I just stumbled across a strange sales page for some product called Pay Me to List that claims to teach people how to make money with CraigsList. I did a quick search and found a few Pay Me to List complaints.
I thought it was curious that the page started out with a bunch of logos without explaining at all why some of the logos were there. They put the logos of MSNBC, AS Seen on TV, Business Woman Top 100, and Entrepreneur Magazine. I mean if there going to put up logos with NO EXPLANATION why stop there? Why not slap up the logos of Noggin and PBSKids? It would make about as much sense.
Anyhow, let’s see what Pay Me to List is all about…
Oops. It says I’m almost out of time. Apparently I had 10:00 minutes to decide if I want “Pay Me To List”‘s free kit. Good thing I have that handy REFRESH button on my browser to refresh the page…voila! Now I have 10:00 minutes to make my decision again! If I wasn’t so suspicious of this site I’d almost feel like I was cheating. 
OK. Here we go:
Page 1: I just have to fill out my First Name, Last Name, Email, & Phone. Seems easy enough.
OK. Right above the form in BIG BOLD LETTERS it says “Order now and be just one of the first to pay just $2.95 S&H.” It also claims that it’s “Forbes #1 Home Business Opportunity”. LOL. Man, good thing I wasn’t drinking milk when I read that!
I do see there’s some really small print under where it says “Forbes #1 Home Business Opportunity”. I used the “Zoom” feature in FireFox and zoomed in 5 times and I THINK one part of the fine print just says “.com”. The other part is still completely unreadable – maybe it says something like “just kidding…Gotcha!”
I couldn’t find PAY ME TO LIST mentioned ANYWHERE on Forbes.com:
Strangely when I searched for “PAY ME TO LIST” on Forbes.com I couldn’t find the product mentioned anywhere. I even searched different variations of their name like PAYMETOLIST, PAYMETOLIST.COM, WWW.PAYMETOLIST.COM, etc…NOTHING found.
Live in the “NOW” and save $2.95…TOO LATE!
I have to admit these people seem to be pretty clever marketers…maybe too clever for their own good. For example I became extremely confused when they told me my “CD Kit” was “NOW FREE!” but then immediately tell me beneath the gigantic “NOW FREE!” text that I can “FOR A LIMITED TIME PAY JUST $2.95 S&H”. I mean less than one second passed between me reading the “NOW FREE” text and the “LIMITED TIME” text…I can’t believe it took me only ONE second to miss out on the “NOW FREE” deal…oh how I wish it was “NOW” again.
Anyhow, enough goofing around…I put my Name, Email, & Phone number into their form on page 1 and now I’m on page 2.
Page 2: OK. On this page I’m supposed to enter my Address, City, State, Zip Code, and Credit Card Number.
I’m starting to think that this is some sort of bizarre logic test, because on THIS page it says ALL of the following:
- “NOW FREE!”
- “PAY JUST $2.95 for S&H”
- “Instant Access ($1.95)”
Huh??? Which one is it?
By the way, I really have to admire the web designer who put the radio button next to the “Instant Access ($1.95)” line which has NO other choice. LOL. Radio buttons are supposed to be used when you can choose from MORE than one item…think of it this way…imagine a multiple choice quiz where every question only gave you ONE answer choice….”let’s see, is it answer ‘A’ or answer ‘A’?” 
Here’s something I see that looks suspicious about page two of this PayMeToList website…
I just noticed that the “SHIP MY KIT” button sits DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FOLD. “Above the fold” means “The section of a Web page that is visible without scrolling.” Now that will be different for different people, but the main point is that I bet MOST people will hit that “SHIP MY KIT” button without scrolling down.
So I Scrolled Down to See if There Might Be Any Additional Charges…
Wow! There’s a whole ‘nother world living at the bottom of Step 2 of Pay Me To List!
