Gratis Business Model Analysis

Live forum: http://forum.freeipodguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=2944

albinomelon

08-11-2004 15:09:01

Check out this very informative article

Doh!

nancy52

08-11-2004 15:14:24

what?

tishykb

08-11-2004 15:36:15

looks like that was a reference link. pwn3d.

hey, speaking of gratis' business model... it's shit. Unreliable shipping times/irregular shipping patterns, illogical methods to who gets shipped, no distinct/reliable shipper/vendor, etc.

if it worked well, it'd be amazing.

but it doesn't. It's rediculous. Poorly run.

but, i don't have to pay for it. so it's not like i'm going to cancel my order or anything. bastards have me by the throat.

magik

08-11-2004 15:38:56

there's always offercentric, they do everything a lot smoother, faster etc

spyderfry

08-11-2004 15:41:16

Now that they offer cashouts too, they are going to be hard to beat.

chillywilly

08-11-2004 15:47:57

[quotebaf4cf827b="spyderfry"]Now that they offer cashouts too, they are going to be hard to beat.[/quotebaf4cf827b]
Yeah. Gratis is getting a bit of competition.

zed2004

08-11-2004 15:58:57

according to that "scam" article. It would be highly beneficial to the members for them to create new sites (mainly 5 referrals or less needed). For every new site created, people start at the top of a so called "pyramid".

This is great for us! Now, there are NEW members to sign up and be referrals for you. Without these new sites, the referral searching goes stale because so many people have either tried it or don't care for it.

IMHO...keep the new '4free' sites coming...as long as 5 or fewer referrals are needed.

spiff999

08-11-2004 16:00:44

Maybe offercentric is going to get more sloppy when they get thousands of orders a week like Gratis is now getting. Was Gratis this bad even when they started out in the first month or so??

zed2004

08-11-2004 16:02:50

ecost! slows down things

danetix

08-11-2004 16:04:57

[quote9ac441b636="spiff999"]Maybe offercentric is going to get more sloppy when they get thousands of orders a week like Gratis is now getting. Was Gratis this bad even when they started out in the first month or so??[/quote9ac441b636]

i think this is the reason.