Are Free Trial Offers Setting You Up To Be Scammed Later

Who doesn’t like to get free stuff right? They always say that the best stuff in life is free, but when it comes to signing up for free trial offers you might want to think twice. Why you might ask? It’s simple, online companies love to use the word “Free” to suck you into something that may seem like a good deal at the time, but you’ll end up regretting it later.

Today I want to talk with everyone about the dangers associated with these kinds of offers and show you 3 reasons why they should be avoided at all costs. In the past week, I have reviewed several programs that serve as nothing more than a funnel to get people to sign up for these trial offers.

Here Are 3 Reasons Why You Should Avoid These Kind Of Offers Like The Plague!

1. Personal Information- No matter if it’s free to sign up for these offers or not, you will still be required to give out  your personal and private information to these companies before you can gain access to these offers.

I Have Gave My Personal Information Out To Companies Like This But I NEVER Will Again And Here’s Why:

Release Of  Personal Information- Once you submit your email address to these companies there are a few things you should be worried about. For one, they could very well sell your email to other companies. There are many companies out there that sell their customers list to other companies all the time. Another thing you have to worry about is your inbox filling up with junk offers.

From my personal experience with offers like this, even after I canceled the product and unsubscribed from their emails I still got bombarded with spam emails for a couple weeks. Check out this screenshot of my inbox below a few minutes after I gave out my email.

You also need to provide these companies with your credit card number. If it’s free to sign up, it’s usually only for 7 days. If you don’t cancel within that time your credit card will be charged.

Always read the fine print and make sure they don’t have any boxes checked that’s signing you up for a monthly membership each month without your knowledge of it.

2. The Cancelation Process Is By NO Means An Easy Task- Most of the time it’s a whole lot harder to cancel these offers than it is to sign up for them. From my personal experience, even though I signed up online for some reason, I had to call a special number to cancel. I was literally on the phone with them for close to an hour. You also have to keep your fingers crossed that you get someone that speaks English, or whatever your native tongue is or your screwed.

They will do their best to talk you out of canceling by offering you a special member discount or offering you some extra bonuses if you don’t cancel. They are trained on how to do this and they can be pretty aggressive.

Even after they told me that I was good to go, I still managed to get charged the following month. It took me forever to finally get a refund.

3. People Tend To Forget To Cancel Before The Trial Is Up- We all live busy lives and sometimes we get caught up with our everyday activities and it slips your mind that you signed up for these offers. To help you remember, I would set a reminder on your phone a couple days before it’s up. You could also mark this date on your calendar and highlight it so you see it every day.

It’s your responsibility to cancel these products or services if you want to avoid being charged for something you don’t need or want. I would keep a close eye on your credit card statements for a few days after you cancel to make sure you don’t incur any charges.

My Personal Opinion About Free Trial Offers

While there are people who make money with these offers, I personally wouldn’t recommend them to anyone due to my experience with them. The time, effort and risk involved is simply not worth it in my opinion. You could also be setting yourself up to be scammed by another company later on due to the fact that they will sell your information to these companies without your knowledge of it.

Also the majority, if not all of these offer based companies require you to refer other people before you are eligible to start making money with them. From my own personal experience, I know that you need to have at least a little bit of knowledge about how to market products online to be successful with this.

There are much better ways to make a steady income online that don’t require you to recruit other people or complete trial offers.

A Free Offer That Is Worth Your Time And Doesn’t Require A Credit Card To Get Started

The place that has helped me build an online business around my hobbies doing something that I enjoy is Wealthy Affiliate. You won’t need to complete any trial offers or give out any personal information other than your email address to join. You also won’t need to give out your credit card number to get started. They have a Free Starter Membership that includes everything you need to get you up and running so that you can start making money right away.

They have step by step task based lessons that walk you through how to build the foundation for your business.  I will also be there to help you get started and answer any questions you may have along the way.

I have been a member of this online community for going on 3 years now and I have helped hundreds of people make money doing something they love in that time. You will find me actively answering people’s questions and offering advice on a daily basis within the community.

I really hope this post has helped everyone out here today and I hope that I have been able to educate you on how these trial offers really work. While they make it seem like it’s easy and that you can make lots of money from it. In reality, these programs are more of a headache than they are worth and you won’t end up making anything from them.

Do you have a personal experience with working on these offers? Where you successful with it? How much money were you able to make from them?  I would love to hear all about it in the comments below. This will help other people who are reading this post to make a sound decision.

Until Next Time!

Scott