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Discussion in 'General Business' started by jnm, Jan 8, 2006.

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    How do these sites make money? Honestly. Even if poeple do the offers and referrals, doesn't the product they are getting for free cost more than the company gets. Are they just trying to use the idea that statistically not everyone will get all the referrals but will complete the offers?

    Anyone know for sure?

    Curious.

    Justin
     
    jnm, Jan 8, 2006 IP
  2. fsmedia

    fsmedia Prominent Member

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    No, because you need to get X amount of referrals before it is paid out and they make probably twice as much as it costs them and by that that time they have cashed out and make plenty of profit off of your work. . it's gone this far, so it must work -- and it does for them.
     
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    hans Well-Known Member

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    local store here had that offer on the we site for the past year or so
    eeks ago when i ordered my new ferrari 4005 i told them i'd like to have one free iPod as well
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    just to find out that they simply forgot to put a price online and never cared for that mistake on their domain start page ...
    hope you are more lucky with your free iPod
     
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    Cyrus255 Well-Known Member

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    How do they NOT make money is a better question.
     
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    I guess it is just for getting Publicity..
     
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    Corey Bryant Texan at Heart

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    I had a buddy that set something up like this before - free laptop it was. For the year that he was running it, he had no problems and he made enough money to buy the laptops, etc. I never asked him how he was doing but the site stayed up I got my laptop and donated it to charity (since I hate laptops).
     
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    I LOVE my ferrari 4005 laptop
    its fast and easy to carry around whenever I travel.
    ifor me a laptop makes FREE and lets me work where ever I love to be
    even in tropical "paradise"-countries thousands of miles away from "home"-countries
    :)
     
    hans, Jan 9, 2006 IP