19,237
Free has been overused and always seems to have a catch to it. It always seems like something is still required of you whether it is your time, contact information, demographic info, or a kidney.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
5,583,328
of course there is something FREE.... can you guess what it is from The Todaro Team? it's the reason our phone rings after we offer our "Free Market Analysis"....
I understand some real estate agents think it's tacky...guess what? I like tacky...it's worked for me for 41 years and I'm going to continue for another 41 !!! I hope every real estate agent in my area thinks it's tacky.... every-single-one!
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
1,056,097
🎶Freedom's just another word for
nothing left to lose🎶
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,205,863
Is anything free? This is the land of the free, home of the brave so I guess we do have something to hang our hats on,
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Peter Mohylsky, Beach ...
Miramar Beach, FL
5,253,385
I remember my mother used to say, "Nothing is free in this world!"
As for 'free' - Yes, you are right - I have read that consumer studies show that 'free' is considered 'cheesy' and actually turns people off. It's a 'desperate measure to lure people so they can sell them something.'
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
554,600
Absolutely. At a garage sale, I had a box of things that were free and I was questioned if it was really free! I don't think too many people trust that word anymore.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
5,111,821
Can't say I've pondered on this as our friend Michael Jacobs would say. When I use the word free in marketing I try to link it with a "no obligation" comment.
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
469,510
I think "Free" is still a valid button for a large segment of society despite being shop worn. I don't the "Free" has changed as much as my attitude towards "Free" has changed.
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
1,386,259
Nothing is free. There is always a price in my opinion.
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
3,349,229
Nothing is really free. Someone pays the price for whatever is being offered. It is paid in time, money for marketing, time and money for knowledge and training ... the list goes on and on.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
7,862,342
Free is a matter of prespective.
I do not charge for friendship.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,728,056
Due to the overuse of marketing funnels, I must agree with you. Too many scammers promising, but instead baiting and not delivering.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
921,504
Free, hmmmm.......
I would be a rare human being, the most remarkable of creation, who could offer anything without expectation.
That means FREE is doing or giving without even the social expectation of a 'thank you.'
Free has not been diminished, it was never understood! Therefore had no parameters for which Free could be measured. So, today, the FREE we see is a perversion. And everyone is suspicious of others perversion.
That is why FREE is hard to sell outside of ones TRIBE.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
6,416,169
Good observation, and I suspect that an email with it may be directed towards the spam folder as well.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
5,237,958
FREE is the buzz word, but the fine print contains the true cost!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
510,464
Very few of the so called FREE items are really free. I think the correct word should be INCLUDED. If you have to spend $100 on a product to get the free bonus, is it really free?
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
2,221,377
FREE a phrase that has been over used and has no value or importance anymore.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
2,187,462
Any time they want my credit card number, it's NOT free. I have a junk email account if that's what they want for me to get my FREE stuff.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
564,494
As my lawyer friend says, "when it says FREE, be sure to carefully read the extra small fine print"
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
1,712,776
It has not been used as much lately but those who want you to buy something for your real estate business will often give no cost webinars that are very helpful. Thos tyopes of activities I approve of where you get a taste of what they have and even if you don't buy, you learn something. If they ask for your credit card as something free, then no.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
1,505,863
There is no free lunch. "Free Hugs" are never free. There is always a catch.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
4,800,132
Very little is actually free when you read the fine print.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
5,772,575
Candice A. Donofrio is singing my song. Seriously. Richie, it is the biggest con that exists...Google is free to use our information to sell ads and track us as is other social media...There is always something to pay for free. A
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
4,581,818
Perception is an enigma.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
2,399,375
I give free advice all the time Richie Alan Naggar . I give "freely" at church and to many other causes. I think we have become leary of businesses making free offers because there is most often strings attached.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
1,201,302
There is no such thing as free as there is always some kind of expectation behind the free
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
852,862
NOTHING is free. And some will turn away from "free" since a prestigious value is lacking in something available to the masses. When it comes to market discussions, I've used "no hassle" & do like the suggestion of adding "honest" too. When it comes to college tours, I enjoy the opportunity to educate the students that their printing &/or laundry is in no way, shape or form, FREE. :)
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,322,519
Whenever I am on the receiving end of a "free" offer, my cynical self asks, rhetorically, "What's the catch?".
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,846,851
No there's always that catch. I will not use the phrase in any of my marketing like for the infamous FREE cma.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
3,167,489
Recently someone in a hospital handed me a tissue and said "it's free", I rolled my eyes and said, "no, it's included in the price"
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
4,434,177
5,877,179
Sometimes you do wonder what is attached to the word FREE.
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
4,959,192
everything cost something but I give FREE Sports schedules.
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
1,153,794
Everything appears to be free Richie. Offers abound when you buy one item, the second is free. "Just pay an additional fee." Oh, and if its original cost is more than $19,99 you're paying too much.
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
1,241,754
An underutilized new agent listed his neighbor's home for free (paying insurance only) thinking he did not have to go far and can always show quickly. The next 6 months he worked like a dog showing to 500s of visitors. Everything was fine except the price is $400K over the market. Now he walked 2 blocks getting a real job designing iWatch at Apple.
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA
5,658
The textbooks and exam preparations of my real estate agent school. Heck, activerain is a valuable free resource!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,986,308
Now days there seems always to be a hook
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Richie Alan Naggar
Riverside, CA