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Practically Free Stuff
Monday, 16 January 2006
The idea behind this site...
Welcome to my website! This is a site dedicated to helping poor college students earn practically free things ranging from ipods to minimacs and so much more.

The idea behind this site is pretty simple. Click on the link for the product you would like to earn and sign up as someone's referral, then send in your link to be added to the "next list." When the current link has completed their referrals, the next link on the "next list" will be put on this webpage. You will be notified when your link is on the page.

All the links you need are on the right. The number in parenthesis is how many referrals the site requires. When you have signed up for a site and have your own referral link, click to add your name to the "next list." Please put the name of the site in the email title, and include the link in the body.

If you encourage your friends to use this site as well, the links will circulate even quicker!

For more information on how these freebie programs work, read on...

Posted by utmary at 12:05 AM CST
Updated: Monday, 16 January 2006 1:01 AM CST
Here's how it works...
First, I'd like to say thanks for taking a few minutes to check out this site. I'm sure you're skeptical, but I hope after you read this, you'll consider trying it out.

I discovered, a few months ago, the world of "freebies" when researching purchasing a new ipod. I was totally intrigued when I came across it, because as a self-supporting college student, free stuff is always a plus. I, too, was skeptical at first, but after spending a few months orienting myself to how things work, I have a pretty good grasp, and would like to share what I have learned in the hopes that you will help me out on the way to helping yourself.

The basic idea behind these "free" sites, is that advertisers pay sites such as Freepay, Trainn, Orderit4free, Get_Friends, etc, to lure people into trying their products. These sites then take that money and turn it into "free" gifts for people who are willing to sign up for free trials or pay low shipping and handling charges to try products for free.

The concept is pretty simple. The sites offer you a gift of some kind, an ipod, computer, etc, if you will sign up for one of their offers (usually a free or super cheap trial of an advertiser's product), and then find anywhere from 3-10 people who will sign up as "referrals" under your name. When you have amassed the required number of referrals, the site then sends you your free gift.

The catch is not that complicated. All of the trials will require a credit card because they will be set to "automaticallly renew." What these advertisers are hoping will happen, and it often does, is that you will forget to cancel your free trial, and they will then begin charging you a monthly/annual fee for the service you've signed up for. Even when this happens, there are often ways to recoup some or all of the unwanted charges, but most people aren't willing to take the time to figure out how. As a result, the advertisers are more than making up for the money they shell out for "free" ipods, gaming systems, gift cards, computers, etc.

However, if you know what you're doing going in, these sites offer a legitimate opportunity to get an expensive item for very little money. For example, I sign up on a free ipod site and complete an offer that gives me a 7 day free trial of a music service. The offer credits after 2 days, and I then call and cancel my account. After 5 more people sign up using my referral link and complete their offers, my ipod is shipped to me.

The most important thing to remember is to write down what offers you've done, and to check the Terms and Conditions for how long it's free and how to cancel and make note of it. As long as you are diligent about this, you will avoid being charged more money. It is entirely possible to get a $300 30gig video ipod for less than $15, $10, or even $5.

Posted by utmary at 12:00 AM CST
Updated: Monday, 16 January 2006 12:10 AM CST

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