Can Some One Answer This?

India
April 19, 2010 10:47pm CST
Most of us might have come across this but I never could find out a proper reason . The thing is that why do people not like to be referred to some money making site. I have seen people repel away when asked to sign up as a referral under me(even friends). Most of them feel scared because they think they would be pulled inside a scam. They are afraid even if they do not need to invest any money. The most amazing thing is people are not convinced even after showing recurring proof of payments. What would be the main cause for this according to you. Is it the increasing number of scams or the lack of understanding that money can really be earned on the internet?
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8 responses
@myzire72 (1154)
• Singapore
20 Apr 10
I guess it all boils down to one thing - trust, or rather mistrust. There are simply too many scammers out there trying to make a quick buck. Even sites that were once legitimate and paying became scams overnight. Payment proofs don't really matter anymore. Everything in the Internet is so transient, as far as money making sites are concerned.
@beachdune (907)
• India
20 Apr 10
Many of us don't know how to differentiate between a legit and a scam .
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@common_man (1799)
• India
20 Apr 10
Hi friend, I think the reason is a combination of two factors you mentioned plus a few more. There are so many scams so people are not ready to believe that the site being proposed is reliable. Besides many sites pay for one or two occasions and then go SCAM, so people apprihand weather the site will pay for longer time. Almost all people who are using internet are gainfully employed and well placed to efford PC and internet connection. for most of them what canbe earned online is very megre amount hence they may not find it worth their time. People normally do intermnet stuff after office hours/collage times, that reduces the time they spend with their family and loved ne, which they may not prefer. Besides getting trapped in a scam will shatter your self confidence which no one would like. So people avoid.
• Bulgaria
20 Apr 10
The reason is these millions of scammers on the Internet. The true is that most of opportunities on the Internet are scam and fraud. This is enough good for most people for losing their hope on Internet making money methods.
• India
20 Apr 10
But as you can see in the discussion I have talked about people rejecting offers even if they need not pay anything. Why should some one do so. Why should some one be so scared.
@b3ginn3r (221)
• Philippines
20 Apr 10
A quick answer to your question will be that people are afraid of what they do not know. Most people are afraid of things they do not know or understand. Some may shun off because of many "complicated" things to do. What they do not know and what they refuse to know is that these "complicated" things are not really that complicated. But they won't get it because they're afraid to step outside their comfort zone. I suggest you change to an indirect approach of marketing the business if you encounter these types of person. But to be safe, just use the indirect approach to all. Indirect meaning you will just inform them of the existence of the business in a casual way.
@firdauzi (283)
• Indonesia
20 Apr 10
There are two tipes of people in money business. One the person who like to be a follower and a person who settler. The follower will be follow people who they think they can success by following them. The Settler will always reject any reference anybody refer. Why? because they will think if they become a referral of someone, it only can make the superior become developed, and the one who get advantage is the superior, not them. They become aware for the first time. I have experience this. It is very difficult to get referral, so that's why i don't like pyramid scheme business such as MLM. I prefer how to get money self-employedly. But there is another way to get referral, for example in neobux we can rent referral, and again we should monitor them. Because inactive member is not useful anymore and should be trashed. So try to buy quality referral in a quality website to advance your business.
• India
20 Apr 10
What you have stated is one of the best reasons possible. Yes I have experienced such people who think that I am the only one who is going to benefit from this. And personally I do not like to invest in anything. I do not rent referrals. I only try to get some on my own or leave the site if it is not possible and earn only on my own.
@firdauzi (283)
• Indonesia
20 Apr 10
if you do that you should work hard. Just imagine how many referral link spread out there. The way you can take is by approaching family or relatives or best friends, they will believe in what you refer to them. My suggestion is show them that you are not scammer, how? it's by showing that you really get profit from what you are offer as did as if they become your referral. Get smart to marketing it.
@ghieptc (2522)
• Philippines
20 Apr 10
I guess that there's a lot of people hard to trust over the net even our friends too. They are scared to give any information they have specially if it's talk about money or any legal information.
@caliya (1170)
• Philippines
20 Apr 10
it could be possible that because of the wonders of technology and internet anything can happen and it's really hard to trust these days. some may even be scared that they will be ask to pay. what you can do is just explain thoroughly and let them understand how it really works.