A Christmas Gift

I just got an offer from a newsletter I receive on-line.

Windows secrets is letting Paid members give the gift of a 3 month subscription to the newsletter to friends and associates.

Here is the text of the offer

Send your friends a holiday gift of secrets

I announced in a special news update on Dec. 17 that I'd temporarily lost my mind and was letting subscribers give their friends a full three months of the paid version of Windows Secrets, absolutely free.

If you missed that e-mail, you can still take advantage of this opportunity. Our holiday giveaway works this way:

• Step 1. Send the following URL in the text of an e-mail message to everyone you'd like to give, as a free gift, the paid version of the newsletter:

  http://WindowsSecrets.com/holidaygift

  You can include any text you like that will explain to your friends that they can get the paid version of this newsletter absolutely free as a gift. Please don't spam a bunch of strangers — just send your message to your friends, people who regularly receive e-mail from you.

• Step 2. The holiday gift is only for people who've never had a subscription before.
• Step 3. People who visit the link and enter a valid e-mail address by Dec. 31, 2008, will receive a confirmation message. They must click a link in that message to verify their address and begin their subscription.

What's in this holiday giveaway for you? Just the satisfaction of knowing you gave something of value to people you care about. That's the true spirit of the holiday season.

The newsletter is a good source of info on keeping your computer running efficiently. That is important if it's your link to your business.

To anyone who thinks they can use it, go for it. If you don't like it then just unsubscribe at the end of the 3 months. If you don't want the paid subscription, you can continue with the Free version which is a compacted version of the paid version, 1/3 to 1/2 of the articles. If you like it, you can subscribe to the paid version. They suggest a price but allow you to pay what you want.

I hope everyone who tries it can find good use and maybe a few tips to help you out.

Dave/Tuck