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As you know, the absence of postage costs makes the Internet an ideal medium for the proliferation of "chain letter" type schemes.

Most of these are of course just as worthless as the "chain letters" they originated from. The "cookie cutter" ads are a case in point. Such blatant chain letter schemes might make some money if you are ruthless and agressive enough, but I would like to devote this chapter to those which have a bit more substance behind them. If you know of any, let me know per the feedback page.

The most promising type in this category seems to be "Owning an FFA." Many of these are not "chain letters" and many of them are. The difference is a matter of opinion. In my opinion, if you are paying substantial money for an FFA site, you are paying far more than it is worth. This means that the only real reason to pay that money is the hope that you can hustle other people into doing the same. I.e.----a chain letter.

I started "at the top" by signing up with "Enterprise Solutions," the most expensive. Each member must pay $50.00 per month, must be offering a real product, must not be caught doing spam etc., and is even required to give a "real" Internet address. I was impressed by their thorough and informative presentation----even including links to their competitors' sites!

I quickly became disenchanted with Enterprise Solutions because of the fact that, in spite of being well-run and having pages of "explanations," they were not very straight forward in explaining just what everything was about. Ostensibly I was sending "acknowledgment letters" to promote my site. But I quickly found out that no one could possibly be well-served by receiving 400 such "acknowledgment letters" in his in-box. Enterprise Solutions even made it easy to re-use these e-mail addresses. Thus I decided to correct this situation in my own acknowledgment letter called the "anti-spam report"(see Anti Spam Club). I felt that many people would find it refreshing to hear someone admitting, "Yes, this is pretty close to spam," rather than the usual, "This is not spam!" As a result, I was summarily stripped of my down-line for this alleged attempt to "disparage the ES system."

I personally do not go for "chain letters" and do not recommend them. But if "chain letters" appeal to you, and you want to remain clearly within "legitimate" boundaries, then FFA hosts such as Enterprise Solutions are a possibility and (so long as you don't do what I did) probably will treat you fairly.

Do you have similar stories to tell? Please share them with us, per the feedback page.

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