I've been a NetFlix member for nearly two years now and up to Monday of last week I have had no complaints. I noticed however, that BlockBuster has a similar online DVD rental service but goes beyond NetFlix by allowing its user to also be able to return movies to their local Blockbuster store. Netflix DVDs must be mailed to them and even though there is no shipping charge, the difference in time between driving to a store to return a rental and mailing the rental via the post office is more than a day. That is why I decided to sign up as a BlockBuster Online user and try out both services. As I will show in this review, even though NetFlix invented the online DVD rental service, Blockbuster is right at its tale.
I can only guess that Blockbuster had to come up with a creative way of persuading people to try their online DVD rental service and at the same time stay away from the negative publicity their retail store received. What Blockbuster came up with was genius in my opinion: ?Let users receive the DVD rentals over the mail, similar to NetFlix, however, unlike NetFlix allow users to return the DVDs to their local store?. This was probably the selling point BlockBuster was going to use. Another feature that BlockBuster implemented to allow it's customers to receive movies faster was by initiating an agreement with the Post Office. An article from the Boston Globe describes how the company has asked the US Postal Service to scan Blockbuster return envelopes and send the firm an electronic notification so customers don't have to wait until the envelopes are actually delivered before having the next movie on their to-see list sent out. What does this mean? Basically here is the advantage to the renter:
1. Monday: You receive your DVD movies through the mail, 1 from BlockBuster and 1 from NetFlix. 2. Tuesday: You drop off both movies at your local Post Office. The Post Office Scans in both movies. However, the difference is that BlockBuster HQ is electronically notified that their movie has been returned to the Post Office. BlockBuster knows that you have returned the movie, so they send out your next movie. NetFlix has not yet received their movie so they have not sent out there movie. 3. Wednesday: You receive your second movie from BlockBuster Online. NetFlix has just received the movie you sent on Tuesday. They ship your next movie. 4. Thursday or Friday: You receive your second movie from NetFlix.
Anyone can clearly see how BlockBuster movies arrive at least one to two days sooner than NetFlix. Another reason why I switched is that BlockBuster sends me coupons that allow me to rent 1 movie per week from their retail store. This definitely comes in handy on a Friday night when you assumed you would have received a movie in the mail but realized you wouldn't get it till the next day. If you are interested in renting DVDs online, I recommend you try both services. You can try them both free for 1 month (BlockBuster Online or NetFlix) then decide which one you want to stay with. For me however, I have already decided.
Paid to View Advertising Sites
The paid to surf sites are fairly straight forward. Just click on the ad link on the web sites or in emails. Just wait the time required to earn cash or credits for your own ads. Most of the view ads sites have premium memberships, but be cautious because many fail or delay payments. I recommend Marketing Pond and its affiliate, Global Team Club because the Marketing Pond administration will remove any programs that cause problems for their members.
Programs that Pay You to Accept Trial Offers and Survey Offers
Free offers websiteslist many offers all vying for your money, but the income potential can be worthwhile. Quite a few of the listed offers that do not require credit cards are for sites which in turn present a huge number of offersregister with survey web sites. Should you register with those survey web sites that are within an offer, you will not earn anything for signing up. Nearly all of the survey survey registration offers will be presented on the main offers page with the amount due for each offer completion. Sometimes you can accept the same offer again from a different offers web site if you use a different email address. The completed offer payment sometimes vary between the offers sites so try to complete the offer on the best paying offers web site.
Free Trial Offers Requiring Credit Cards
Higher earning are possible, if you complete offers requiring credit cards, but there are some drawbacks for the unwary. For starters you need to use a credit card and a accurate address, name and phone number which are associated with the credit card. Many of the free trial offers which require credit cards are only available to U.S. residents. If you are accepting free trial offers with a credit card, you need to record of every offer and all of its cancellation requirements should you wish to cancel.
Personal Details and Security
The more personal data that you give to these web sites, the more unwanted emails you couldreceive. Also be prepared for telephone solicitors and junk mail. That is one of the major disadvantages to using your credit card to take free trial offers. You will have to determine what you are willing to tolerate for yourself. I suggest that you use many email accounts and addresses whenever possible. Some of the paid to click and offers sites will terminate your membership if they become aware that you are using invalid registration information, so how much of your personal information you choose to share is your decision.
Referrals Will Increase Your Business Income
As with many Internet businesses, the highest earning potential is generated by referring other people to the programs. You can make money without referrals, but it will take more time and you'll have to work much harder. Should you have a group of 100 plus referrals viewing ads and submitting your earnings could eventually reach $500 to $1,000 per month.
The Marketing Pond and Global Team Club Programs also have blog sites and viral marketing web sites. You may use all of them to promote the programs to get referrals. The first thing you should do is register with a honestly run program like Marketing Pond for free and register and participate in all of its member programs. Just like any other job, the amount of money you make is related to how much you work.
Although there are many advertisments promising huge earnings of $1,000's per month, the reality is that a possible steady monthly income of $500 to $1,000 is quite impressive for work online programs require no skills, experience or specialized knowledge.
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