You have your own business and try as hard as you can to find out new ways to bring customers to your website. Then, one day, you come across a webinar that promises to send you free 100,000 visitors, plus a list with 5,000 leads for your business, if you listen to their next show for at least 15 minutes.

You are interested, since the webinar is about business, and decide to listen to it. Then, in those 15 minutes, they mention that all those interested in their offer also have to participate live in the webcast, at some point. Sure again, you say, and look for a link for participation.

Problem is, in order to get the link to participate, you will be asked to become a member of the webinar. Finally, you’ll find out that – to become a member – there is a fee of $100 a month.

How to avoid: getting 100,000 visitors to your website could come in two ways. A) Hard work in promoting your page over several weeks or months. B) Pay for it. If you are not doing the first, don’t be surprised if you are hit with the second…