Wednesday, August 17, 2011

POSITIVE CASH FLOW IN REAL ESTATE - NOW AN ACHIEVABLE DREAM

POSITIVE CASH FLOW IN REAL ESTATE

A NOW ACHIEVABLE DREAM

The outlook with investing in real estate are getting better and better, provided, of course, that you can qualify to buy some, or otherwise manage to get around the problem with creative approaches.

According to a well-known RE research company, "average price per sqft in Los Angeles, CA went down 8.14% to $271/sqft from prior quarter". Of course this means that prices are still over-inflated, and there is little doubt that they will continue to go down during the Third and Fourth Quarters of 2011, and beyond, till the real crisis hits, at the end of 2012 or more probably, in 2013.

However, this also means there are incredible deals to be made, buying REO, and renting them out for positive cash flow. NOW is the time to start doing it!

Permalink: http://freedealsscammyandjustplainbad.blogspot.com/2011/08/positive-cash-flow-in-real-estate-now.html

Sunday, November 28, 2010

THE 'FREE' BUSINESS CARDS SCAM

THE 'FREE' BUSINESS CARDS SCAM

You know the deals where you get "250" (or whatever) business cards for 'free', you "just pay for shipping and handling"... well, these 'deals' could almost have been legitimate... but they aren't!

To make the deal legit, IF the business cards have advertising in the back, THEN the business cards would have to be truly FREE to the end-user, INCLUDING no shipping and handling.

Conversely, IF there is no advertising at all on the card, the deal would be perfectly legit IF the end-user would pay *actual* shipping, something like, say, a dollar or two.

Instead of actually paying for BOTH printing as well as the shipping and handling PLUS, in addition, for the privilege of being allowed to advertise the printer and their crooky-scammy 'free' deal at no pay... which is what it comes to.

So, the existing 'free' business cards deals are of the crooky-scammy sort, and since we already analyzed and explained why in our main blog, we will just refer you to it. You can find it right here:

- OFFLINE TOOLS FOR PROMOTION AND MARKETING (Business cards, flyers, etc)
http://cinfopro.blogspot.com/2010/11/offline-tools-for-promotion-and.html

A BUSINESS IDEA FOR YOU:

Now, does this mean a legit business couldn't be built on providing truly free business cards, flyers, etc, to the public? Not at all. We believe honest deals of that kind *could* be created...
if one had the financing tio create them. In the end, such a business model could actually prove profitable.

But as far as we know, at the present time, such deals do not exist. There is no legitimate such deal on the market right now, period. And this is why we highly advise you to actually *pay* for your business cards.

You want them for free? No problem:

Why not sell the backside of your cards or flyers to local non-competitive businesses, and charge them a pretty penny for it? Or at least charge them enough to actually get *truly* free business cards or flyers for yourself?

We have never done it, but this seems easy enough to implement, and you don't need any capital to start it, as by definition your customers will cover all expenses, and perhaps even leave you with a profit.

ALWAYS REMEMBER - A WORD TO THE WISE

ADnPR Sacred RULE Nr 1 : Advertising, promotional or marketing expenses are usually meant to bring in more than they cost to implement.

This rule should also to some extent be valid for Public Relations expenses.

So, unless you are doing missionary work on the Congregation's penny; or are spending govern-ment grant money as fast as you can; or have a large trust fund - money truly being no object...

never, NEVER spend your money on anything (and particularly NOT on methods that promise you instant wealth!), UNLESS you feel reasonably certain that the product or service will

PAY FOR ITSELF IN A REASONABLY SHORT TIMESPAN!

http://freedealsscammyandjustplainbad.blogspot.com/2010/11/free-business-cards-scam.html

THE FREE DOMAINS or- FREE PERSONALIZED EMAIL SCAM

THE FREE DOMAINS

and-or FREE PERSONALIZED EMAIL SCAM

First, let's quote a page we found at:
http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/how-to-create-your-own-personalized-domain-email-address-for-free/

Here it is:

[At first, we didn't even check if the AOL offer was still valid or not. It doesn't matter. It existed at one time, and was a typical example of corporate bad deals that come under the guide of being 'free'. Similar offers must pop up on a regular basis, and what is said here of one is valid for all. In fact, we found the answer later: "On January 1, 2009, AOL discontinued support for free My eAddress domains created by users. As a result, your mailbox and any other mailboxes listed under these domains are no longer able to send or receive new mail." Oh, happiness! Makes you really want to get freebies from AOL too...]

