fixed pre-req

Author: Michael Bender

articles/load-balancer/tutorial-cross-region-portal.md

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ You can use the Azure portal, Azure CLI, or Azure PowerShell to complete this tu
 
 # [Azure CLI](#tab/azurecli/)
 
-- An Azure subscription.
+- An Azure subscription. If you don’t have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
 - Two **standard** sku Azure Load Balancers with backend pools deployed in two different Azure regions.
     - For information on creating a regional standard load balancer and virtual machines for backend pools, see [Quickstart: Create a public load balancer to load balance VMs using Azure CLI](quickstart-load-balancer-standard-public-cli.md).
         - Append the name of the load balancers and virtual machines in each region with a **-R1** and **-R2**. 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ If you choose to install and use the CLI locally, this quickstart requires Azure
 
 # [Azure PowerShell](#tab/azurepowershell/)
 
-- An Azure subscription.
+- An Azure subscription. If you don’t have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
 - Two **standard** sku Azure Load Balancers with backend pools deployed in two different Azure regions.
     - For information on creating a regional standard load balancer and virtual machines for backend pools, see [Quickstart: Create a public load balancer to load balance VMs using Azure PowerShell](quickstart-load-balancer-standard-public-powershell.md).
 - Azure PowerShell installed locally or Azure Cloud Shell.