Need some direction with offers...

First of all I'd like to say that I've only been lurking here for a few days and I've already learned a TON about internet marketing from this forum alone. For that, I thank you. I feel that the skills I am learning are priceless and I always appreciate learning something new.

Now, however, I am faced with a moral dilemma.

I recently started creating a website based around free offers that was full of legitimate content and some affiliate links to free trials of some diet supplements littered throughout the page (very similar to free stuff dot com). When I started digging a little deeper however, I found out how these companies could afford to pay me $30 for bringing them free trials....It wasn't because their product was so good that I was creating life-long customers, but because if they didn't cancel in 15 days they were charged 70-80+ dollars for the next month. (I am sure that all of you are well aware of this fact)

Now I believe that people should be responsible for their own due diligence and should pay attention to fine print...If someone is scammed, usually it is their own fault or they could have at least prevented it. I was raised with strong morals however, and I'd rather not make any money than profit off the scamming of others. I've been on the other side of a few scams and even worse than the money you lose is the feeling that you get when you realize you've been played.

I don't want to offend anyone here who is promoting these products....I wish I could shut my conscience off and sell this stuff to the world, but I just can't do it. I do not think that makes me better than anyone who does.


When I realized what was going on with the diet pill deals I began questioning all of the offers that were available to me on my CPA networks and almost tossed out my campaign plans all together, but I was hoping there were some legitimate offers out there that weren't scams.

As I understand it, no one ever gets paid for most of the survey programs either, so that's out

Now I'd like some direction and some honest answers to whether there is a genuinely good side to this business. I'd like someone to point me in the direction of a few legit offers to get me started. I'd also like to know how the rest of these cost-per-lead programs work and how they can afford $1-2 per lead.

If there are honestly no completely legitimate offers available to me then I am considering still creating a website and throwing adsense on it just for the experience, but I'd really like to be able to try my hand at CPA marketing as well.


Thanks for the help guys, and the guidance you've already provided me.

edit: and thanks for reading too...didn't realize this was so long. lol.