Relevant point are highlighted. We will comment more in details as time allows. Our own comments are written [this way!]

If you want the gist of the whole thing in one sentense or two, here it is (comment Nr 12):

j a higginbotham said on : January 6th, 2008 at 2:05 am
This can be really bad. I signed up over a year ago. Now aol has the domain name, won’t allow web hosting, renewed name even though it hasn’t been used in over a year, and won’t sell it.

But wait, it gets even better (comment 26):
" On January 1, 2009, AOL discontinued support for free My eAddress domains created by users.As a result, your mailbox and any other mailboxes listed under these domains are no longer able to send or receive new mail.You can still access messages already in the mailbox."
so even the people that already had it can’t use it no more!!!

To begin with, it was really coming with no strings attached too, see for example comment 28:
"If you want to have your own domain for free with AOL well your domain CAN NOT have more than 8 letters otherwise you will have to pay then you use. it’s really suck but still it’s better then nothing." Oh joy! So very practical... So very useful... ;) You really got what you paid for, right away!

[That's the cost of 'free': You can't even *buy back* 'your* own 'free' domain, and you can't really use it either! In the end, the cost to you could be thousands or more in bills, lost business, you name it.]

THE ARTICLE

How to create your own personalized domain email address for free

Posted on September 4, 2007 at 4:46 pm

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get your own personalized email address like

9diggsdigg

HiJuile@WillYouMarryMe.com and send that off to your girlfriend! You would definitely get some brownie points for that one! Well, if you’re looking for a custom email address with a custom domain name and you’d like it all for free, there is really only one option at this time, AOL’s My eAddress.
Personally, I still don’t understand how it’s free or why, but it’s pretty cool! Through this service, you can either grab a popular custom domain name like whatever@totallyintotravel.com or someone@majorgolfer.com, create your own new domain which can be whatever@thenameyouwant.com, or bring your current domain over to use with AOL. The last option doesn’t really make much sense to me, but the first two are very nice for anyone who doesn’t want to or know how to register a domain name and configure the email settings.

If you’re creating your own domain, you can choose from both .com and .net domain suffixes. If you don’t like any of the popular configured domain names, click on Click here to Create a New Domain or Bring Your Own Domain right above the FAQ section.

To find an available domain name, enter the desired name and click Search. Remember, in order to have an email address with ANY ending (like AOL.com) that domain has to be registered on the Internet with ICANN, so you can only pick a domain name that is not already taken by someone else. It’s as if you were to go to GoDaddy or NetworkSolutions and try to register your own domain name.

You might ask how this can possibly be free then? Well, I’m asking myself that too and the only reason I can come up with is that AOL pays the $5 or $6 fee to register the domain for you because it retains ownership of the domain. AOL will remain the official ICANN registrant and simply have internal AOL records that link you to the domain. So this means you really have NO RIGHTS over the domain. If you want full control of your domain name, you should register through the above mentioned sites and pay the fee. Also, at this time you cannot use your domain for web hosting, though that is a feature that will be coming soon. The only thing you can do right now is have your own email address and add or invite others to use your domain name. So, for example, if you create a domain named thejohnsonfamily.com, you can create email accounts for everyone in your family, i.e. mary@thejohnsonfamily.com, etc, etc.

Once you find a domain that is available, go ahead and fill out the information to register the domain. You’ll also have to give your cell phone number by which AOL can verify who you are by sending a text message with a pin to your phone. Enter the pin that you receive and you’ll now be able to log into your account.
You can now login into AOL web mail (use the full email address) and start sending and receiving messages. You can create up to 100 accounts on your personalized domain for family, friends, or business associates.

So go ahead and have fun! I just created my own email address, tested it out and it works fine! Really don’t understand how this is possible, but it’s definitely really cool! Enjoy!

