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How To: Trial Offers

Introduction:
One of the best aspects of "Free Offers" is that sometimes larger companies want in on the advertisements. That's where the easy NX credits come from. There are three types of offers that pop up from here:
- Promotional Offers (Watch a video)
- Viral Offers (Like/Tweet/Subscribe via Social Communities)
- Trial Offers (Try something out)


All three have proven themselves reliable for these reasons:
- Some offers offer you very little NX. (13-80 NX average)
- Some offers require that you actually subscribe to an offer that requires money.


Now, you're thinking "Why would I buy a service with money when you said I could go straight to the source?" Great question- it shows you're thinking clearly. But I have a fairly good answer for you as well:


The money you invest into the subscription is usually less than what you would pay for in return for NX.


See these examples:


Purchase NX Credit from Nexon's store:
$10 USD = 10,000 NX Credits


Free Trial to Netflix:
($7.99+tax after 1 month- just cancel after 10 days to avoid charge) = 9,000-13,000+ NX Credits


Trial to Blockbuster:
5.99/mo (cancel after 10 days) = 8,000-12,000+ NX Credits


Trial to Hulu+:
8.99/mo (Only consider this one if you're actually using Hulu+) = 2,000-9,000+ NX Credits


So you see, the ratio of money spent is actually higher than if you had actually spent money. If you are already using any of these services, it might be worth your while to just switch the service over to your gaming account, and get the NX associated with the referral.


NOTE: You will notice that I provided a range of NX that you can earn. That's because there are four sponsors, each offering the same services. Depending on what day you check, they may all offer more or less. The range I provided is to give you an idea of what you can expect to see, and when you should do the trial run in order to maximize your NX gain.


I wouldn't bother doing any of the other trials, such as Proactiv, credit scores, etc etc.
You're welcome to try them if you like, however I don't trust anything that deals  too closely to my personal life, including credit scores, auto insurance etc etc. If I'm going to do that I'm going straight to the source.
Also, I've used Proactiv in the past and it's a terrible, expensive, horrible product.


Directions for NetFlix Trial:

NetFlix so far seems to have the highest pay-out rate out of the three pay-for offers. Also, if you cancel before the trial period is over, you don't get billed! This is great, as NetFlix pays out really well.
Lots of people use NetFlix anyways, so this would be a simple way to gain NX.

1- Search each of the sponsors to see how much NX they are offering for doing the NetFlix trial. Average I have seen so far ranges from 9,000-13,000 NX. Anywhere in the 11,xxx+ I say go for it. If you can't find it, wait a day or two and see what the going offer is from there.
2- Sign up for the free trial. NOTE, if you have Paypal, that's great- use your account to sign up instead of your credit card.
3- Once you've signed up, you should receive your NX within 1-2 hours, or sooner.
4- Wait about 5-10 days.
5- Cancel your NetFlix subscription.
6- Go to your Paypal account, and find Netflix in the subscribed payments section. Cancel it.

RESULT: You should now have your NX, and have bypassed Netflix's 3 day policy (if you cancel before 3 days, they forfeit your NX credits). Unsubscribe from Netflix (check for the cancellation confirmation), and cancel their automatic debit ability from your Paypal account.


Directions for Blockbuster Trial:

Blockbuster is also a legitimate company; they began offering streaming and NetFlix-like services after their B&M locations started going out of business. They offer similar NX credit rewards, ranging from 8,000-12,000 credits. Again, anything in the upper range is a good reward.
Note, this one WILL cost you $5.99+tax.

1- Search each of the sponsors to see what they offer.
2- Sign up for the cheapest trial, which is around $5.99 for 2 months.
3- Use your Paypal account if you are able to as payment methods.
4- Check your NX balance in 1-2 hours to confirm receipt of credits.
5- Wait 5-10 days.
6- Cancel your Blockbuster subscription.

RESULT: Blockbuster will have already debited your account $5.99 by now, however this is cheaper than buying 10,000 NX credits directly from the store.



Directions for Hulu+ Trial:

Hulu+ currently has the lowest pay-out rate I've seen, about 2,500 NX give or take.  However, I use Hulu+ and so it was a no brainer to switch my account over and take in the 2,500 NX.
I'll post directions later.