When to help ...

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I come here for ideas, opinions, etc.

I suspect most of us do.

I usually give advice, good advice IF I give it at all.

Sometimes I don't tell.

The reason I hesitate is because ... 'why should I help my competition'?

I saw a response here, in another thread where the OP complained about poor sales.  

Many gave a lot of good advice.

One gave VERY good advice and I thought "why did he say that?   in a public posting?"   I might have answered in a PM ... but he broadcast a major tip over the unprotected air.   

When EVERYONE is doing the same thing, it has less affect?  Right?

If everybody did these magic tricks (that took my years to arrive at) because somebody spent two minutes explaining it ... just doesn't seem right to me.

Why would someone give away trade secrets?   TO THE PUBLIC. 

Remember when Promoted first came out?   And two thirds were saying "I'm not paying 2% just to ger a couple of sales."   And, those of us who DID pay 2% doubled sales?   Remember those days?   THEN a few of us just HAD to blab .... now, it doesn't work so good.  We gotta pay more for the same bang.     Know why?   Guess.

If you want to tell a friend or associate a hack ... do it.

But, please, PLEASE do not broadcast it over the airwaves.

"Three can keep a secret - if two of them are dead."   Ben Franklin

[mam98031]

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@grand-and-glorious-purpose wrote:

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@mam98031 wrote:

They didn't take away the 20% FVF discount, they cut it in half.  It is now 10%.

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Yes they took away our 20% discount BY cutting it in half.

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We are saying the same thing.  But the discount was not taken away, the 20% discount was changed to 10%.  You still can get the discount.  It just has been significantly reduced.  

If for you, you don't feel the 10% discount is worth it, we have a choice of whether having our listings meet the requirements for the discount.  Many TRS have chosen to no longer go after the discount because of this change a few years back.

We are saying the same thing, just in different ways.