Sunday, December 9, 2007

Freebie Info...and more!

Videos-
- BBC (video now offline): http://news.bbc.co.uk/
- Good Housekeeping: http://tinyurl.com/cbz28
Images-
- press release from the first freebie site (Gratis Internet): http://tinyurl.com/bfr7n



BRIEF OVERVIEW

Freebie sites can afford to give expensive items like a Free PS3, a Free Wii, or a Free XBox 360 Premium because advertisers, LOADED with cash, pay them to do so! You're NEVER asked to pay for your gift...ever! However, in order for freebie sites to get something small in return, all they ask of you is to try the advertiser out for a bit. For example, there are tons of people who tried out Video Professor or Blockbuster (totally legit/popular companies) by signing up for their services. A lot of freebie participants have stayed with these big-name companies after their trial and continue to love their services, while others have chosen not to do so. Either path you choose, you are allowed and you will get credit. After all, advertisers pay freebie companies,who in turn reward you, to encourage you to join!
MANY offers range from $3-7 for the trial period. These "pocket change" costs usually cover shipping and processing fees. However, there are also many totally...TOTALLY free offers too! On every freebie site these costs and the crediting time is mentioned so you can choose whatever you like (from lists up to 20-100 offers). This is step 2. Step 1 is signing up for the site.
In the last step, the member then gets a couple of buddies to do the same process (as outlined in the "hot and cool freebies" section to the right) and they get credit when they do a simple "offer" (i.e. spend like 5-10 minutes signing up to an advertiser). For every person that tries an advertiser out, the advertisers pay freebie companies around $50-60... put it this money together and the freebie site buys your gift FOR you! Tax and shipping included.Of course, at first glance anyone will think this is a scam or an illegitimate pyramid scheme. As a matter of truth, that's what I did, and that's what everyone else assumes BEFORE they understand how this system works and why it still exists - it's perfectly legal and pretty darn easy to benefit off! This is a new form of marketing called "incentive viral marketing" - where companies reward you for trying them out. Think of the gift you receive as "cashback" or a rebate, if you like, from the advertiser TO you.

FULL EXPLANATION


Is this a scam?

Never was, and it will never be! If you look through all the proof shown below, on individual sites in the "hot freebies" section, and on the thousands of websites around the net, you will see the sites mentioned on this blog is 100% legit! I can give you such a guarantee, that I would even bet my life on it! Really! There is a really good logic to all this that makes it a win-win-win situation for everybody (yes, 3-way win: you, the freebie company, and the sponsor/advertiser). Read on...

How can they give a free stuff? C'mon, what's the catch?

No catch! Seriously. Wait, don't run away just yet, keep reading...The way this works has been all well planned, and because of this one of these freebie companies, the original starter of this freebie world (called Gratis Internet aka. FreePay), has given away, at least, over 17,000 ipods (worth more than $5.35 Million). Read PDA Live! article about this.

That was WAY BACK in July 2005! At the time I'm writing this, it's now Jan 2006. With the release of the iPod Nano, then the iPod Video, they've now must've given over 30,000 totally free iPods, and growing strong everyday as they release new sites every couple of months when the latest gadgets comes out). This original freebie company has now given away, until today, over $16 million worth of freebies (Jan 2006). That's ONE company alone! Now, there are MANY MANY more freebie companies that spawned up since the success of this company's business! They're not all legit, but the sites I mentioned on my network of freebie sites are DEFINITELY legit, cause they're proven to be so. I've done tons of research on these sites, and I GUARANTEE that you WILL get your freebie -whatever you want - if you DON'T scam the site!

If you go to the freebie company's website proof gallery you'll see hundreds of the pictures that were sent in. However, as you can see by the article - tens of thousands have got their totally FREE GIFT! Not only from this freebie company but the many other ones that exist on the net. Look at the links to your right for more available legit freebie sites (all of which work the same) and read on...

You see... the way it works is this... companies are willing to BRIBE their customers to TRY their products. If people signup for their products/services, some percentage of them would most definitely like the service/product and stay on. When a certain percentage of new customers stay on, the sponsors would have achieved their goal of PAYING for people to signup. This money is then pooled together in order for you to get YOUR freebie! Simple, isn't it?

This is a new strategy called "incentive viral marketing" - companies that pay people to try them out and let others know about them too! Cool, isn't it?


