Man makes money from cold calls with his own higher-rate phone number (2013)

Re:Man makes money from cold calls with his own higher-rate ... by harryh on Sunday March 31, 2019 @12:04AM (#19533756)

1 out of 5 people who see the demo without compensation buy the product. The only incentive they had to see the demo is that they were at least somewhat considering purchasing.

But if you start paying people, then a lot of people who have zero interest will participate just to pocket the money. Your close rate will go way way down.

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Re:Man makes money from cold calls with his own higher-rate ... by bryanrasmussen on Sunday March 31, 2019 @02:14AM (#19534180)

If you think you have a really kick ass product that everybody will want when they see it though?

well probably you will alter your thinking based on feedback, but maybe not!

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Re:Man makes money from cold calls with his own higher-rate ... by httpsterio on Sunday March 31, 2019 @05:11AM (#19534601)

This is basically how advertising works. You're using most likely several, free, ad supported websites or apps. Instead of paying for the app you're using, you're compensating the developer with your attention on ads and the developer is then paid based on that. Instead of directly getting money for hearing pitches or being the subject of cold calls, you get to use free services.

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