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by btilly 5183 days ago
You forget to mention the prominent use of the word Free.

People love that word.

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Anytime someone emphasizes free, I instantly start to think where's the catch. Something like: "FREE TRIAL!!" - "wanna spam me with email?"
I do as well, but we're outliers. In an A/B test, the version which emphasizes free usually wins. I've even seen it beat an offer of getting paid to do something.
In what context? Because I definitely don't trust the internet to promise me money.