[tags]personalized email, personalized email address, free personalized email, personalized email domain[/tags] » Filed Under Computer Tips

Comments

45 Responses to “How to create your own personalized domain email address for free”

Siddharth said on : September 6th, 2007 at 4:41 am
Hey brother will like to make some corrections. please dont mind them:-
Quote:
Well, if you’re looking for a custom email address with a custom domain name and you’d like it all for free, there is really only one option at this time, AOL’s My eAddress.
Hmm this information is a bit wrong. Many other services are there. 2 of the most popular are google apps which not only provides you email but also many other features and is really powerful.WIndows Live Domains which i have not et tried but will try it soon.
The other one is
But i have heard from my friends that it is also nice(not as google apps) hope this information helps
[WRONG]
akishore said on : September 6th, 2007 at 6:35 am
Hey Siddharth,
That’s actually not true…Google Apps for domain assumes you already HAVE YOUR OWN domain that you can then migrate to Google Apps! If you DO NOT already have a domain, you have to purchase one…read this!
https://www.google.com/a/cpanel/domain/new
So actually, the AOL service is the only one out there that I could find that actually registers your domain for no cost to you! I think same thing applies to Windows Live Domains!
Siddharth said on : September 6th, 2007 at 9:18 am
so u mean to say that we can get email@domain.com without even actually registering the domain.com ?????? If yes then it is pretty cool sorry
edward said on : September 22nd, 2007 at 12:55 pm
If you do use “bring your own domain” with the AOL service, does AOL then assume ownership of the domain?
akishore said on : September 22nd, 2007 at 1:26 pm
Yes they do take complete ownership of your domain, so that’s why it probably not worth moving a domain you already have to AOL. Just use this service to get a free domain for fun or for your family. [No need for any comment!]
Capella said on : November 20th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Hi there, i’ve been trying to create a new domain with AOL but it seems like i have difficulties or have they taken out their free service for personalise email domains??
During Step 1: I can’t seem to go the the page reflected in your screenshot ‘create a new domain’. Basically i was only brought to the ‘bring your own domain’ page only.
Any one can help on this?? Thanks!!
[Like usual, bad scripts, or whatever. You would think these big corporations would at leeast do it right technically, if nothing else, but...]
Paul said on : November 29th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Yeah, I got the same thing as capella. AOL must have done away with this feature. Any other options?
Vanguard said on : December 15th, 2007 at 3:44 am
The “Create a New Domain” option is no longer available at myeaddress.aol.com. Guess the domain registrations were costing them too much for the response they got. I had spent a couple days coming up with possible domain names and checking that they were available and then I was going to create it through My eAddress at AOL – but the “Create a New Domain” option is no longer available. Argh! Another mentioned Google Apps. You don’t get to create your own domain for free. Even if you apply for the “free” account, there is a $10 to GoDaddy for the domain registration. During the process for creating a new “free” account, and after getting it to find a domain that is available (they’re not accurate and will tell you a domain is inuse when it is not), you’ll see on the next screen “One year domain registration for $10″. Well, that’s not free. [Let's get this clear: There was powerful economics behind the move of offering 'free' doma ins... Nonetheless, now they want you to pay AND they take the domain away from you??? Reminds of some Roman author: O tempora! O mores! ]
Office Live Basics is free and you still get to create your own name for the domain (if it isn’t used already) but you’re screwed trying to get access to your e-mail acocunt (which is a Hotmail/Windows Live account). DAV access to those free e-mail accounts got discontinued back in Nov 2004. If you want to use a local e-mail client but are unwilling to use Outlook 2003/2007 and install the Outlook Connector (which isn’t compatible with pre-2003 versions of Outlook), and are willing to take a chance on connectivity (lots of OL2003/2007 users using Outlook Connector are posting in the newsgroups about not being able to connect) then you’re screwed. With the *free* Office Live Basics account, you either have to use their webmail interface or use OL2003/2007 with the Outlook Connector plug-in. I still have OL2002 and am not paying to upgrade to OL2003/2007 just so I might get access using their Connector plug-in. [A most clear and very Microsoftesque explanation of how Microsoft is going to screw you, for 'free' as well, of course, if you so choose.]
Abel Limon said on : January 2nd, 2008 at 1:34 pm I would like to create my own e-mail adress as long as you don’t charge me a penny at all. Please warn me if it does charge me money.
Abel Limon said on : January 2nd, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Can we create our own eAddress in this website? If I could, please tell me.
j a higginbotham said on : January 6th, 2008 at 2:05 am This can be really bad. I signed up over a year ago. Now aol has the domain name, won’t allow web hosting, renewed name even though it hasn’t been used in over a year, and won’t sell it. [The cost of 'free'!]
tebogo said on : January 21st, 2008 at 2:21 am
I WANT YOU TO HELP ME TO CREATE MY OWN EMAIL ADDRESS. SO I WANT YOU TO EMAIL ME THE STEPS TO DO SO , PLEASE.
akishore said on : January 22nd, 2008 at 10:08 am
Abel, the site does not charge any money, but they own the domain name, that’s the major downside. Tebogo, did you read the steps above for creating your own email address?
michael light said on : January 25th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
aol is no longer giving free domains. you can bring your own or purchase for $10
Zatetic said on : February 10th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Hi there,
I’m really frustrated. I don’t want to pay any money, but our blog needs a free custom email (like xxx@zatetic.com). I can’t use my eAddress, and as I said before, purchasing is not an option. Please email me a solution.
Thanks!
LamarShipp said on : April 12th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
I want a e mail Because i want to talk to my freinds to And i love e mails i think they are the best
Legendz said on : May 5th, 2008 at 4:17 am
The create your own feature has been removed
katie said on : May 8th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
please can i have my own email address?
Oprah said on : May 12th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
If have one, how can I make another one?
