To ARC or not to ARC #MyWANA

I've gone back and forth on the idea of sending out ARCs the last month. I don't think I'm any closer to an answer. I have beta readers, and they definitely get an early copy of my books, but those aren't the ARCs I'm talking about. I'm talking about sending free review copies out in the hopes that reviewers will love the book and talk about it. OR developing a team of people who get free advanced copies in exchange for honest reviews. The thing is I'm not sure I would get honest reviews for books I send out free and I'm not sure people trust reviews of books received for free....So...I'm torn.I'm not going to make this decision on my own. I'll seek advice from those who've gone before, and then I'll figure out what I'm going to do.I'm leaning towards writing the best book I can, getting it out there and then writing another. But that whole "Tending Your Garden" article thing comes up then, and I'm so confused because if all I do is write, am I tending my garden? Yeah, I'm still in this place. It's been a month, and I'm still there--which sucks.But the good news is, I'm closer to three months of new books because I'm writing, and that comes first.:)