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Should we set a minimum value for a giveaway?

  • No

    Votes: 12 75.0%
  • Yes

    Votes: 4 25.0%

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Should we set a minimum value for a giveaway?

I see some people "tricking the system", for example offering repeatedly 1 email.ru which worth between $0.001 to $0.003

I am aware that everyone does not have the same income but a giveaway should worth at least 10 cents...

Let's discuss how to patch this "cheap BHW advertising hack"
 
Should we set a minimum value for a giveaway?

I see some people "tricking the system", for example offering repeatedly 1 email.ru which worth between $0.001 to $0.003

I am aware that everyone does not have the same income but a giveaway should worth at least 10 cents...

Let's discuss how to patch this "cheap BHW advertising hack"
A giveaway is worth something to somebody no matter how much it's worth. Everything helps, who will determine the value of a giveaway? More work for mods if people have to get each giveaway approved and checked first
 
A giveaway is worth something to somebody no matter how much it's worth. Everything helps, who will determine the value of a giveaway? More work for mods if people have to get each giveaway approved and checked first
Who talking about mods approval?
Common sense will be good enough, $0.001 still worth $0.001 for everyone
 
Who talking about mods approval?
Common sense will be good enough, $0.001 still worth $0.001 for everyone
Not everyone knows the value, so it's complicating something that isn't a problem. If you don't like something, you don't do it
 
Not everyone knows the value, so it's complicating something that isn't a problem. If you don't like something, you don't do it
If only a few do this there is not going to be a lot of problems but it's easy to imagine what will happen if more play this game

We have a different point of view, thanks for sharing yours, let's see what others think
 
If only a few do this there is not going to be a lot of problems but it's easy to imagine what will happen if more play this game

We have a different point of view, thanks for sharing yours, let's see what others think
Sorry you didn't like it, but a giveaway doesn't have to have a value if its useful is what I meant.
 
Sorry you didn't like it, but a giveaway doesn't have to have a value if its useful is what I meant.
By definition, a giveaway is: providing value to someone for free, so it has to have value

That said the topic of this thread is not a giveaway, it's about patching the "advertising trick".
Which is opening every day a new giveaway threads offering $0.02 of total value to display a banner
 
By definition, a giveaway is: providing value to someone for free, so it has to have value

That said the topic of this thread is not a giveaway, it's about patching the "advertising trick".
Which is opening every day a new giveaway threads offering $0.02 of total value to display a banner

There's always the option to report any member who you seriously think are breaching forum rules.
 
free is free imo. the mods have been pretty good at sniffing out the scams, and cheap giveaways do seem to get some demand still so people are looking
 
look at giveaway section most of giveaway are already old so if he offering free email i appreciate that
 
There's always the option to report any member who you seriously think are breaching forum rules.
True, I opened this thread to know the opinion of other members
I hesitated to open it in the lounge

free is free imo. the mods have been pretty good at sniffing out the scams, and cheap giveaways do seem to get some demand still so people are looking
look at giveaway section most of giveaway are already old so if he offering free email i appreciate that
I open this thread because I thought it would be useful for the community but it seems I'm wrong and people are happy to receive $0.001 giveaway
 
I had the same thought as well, but the problem is, that mail.ru giveaway got a shitload of takers - so clearly there is perceived value in that giveaway.

Also, it’s true that everyone assigns value in different ways - one mans trash is another mans treasure.
 
I am the person being refereed to here and here is what I have to say about this:

1) This is how this started. I wasted some mail.ru by registering some accounts on a website. I use one email per account, per website. So thought to giveaway these. I gave away 3 first.

2) I gave away some some more later , 30 I guess and 28 were claimed I guess. Edit: These were fresh, I have a huge stock currently. I think they may expire as I will not be able to login in all.

3) The current one I offered (50) is one for all and is getting good response as well. Some Jr VIP also participated.

4) There is some fun associated with giveaway. This is why people spend 4-5 minutes to fill details to get a freebie.

5) I have to spend some time sending the Pms to members who claimed. That time is actually worth much more than the cost for all 1000 mail.ru that I purchased.

6) As my earnings will increase (overall) I will offer more things like articles, gmail pva, facebook accounts and instagram accounts.

Edit 7) Regarding this being a cheap advertising trick, I do not think I received any sales to my BST because of this. Mostly newbies are claiming this giveaway.

I do not break any rules in pm like sending them links to my service or so.
 
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The biggest problem is all those freebie hunters that reply to every thread without even reading the post, just desperate to get free stuff lol
 
like all those who who reply to try my service b4 it goes live for a review
loads tag a freebie , but 99% who take a freebie never buy lol
you no the sort .
Could you not put a couple of samples as a download and link to it in your thread, save keep sending out samples?
Edit:
Lol! Ignore this, showing my age
 
no because links arnt allowed for proxy samples , was told that long time ago,
this is due to , if the sample can fit in a post, a download link it pointless
 
After all its a giveaway... Whatever the service is, we should not bound them to fallow a limit
 
Money does not a matter if the quality and support is good.

So offer valuable give away in faith price.
 
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