Dimzi said on : July 24th, 2008 at 2:00 am
I DON’T Understand! How can I just make my own domain? Like . . .Dimzi@Dimiz.com
why can’t I make a domain like that?! I went onto the site and the only thing I can find is Option No. 3. That’s the confusing one. Great. Theres also Option No. 1, but that’s boring and I want my OWN. Help me out? I can’t pay, and stuff so yeah . . .
miss,amilia said on : August 17th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Maybe you can show an example on how to create own e-mail address.As an extra,please show it step by step ..PLEASE
ramster said on : December 28th, 2008 at 6:22 am
there are no such things as free domain! LOL.
If you want to create your own email address, ie: whatever@whatever.com, you MUST buy that particular domain.
Emma Hammonds said on : January 8th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
I think you guys should make a website were kids can make thier own e-mail address.
agirl said on : January 26th, 2009 at 1:31 am
The “free” aol My eAddress is no longer available! Here’s what it says about trying to sign up:
“On January 1, 2009, AOL discontinued support for free My eAddress domains created by users. As a result, your mailbox and any other mailboxes listed under these domains are no longer able to send or receive new mail.You can still access messages already in the mailbox.” etc, etc.
But if you have rights to the domain name that u want u can still create an account. I tried going to http://www.myeAddress.com, that is what I found.
mario said on : February 17th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
IMPORTANT!!!
Read this:
On January 1, 2009, AOL discontinued support for free My eAddress domains created by users.As a result, your mailbox and any other mailboxes listed under these domains are no longer able to send or receive new mail.You can still access messages already in the mailbox.
so even the people that already had it can’t use it no more!!!
Jordan said on : February 19th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
I just cant seem to figure out how to create my own email address. Can someone please tell me how? Thanks
Mark said on : April 7th, 2009 at 1:20 am
If you want to have your own domain for free with AOL well your domain CAN NOT have more than 8 letters other wise you will have to pay then you use. it’s really suck but still it’s better then nothing.
NathanF said on : May 15th, 2009 at 6:21 am
Another option for fully personalized and free email addresses is http://www.uniquemail.com. A lot of their options are paid (because they involve a new domain name I guess), but if you scroll down the list of results there’s always a free option available. [Unless your name is Smith, useless: Validation Failed The surname supplied was not recognized. Joseph Smith will give you, as best possible offer: joseph@smith.mailto.me From just $0.87/month. Wow!!!]
Lesely said on : June 13th, 2009 at 10:57 am
I just need my own personal email address! Help!
ayanda mtendeni said on : November 13th, 2009 at 5:31 am
i would like to create my own email adress, so that i can send and receive emails!
Anirudh.B.S. said on : November 24th, 2009 at 8:09 am
I want to create my own personal email account. How can I?
banca said on : November 29th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
I don’t think this service works anymore! I tried to create my own email address, but it didn’t work. Any other sites like this?
NathanF said on : November 29th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
I signed up for another free email address at http://www.uniquemail.com only a couple of days ago. Same as before – many paid options (because you’re getting a domain name), but always a free option as well.. Maybe there’s only free options for “personal” email addresses (they seem to have a few options), but that suits me fine [That's not a 'free' domain anyway.]
ezequielito_20 said on : December 6th, 2009 at 5:04 am
Hi, it is very important for me to create my own email address! I need to learn how very soon! Please someone help!
niranjan said on : December 27th, 2009 at 12:11 am
Hi, it is very important for me to create my own email address! I need to learn how very soon! Please someone help!
Lori said on : January 28th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
How can I setup my own email address and domain? Thanks.
james said on : February 24th, 2010 at 3:52 am
I have my own website which is developed by another webdeveloper .Therefore i own the domain name of the company.However the email adress that i use is in the form of example@gmail.com and the email adress that i want to use is myname@mycompanyname.com.So can i do it as i have my own website that is a domain name which is a requirement for creating such email ids.I know that this thing is possible in google and one can create upto 50 id’s but are there any drawbacks of the same. Because i want to do it on permanent basis and i dont want to take any chances for the same. So please let me know if there are loop holes if any in the system.
Suresh said on : March 3rd, 2010 at 6:22 pm
I got my own domain created by a web developer, I got all the userid and passwords, but how to create an email account using my domain? I am a newbie!
Mulishe said on : March 5th, 2010 at 2:51 am
I want to create my own domain name, how do I do it?
Geoff said on : March 18th, 2010 at 4:53 am
Hey Guys,
I tried out the service at uniquemail.com as suggested by NathanF above. I wanted my surname as the domain, which turned out to be still available (Yay!!!) so I was happy to pay the yearly fee. From what I could see there were still some free options too though. [If you are lucky like this gentleman, it may be an option, but it wouldn't cost him a penny more to actually buy a domain and have it parked 'for free' (so to speak, he just paid for the service) with one email forwarded to some Yahoo or Gmail account...]
yatin said on : April 12th, 2010 at 12:00 am
I need more information on how to create a domain and website. Please help.
Ign said on : April 25th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
I need to create a personal email address now! Please help!
timmy said on : May 29th, 2010 at 5:46 am
Please, how can I create my own domain?
maynone :D said on : May 30th, 2010 at 3:17 am
Hey~ guys~ i just got one for a company at uniquemail.com (thank you NathanF ) and it’s cool you can either get a .com for 1.77$/month [ You bet. That's $21.34 a year, and you can even easily get TWO domains of your own for that price, if not THREE! ] or a long thingy like .freemy.name that’s free so yeah it’s up to you. personally i thing if it’s just for you do a free thing it’s better (just my thoughts) and for a company .com or .org or .net etc it’s worth paying… you know, it adds the ‘professional’ touch
byebye~ Good luck~
akhil said on : June 9th, 2010 at 10:28 am
(mailto:xxx@facebook.com) My friend has this email address, how can i make mine..? Any help plzz..?If u can add me on msn