There’s a few of nonclickable security logos, including a nonclickable HackerSafe logo, and then some really, really tiny print…I LOVE to read really, really tiny print. Let’s see what the really, really tiny print says (I made it bigger for you…aren’t I nice?):
“By submitting this form I am ordering the Craigslist Resource Information and trial membership. After the seven day trial I will be charged fifty eight dollars and sixty one cents a month thereafter if I do not cancel. I have read and agree to the PRIVACY POLICY and Terms & Conditions. Cancel any time by
calling 1-866-526-5334″.
OUCH. I don’t want to be charged $58.61/month for this product! That would be $703.32 per YEAR! 
I mean I’m not against products that teach you to make money with classified ad sites – we have one that we recommend in our write up called “Beginners Affiliate Marketing System”…but the course is a ONE-TIME fee of $29.95 – NOT $703.32/Year! AND it also shows you how to use classified ad systems that Google LOVES and don’t have the risks often associated with CraigsList (CraigsList has been known to disable people’s accounts for abusing their system if you are too aggressive in posting ads).
Here’s where to find Pay Me to List’s full Terms of their offer:
If for some reason (like, maybe you have an extra $703.32 laying around you’re not sure what to do with?)…you still want to try the Pay Me to List program, I would encourage you to read the FULL terms here. You can also read PayMeToList’s Privacy Policy here.
How do I cancel PayMeToList?
Now Even though there’s ZERO chance I would ever order PayMeToList I’m going to end this by looking for how I would cancel Pay Me To List if I did order it.
Generally there are few things I’d want to know about the “How do I Cancel” question:
- How do I cancel Pay Me to List?
- How LONG is the trial period?
- Is there any evidence of people having problems with canceling PayMeToList?
- If I have problems canceling PayMeToList what other recourse do I have?
Since I’m not actually going to try the Pay Me To List product I won’t go any farther other than to say that the answers to 1 & 2 are in the Terms of Service for Pay Me To List.
Other observations about PayMeToList:
PayMeToList has a “Business Woman” Top 100 Logo on their site. The only site I know that has a logo that is very close to that logo is “Business Woman Magazine’s” website. They actually have two:
I couldn’t find PayMeToList mentioned anywhere on those sites, so maybe they’re talking about some other “Business Woman Top 100 list” or maybe something else is going on there.
The Authorize.net verification seal on step 2 of PayMeToList’s order process is NOT clickable.
Why is that important? Because the Authorize.net seal is provided by Authorize.net so that the consumer can CLICK on it and verify that the merchant is an authorized Authorize.net merchant.
Note about the above: The ordering process is handle by a site called “SecureWebUrls.com”.
The Thawte Verification Seal on page 2 of PayMeToList’s order process is NOT Clickable
Why is this important? Because according to Thawte, here’s how the seal is SUPPOSED to work:
“The Thawte Trusted Site Seal is a visible, real-time assurance for visitors to your website, that guarantees that the information they submit to your website is private. The Thawte Seal informs your Customers that your website is certified by the most trusted digital certificate provider on the Internet. Thawte is recognized world over as a premium certification authority. By clicking on the Thawte Trusted Site Seal, your website visitors will get real-time confirmation of the validity of the certificate on the web server that they are connected to.”
Click here for details from Thawte themselves about how their Trusted Site Seal is supposed to work.
Note about the above: The ordering process is handle by a site called “SecureWebUrls.com”.
The HackerSafe logo in step 2 of Pay Me To List’s order process is NOT clickable PLUS the HackerSafe logo itself is OBSOLETE (see why):
First of all, McAfee BOUGHT ScanAlert (the creators of HackerSafe) and automatically CHANGED all of the HackerSafe logos to “McAfee Secure” logos.
Second, these types of logos are also supposed to be clickable to confirm that the company is actually part of the program AND to confirm when the last security scan was done.
Note about the above: The ordering process is handle by a site called “SecureWebUrls.com”.
THE END!
Let me know about your experience with “Pay Me to List”. You can post your comments below.