When you see the word “free” used online the first question you should ask is “Who is making the offer?”.
If you don’t know the company or the brand like you know McDonalds, Toyota or Tylenol then you better read the fine print.
If you have a hard time finding the fine print or cannot get to the fine print without giving away something, like your email address, then run away.
If the fine print really is fine = small or extra small or in a color that is difficult to read on screen, then run away.
If you can actually find the “terms and conditions” and the terms mention anything about “billing” . . then run away as you are about to enter the world of endless credit card rebilling.
If the website making the offer conceals the identity of the owner by any of a dozen methods (WhoIs privacy for the site’s domain, bogus phone numbers used over and over as Google can reveal, no actual verifiable street address, street address that when Googled and mapped makes no sense, no land line phone, no live person reachable on the phone, and more) . . run away.
If the product or service is touted on the myriad “Make Money Online” by the ever growing number of make money online gurus . . . read the fine print . . and if the other variables I mention hold true . . run away.
If the logo or color scheme of the website attempts to mimic a famous brand then run away.
If the “free product trial” has something to do with weight loss, skin care, “men’s health” (more like “men with issues”) or your colon . . then run away.
If the “free product” is being offered via dozens or hundreds or even thousands of websites . . then run away.
If the “free product” is somehow associated with the word “affiliate” or “affiliate program” . . then run away.
If the “free product” or “free trial” sounds like a product that was offered to you by an email spammer . . then run away . . screaming . . like someone whose hair is on fire and they can’t find tehir hands or a bucket of water.
Any questions? Still?
RUN! RUN! RUN AWAY!
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