I have been inundated with spam email from friends and strangers all urging me to join a local advertisement serving company that pays members by points which we could then use to redeem cash and other items. Like all pyramid schemes, the more members you have under you, the more money you make and to make membership drive sweet, this company is giving away a netbook to the person who refers the most members at the end of the contest period, hence all the spam!
If you know which local advertisement serving company I am talking about, you would know that their motto is, "you play, we pay" but if you hover your cursor over the logo on the homepage, you will be aghast to notice that the "hidden" motto is "you pay, we play"! So which is which? Are we playing or paying? Are they paying or playing?
Web business is all based on trust. Even if you may think that we are not losing anything just by recruiting friends, we don't want to promote something that will not be here for long. We also have our own reputation to take care of. Otherwise, who would believe us when we really have something good to promote?
If you know which local advertisement serving company I am talking about, you would know that their motto is, "you play, we pay" but if you hover your cursor over the logo on the homepage, you will be aghast to notice that the "hidden" motto is "you pay, we play"! So which is which? Are we playing or paying? Are they paying or playing?
Web business is all based on trust. Even if you may think that we are not losing anything just by recruiting friends, we don't want to promote something that will not be here for long. We also have our own reputation to take care of. Otherwise, who would believe us when we really have something good to promote?
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