What's the logic behind this?

Here's a simple example of how these things work...

We'll take the common freebie everyone wants these days: a free iPod - nano or video!

1. You signup using the link at the bottom.

2. Get 5 friends/co-workers/relatives to signup (6 people in all)

2. Each of you'll do a simple, cheap offer - most are for under $10. I did a 30-day trial that ONLY cost me $1. Many free offers are also available - something as simple as signing up for eBay and placing a bid!

3. Each offer that you and your referrals do the advertiser/sponsor pays the freebie company a bounty between $30-90. That's right - it is THAT much! They REALLY, REALLY want you!

Let's say the average bounty/commission paid to the freebie company is $60:


6 ppl x $60 avg. per offer = $360 - the cost of an iPod PLUS extra profit for the freebie company


So, you see, it all works out for everyone! You get a Free Video iPod or a Free iPod Nano, the freebie company can make some profit on every signup it gets, and the advertiser can get potential customers. Everybody's happy (win-win-win situation)! But, I'm sure you will be most happy cause you got your gift for free, and can get many many more! :)


This sounds like an illegal pyramid scheme? Is it?


Oh, no - definitely NOT! As much as people would like to believe it upon first impressions when they see these kinds of freebie sites ("no such thing as a free lunch", right?), these sites are DEFINITELY NOT an illegal pyramid scheme! (or else it would be so well known, it would shut down right away!). This is in fact a widely adopted, legitimate form of marketing called 'affiliate marketing'. It has been used for over a decade and makes up a large portion of the billion dollar online marketing industry. This concept has now been re-factored to what people now call "incentive viral marketing" - companies that pay people to try them out and let others know about them too!

In a fraudulent pyramid scheme (like the picture above), people are recruited to make payments to others above them in a hierarchy while expecting to receive payments from people recruited below them. Freebie sites NEVER get any money directly from you or those you refer...nor do you receive any money from those you refer or whoever referred you...EVER! Freebie sites get their money from the sponsor who pays them HUGE commissions for attracting new POTENTIAL customers...people like you! That's exactly why it ISN'T illegal!

Secondly, in the case of these freebie sites, all you have to do is get X people (where X depends on the value of the freebie - for eg, an iPod needs 5, PSP - 5, XBox 360 - 8, etc.) to sign up under you, do an "offer" (eg. signing up on eBay), and get credit for it... period! Your referrals DO NOT have to find their own referrals in order for YOU to get your freebie! They ONLY find referrals if they want a freebie of their own. This is a 1-tier system - not like a multi-tier illegal pyramid scheme.


How do the companies make profit giving away freebies?

Great question! How CAN a company make profit while giving away free stuff? Well, there are many ways.. or else, they won't be currently in business! I don't know all their secrets, but here are some proven theories:

1. The company buy iPods (or other freebie products) in bulk for a very, VERY cheap cost. The wholesale costs are much lower than market costs, so they save tons of money in this way.

2. Every day THOUSANDS signup and HUNDREDS do an offer. This gives them an ongoing profit margin till someone "checks out" and gets their Free Video iPod or their Free iPod Nano.For eg. 250 people do an offer x $60 average commission= $15,000 profit for the company!!!Till someone "cashes out" a near $300 iPod - the company has this money, and gets more and more everyday due to the continuous attraction of new members!

3. Many people try to scam the company and they get caught eventually! When they get caught, their account is put on hold indefinitely... meaning they will NEVER get the Free Video iPod or their Free iPod Nano! The extra money made by this person for doing his/her offer or getting referrals is an extra bonus for the company. (I'm sure you won't try to scam them ;))

4. Some people find it hard to get referrals so they find it hard to finish the site. However, I'm sure you know at least 5 ppl who are willing to try this out! (you know at least 5 people (professors/relatives/friends), right?) There's nothing to loose - just a Free Video iPod or Free iPod Nano to gain! If they're skeptical, point them to this site and let them see all the proof and explanation we have to show. We're also sure that anyone will be convinced after they see the information we have to provide.

