What is a freebie site?
You’ve all heard of these sites. Sign up, complete an offer and get X number of people to sign up and do the same. This is a typical referral based freebie site. Gifts range from PS3s, Xbox 360s, iPods, Nintendo Wiis to cash.
How do they work?
Here are the basic steps:
- Sign up at a freebie site and pick the gift you want.
- Complete the appropriate amount of affiliate offers to meet the site requirements.
- Refer the number of people you need for your gift. Your referrals also need to complete the site requirements for you to receive credit for the referral.
For most sites you only need to complete an offer worth one full credit. In my experience 90% of the offers will only cost you $0-$10! You can get a PS3 for $5.95!!
How can they give this stuff away?
Trust me when I tell you they aren’t losing any money doing this. Every time an offer is completed on a freebie site, they are paid by the sponsor. Think of it as advertising. If you do a Netflix trial offer, the freebie site gets paid by Netflix. If you decide to keep it, Netflix gets a new customer. It’s a win/win situation!
Are these sites scams?
The majority of these sites are not scams. It’s best to do a little research on the company before proceeding. If you have any doubt of the company’s validity, please look them up on the Better Business Bureau’s web site. Any site recommended here has a proven track record. If you are still in doubt, check out the proof pics on the right. I will be adding proof pics as I complete more sites. And if you are still in doubt, check out some of the links at the end of this article.
How do I get started?
Before getting started, I have a few tips to make your freebie experience a good one.
- It’s best to use Internet Explorer with all freebie sites.
- Change your settings to accept all cookies. In Internet Explorer go to Tools > Internet Options > Privacy and move the slider to the bottom.
- You should always clear your cookies and delete your temporary internet files before completing an offer on any site. In Internet Explorer go to Tools > Internet Options and click the Delete Cookies and Delete Files buttons.
- Read the Terms of Service for each offer you do. You want to make sure aren't any hidden charges.
- Keep good records of the offers you do. I recommend keeping a spreadsheet for each site with the following information: date, cost, length of trial and customer service phone number.
- Read the Terms of Service on each freebie site.
- You can only sign up for each freebie site once. Signing up more than once will disqualify you.
- You can only do each offer once, even if it's on a different freebie site! The affiliates communicate with the freebie sites and will inform them if you've done the offer before. Doing an offer more than once will also get you disqualified. Don't worry, there are tons of offers to do.
Let’s get started!
What do you want to go for first? iPod? PS3? Xbox 360? Wii? Or cash? For your first time I would recommend a gift with low referral requirements, an iPod. You can get a Shuffle for 3 referrals, a 4GB Nano for 5, a 30GB Video for 6, or $250 PayPal for 7. The 123StuffForFree network is one of the top rated freebie networks out there and they have an iPod site that is perfect to start out with.
If you want a different gift, check out the links on the right side of the page. There I will talk a bit about each site, including the gifts and offers on each.
If you have any questions please leave a comment and I will do my best to answer it.