We could add lots of comments... but reading all this should have long convinced you of the true price of 'free' when it comes to 'free' domain names and peronalized email addresses...

ALWAYS REMEMBER - A WORD TO THE WISE

ADnPR Sacred RULE Nr 1 : Advertising, promotional or marketing expenses are usually meant to bring in more than they cost to implement.

This rule should also to some extent be valid for Public Relations expenses.

So, unless you are doing missionary work on the Congregation's penny; or are spending govern-ment grant money as fast as you can; or have a large trust fund - money truly being no object...

never, NEVER spend your money on anything (and particularly NOT on methods that promise you instant wealth!), UNLESS you feel reasonably certain that the product or service will

PAY FOR ITSELF IN A REASONABLY SHORT TIMESPAN!

http://freedealsscammyandjustplainbad.blogspot.com/2010/11/free-domains-free-personalized-email.html

INTRODUCTION and GUIDE for 'FREE' DEALS - SCAMS, SCAMMY AND JUST PLAIN BAD

INTRODUCTION and GUIDE for 'FREE' DEALS

SCAMS, SCAMMY AND JUST PLAIN BAD

To give you easy access to this information and allow you to get introduced with what you need to know about scammy-crooky 'free' deals in the simplest possible way, we provide you with two special-purpose posts:

The SITEMAP which you can find here:
http://freedealsscammyandjustplainbad.blogspot.com/2010/11/sitemap-for-free-deals-scams-scammy-and.html

and the INTRODUCTION GUIDE, which you can find here:
http://freedealsscammyandjustplainbad.blogspot.com/2010/11/introduction-and-guide-for.html

The SITEMAP tells you what is here and where to find it, providing you with easy links to each post.

The INTRODUCTION and GUIDE in turn will give you a logical order on how to proceed, attempting to answer each specific question you may have in mind about the subject matter in a logical manner by providing you links to specific internal posts and, if.necessary, to external webpages as well.

ALWAYS REMEMBER - A WORD TO THE WISE

ADnPR Sacred RULE Nr 1 : Advertising, promotional or marketing expenses are usually meant to bring in more than they cost to implement.

