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Hello!
I would like to know if this other company or companies….get the Idea’s from the users of this system and creates another program that users have to pay for or how do you use this info…..to us its free but I’m sure you keep track so you can use this for something other than what we may think..maybe the stories are being made public some how and the names are just changed….I noticed there is alot of personal things said here and alot of great people here to help them with the problems!
I I’m going to share something personal I want to know what other ways your using my info….do you understand what I’m saying!

From someone who cares about someone who cares!

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Hello!
So really your just testing the traffic ……and if there is traffic!

So could I ask you would you still have this free to the users now!
Or how would they benifit from using it other wise!
I’m totally asking for myself…..I was interested because I was starting a dating services for people who had dating issues (THE DO”S AND DONT’s)But still very much like your company testing the traffic…..

I have many people interested world wide….but dont have not completed website yet!……Its word of mouth!
I offer this program for free…people tell me I should charge something not yet!…..just like you I have not figured out how I want to do this but I just wanted to see if me system would work and It has.
So I think it will stay free for the ones who signed up befor a certain dated.
Thanks for sharing this with me…..I ‘m very interested!
HUGS TO YOU !

Indeed, it is fair to say that we are seeing whether people would be interested in using this kind of website. We don’t have any plans to ever charge users for using Help.com.

Good luck with your dating advice site!