, and run each new free offer as a single controlled test with one traffic source. This gives a practical alternative to the vague advice in the thread and shows exactly where effort and measurement should go.

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like you said, people do love free. but if it is a lame free item. no one will want it.

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Yes, it's looks vague, dull, and unclear, I have seen same post by him in few other forums. Moderator should delete this thread as it create bad impact.

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