Comments on: Why “Free” Costs You a Lot More Than You Think http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/why-free-costs-you-a-lot-more-than-you-think/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:00:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Francis Chin http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/why-free-costs-you-a-lot-more-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-76950 Francis Chin Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:59:36 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-76950 On a related theme, I remember reading what the English novelist Somerset Maugham in his semi-autobiography, The Summing Up (1938), puts it: "I have always thought life too short to do anything for oneself that one can pay others to do for one... (Section XLI). This then is the Golden Rule to apply to youself: Do not do for yourself what you can pay someone else to do for you. On a related theme, I remember reading what the English novelist Somerset Maugham in his semi-autobiography, The Summing Up (1938), puts it: “I have always thought life too short to do anything for oneself that one can pay others to do for one… (Section XLI).

This then is the Golden Rule to apply to youself: Do not do for yourself what you can pay someone else to do for you.

]]> By: Francis Chin http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/why-free-costs-you-a-lot-more-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-76948 Francis Chin Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:33:29 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-76948 The Ribald Confucius says, Free sex usually costs more in the long run, like having to buy wedding ring, paying for a house, bringing up children, etc. The Ribald Confucius says, Free sex usually costs more in the long run, like having to buy wedding ring, paying for a house, bringing up children, etc.

]]> By: Ali Hale http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/why-free-costs-you-a-lot-more-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-76910 Ali Hale Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:36:26 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-76910 Yes, I've read about the "Can I cut in line to use the photocopier BECAUSE I need to make some copies" ... it seems daft that it works (the reason is obvious!), but apparently it does. Yes, I’ve read about the “Can I cut in line to use the photocopier BECAUSE I need to make some copies” … it seems daft that it works (the reason is obvious!), but apparently it does.

]]> By: Ali Hale http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/why-free-costs-you-a-lot-more-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-76909 Ali Hale Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:35:15 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-76909 Free stuff? Free stuff just for ME? Where? Where? ;-) Free stuff? Free stuff just for ME? Where? Where? ;-)

]]> By: Daily links Wednesday, 2 December, 2009 « TaskWriter http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/why-free-costs-you-a-lot-more-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-76900 Daily links Wednesday, 2 December, 2009 « TaskWriter Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:59:59 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-76900 [...] Now, there’s a title that got my attention. “ Why “Free” Costs You a Lot More Than You Think” We live in the internet age, where we’re growing more and more accustomed to getting things for [...] [...] Now, there’s a title that got my attention. “ Why “Free” Costs You a Lot More Than You Think” We live in the internet age, where we’re growing more and more accustomed to getting things for [...]

]]> By: Doug Cartwright http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/why-free-costs-you-a-lot-more-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-76879 Doug Cartwright Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:48:14 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-76879 Eugene, that quote really made me laugh! Can't agree though - many of us give away high quality information in order to show potential clients that what you pay for is worth it. Doug Eugene, that quote really made me laugh!

Can’t agree though – many of us give away high quality information in order to show potential clients that what you pay for is worth it.

Doug

]]> By: Eugene Yiga (Editor, Varsity Blah) http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/why-free-costs-you-a-lot-more-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-76876 Eugene Yiga (Editor, Varsity Blah) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:07:09 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-76876 “Free advice is worth the price.” – Robert Half “Free advice is worth the price.” – Robert Half

]]> By: Jay Yanuaria http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/why-free-costs-you-a-lot-more-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-76873 Jay Yanuaria Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:26:11 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-76873 First of all, thank you so much for opening up this topic. I very much agree with this, there is nothing wrong in trying free stuffs. There are lot of great free stuffs out there including this article. We just need to be smart choosing what product to try because it causes too much time. In the internet most of the time FREE = BAIT. And we cannot blame marketers with that because they also need to catch our attention, its their job and its our job as consumers to make smart choices on those offers. By the way Im a marketer as well and I have amazingly incredible FREE stuff for you.. Nahh... just kidding.. :) Great article Ali.. First of all, thank you so much for opening up this topic. I very much agree with this, there is nothing wrong in trying free stuffs. There are lot of great free stuffs out there including this article. We just need to be smart choosing what product to try because it causes too much time.

In the internet most of the time FREE = BAIT. And we cannot blame marketers with that because they also need to catch our attention, its their job and its our job as consumers to make smart choices on those offers.

By the way

Im a marketer as well and I have amazingly incredible FREE stuff for you..

Nahh… just kidding.. :)

Great article Ali..

]]> By: Cristina http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/why-free-costs-you-a-lot-more-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-76865 Cristina Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:33:17 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-76865 Great topic! Me personally, I try to avoid the "free" products. I like to pay for the objects and ideas that someone spent time conceiving and producing. With blogs I do not feel they are "free". I spend time reading them and my time means traffic for the blog, I see it as a win-win situation :) Thank you for your post! Great topic! Me personally, I try to avoid the “free” products. I like to pay for the objects and ideas that someone spent time conceiving and producing.
With blogs I do not feel they are “free”. I spend time reading them and my time means traffic for the blog, I see it as a win-win situation :)

Thank you for your post!

]]> By: Douglas Cartwright http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/why-free-costs-you-a-lot-more-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-76864 Douglas Cartwright Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:18:39 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-76864 What a great article. As you pointed out, it's not that it's bad to use these words but it is useful to be aware of their effect. I don't like all this talk about unconscious manipulation because in the end we are each response-able for our responses. However, marketers will use them because of the tendency to influence our consciousness. I heard about some experiments also with the word 'because' and it seems that the mind accepts that fairly easily as well. That's a free insight (grin). Doug What a great article. As you pointed out, it’s not that it’s bad to use these words but it is useful to be aware of their effect. I don’t like all this talk about unconscious manipulation because in the end we are each response-able for our responses. However, marketers will use them because of the tendency to influence our consciousness.

I heard about some experiments also with the word ‘because’ and it seems that the mind accepts that fairly easily as well. That’s a free insight (grin).

Doug

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