This rule should also to some extent be valid for Public Relations expenses.

So, unless you are doing missionary work on the Congregation's penny; or are spending govern-ment grant money as fast as you can; or have a large trust fund - money truly being no object...

never, NEVER spend your money on anything (and particularly NOT on methods that promise you instant wealth!), UNLESS you feel reasonably certain that the product or service will

PAY FOR ITSELF IN A REASONABLY SHORT TIMESPAN!

SITEMAP for 'FREE' DEALS - SCAMS, SCAMMY AND JUST PLAIN BAD

SITEMAP for 'FREE' DEALS

SCAMS, SCAMMY AND JUST PLAIN BAD

As this is a blog, when you come to this website, what you will see first will always be the latest posts. But, if you are new around, you will actually want and need to start with with different amd previously posted pages.

To give you easy access to them and allow you to get introduced with what you need to know in the simplest possible way, we provide you with two special-purpose posts, the present SITEMAP
http://freedealsscammyandjustplainbad.blogspot.com/2010/11/sitemap-for-free-deals-scams-scammy-and.html .

For the time being, here are the pages available here -- This list will be updated from time to time:

The WELCOME PAGE to 'FREE' DEALS - SCAMS, SCAMMY AND JUST PLAIN BAD
http://freedealsscammyandjustplainbad.blogspot.com/2010/11/welcome-to-free-deals-scams-scammy-and.html

The present SITEMAP for 'FREE' DEALS - SCAMS, SCAMMY AND JUST PLAIN BAD
http://freedealsscammyandjustplainbad.blogspot.com/2010/11/sitemap-for-free-deals-scams-scammy-and.html

THE FREE DOMAINS or- FREE PERSONALIZED EMAIL SCAM
http://freedealsscammyandjustplainbad.blogspot.com/2010/11/free-domains-free-personalized-email.html

THE 'FREE' BUSINESS CARDS SCAM
http://freedealsscammyandjustplainbad.blogspot.com/2010/11/free-business-cards-scam.html

ALWAYS REMEMBER - A WORD TO THE WISE

ADnPR Sacred RULE Nr 1 : Advertising, promotional or marketing expenses are usually meant to bring in more than they cost to implement.

This rule should also to some extent be valid for Public Relations expenses.

So, unless you are doing missionary work on the Congregation's penny; or are spending govern-ment grant money as fast as you can; or have a large trust fund - money truly being no object...

never, NEVER spend your money on anything (and particularly NOT on methods that promise you instant wealth!), UNLESS you feel reasonably certain that the product or service will

PAY FOR ITSELF IN A REASONABLY SHORT TIMESPAN!

http://freedealsscammyandjustplainbad.blogspot.com/2010/11/sitemap-for-free-deals-scams-scammy-and.html

WELCOME TO 'FREE' DEALS - SCAMS, SCAMMY AND JUST PLAIN BAD

WELCOME TO 'FREE' DEALS

SCAMS, SCAMMY AND JUST PLAIN BAD

The present blog was created to avoid clogging our main blog http://cinfopro.blogspot.com/ (perhaps start with http://cinfopro.blogspot.com/2010/11/welcome-to-cinfopro.html ).

Here we will deal with issues which, although interesting and relevant, are a bit specialized: 'Free' scams, scammy or crooky deals, and just plain bad deals. Here you will get introduced with what you need to know about scammy-crooky 'free' deals in simple, and we hope, sometimes entertaining ways.

For this we provide you with two special-purpose posts:

The SITEMAP which you can find here:
http://freedealsscammyandjustplainbad.blogspot.com/2010/11/sitemap-for-free-deals-scams-scammy-and.html

and the INTRODUCTION GUIDE, which you can find here:
http://freedealsscammyandjustplainbad.blogspot.com/2010/11/introduction-and-guide-for.html

ALWAYS REMEMBER - A WORD TO THE WISE

ADnPR Sacred RULE Nr 1 : Advertising, promotional or marketing expenses are usually meant to bring in more than they cost to implement.

This rule should also to some extent be valid for Public Relations expenses.

So, unless you are doing missionary work on the Congregation's penny; or are spending govern-ment grant money as fast as you can; or have a large trust fund - money truly being no object...

never, NEVER spend your money on anything (and particularly NOT on methods that promise you instant wealth!), UNLESS you feel reasonably certain that the product or service will

PAY FOR ITSELF IN A REASONABLY SHORT TIMESPAN!