5. Some people join the freebie site without using a referral link. When this happens the freebie company is VERY glad that when the new person does do an offer, they do not have to give credit to their referrer (making them one step closer in getting their freebie), and thus, they make more money for themselves. This usually happens to people who are new to this whole freebie world, but if you like the information and opportunity I've given you to get wonderful, expensive, freebies, please help me out and signup under me using the provided links to the freebie sites I pointed out too. I would DEFINITELY appreciate and welcome it... :)


I want to see some cold, hard proof...

Check out the links to articles, videos, and pictures on this site! We got pictures, videos, and even articles from popular sites. Lots of it - thousands to be more precise! You cannot imagine how real all this is - pinch yourself - your DEFINITELY NOT dreaming!


Who can participate?

- Most sites are only available to folks from the United States. However, due to the great opportunity for sites to make money worldwide, more and more sites now also allow people from Canada, the UK, Germany, and Australia. As this freebie world continuously expands, freebie companies are now branching out to other countries like India, France, Hong Kong, and more! Just checkout the sites (look to your right) and see their terms and conditions to which countries they allow. On some cases, if you contact the admin on "smaller" sites or if they have a "custom freebie" option, they will allow you to join if you just want cash (paypal)!

- You must be 18+ on most sites, but on some sites the age is set as low as 13 years. Just check the freebie site's Terms of Service (TOS) to learn what the minimum age is set at or ask the site's admin. DO NOT fraud your age at any cost!


Some basic rules to follow. You MUST strictly abide by this or your account WILL be placed on hold...

- ONLY ONE person per household, per shipping address, per unique individual, per computer, per ISP/IP. This pertains to EACH freebie site. You can always join more than 1 freebie site. (look at the links to the right or below for more "proven legit" freebie sites)

- DO NOT use public networks (dorm rooms, library, etc.) to signup, login, and/or participate

- DO NOT enter any fake information - on the advertiser site and the freebie company's site.

- DO NOT use proxies to fake registrations. They know if you use a proxy because they have all the proxy lists and good fraud protection software!

- DO NOT do an "offer" (ie. signup at the same sponsor) more than once! Meaning, if you did offer "ABC" on site "XYZ.com", you cannot do the same "ABC" offer on site "JKL.com".

Generally...

DO NOT SCAM - any traces or knowledge of a scam in progress or has been done, and "poof", you are banned! No way to say sorry. One and only chance, so DO IT RIGHT the first time!

That's it! Easy enough to follow ... Just remember, don't try to scam, and you'll get your Free Video iPod or a Free iPod Nano, or whatever other freebie ... guaranteed!


How to get referrals?

It isn't too hard to find 5 people (more or less depending on the value of the freebie). Many even find more than 5, cause this deal is just that good to pass off!

Who can you get? They could be ANYONE (outside of your household) !!! You could get your friends, co-workers, relatives, (ex-)boyfriend/girlfriend, teacher/professor, etc.

Surely, you know of at least 5 people who would want a Free Video iPod or a Free iPod Nano!

If they're skeptical, point them to this site, and trust me - any "open-minded" person WILL believe it when they see all the proof we got to show them!


Ok, I'm interested. What exactly do I have to do?

Great! Glad to see you wanna start getting freebies! Who wouldn't, right? There is nothing better in the world than getting great expensive stuff for free and proving to all the skeptics out there that you can actually get expensive free stuff! Make your friends jealous, and they'll want in - all the better for you to get your freebies faster as they can be your referrals! ;)

To get a Free iPod Touch...
Go to: Here

To get a Free iPhone...
Go to: Here

To get a Free Playstation 3...
Go to: Here

To get Free Nintendo Wii...
Go to: Here

To get a Free XBox 360 Premium Bundle...
Go to: Here

To get a Free iPod Video...
Go to: Here

To get a Free iPod Nano...
Go to: Here

To get a Free Black PSP or a Free White PSP...
Go to: Here

To get a Free Flatscreen LCD TV Monitor...
Go to: Here

To get Free Money...
Go to: Here

Remember, ALL freebie sites are NOT legit, but the ones mentioned on my sites are most DEFINITELY LEGIT!

* Note: I mentioned how you can get a Free iPod Video or a Free iPod Nano throughout this guide, but you can get several other freebies! Post a comment if you want something for free and want to know which freebie site can give you that. I'll point you towards a proven legit site, so that you DO NOT get scammed. DO NOT trust other sources for what they have to say! I'm trying to HELP YOU do the same... or perhaps even better?