Once upon a time -- back when AOL thought it was king -- the ability to get free stuff on the internet was staggering. And I was one of the people who would go for it, through sites that would give you stuff for anything from signing up for a service or simply joining a mailing list. I got all kinds of stuff -- free shoes, books, gift certificates, and even money once -- I won $1000 on one of those free game sites about eight years ago.
Fast forward to 2007, and you'll find that the free stuff is still there. It's just a little harder to find, that's all. There are several that I'm still utilizing that you might want to check out if you haven't already:
ING Direct has offered online savings accounts for several years now, with varying signup bonuses for those persons who sign up brand new accounts. If you've never had an ING Direct account, you can get a free $25 bonus (which appears as interest on your 1099 at the end of the year) for funding a new account with $250. (I get $10 for it as well, which means it works out for everyone.) To get a referral e-mail, drop me a message by clicking on [email protected] with a request for an ING referral.
MyPoints is one of the original free stuff portals, giving you points for signing up for offers, buying merchandise through their affiliates when you go through the MyPoints site first, and even by reading e-mails that they send to you. I've been a member with them for nearly a decade, with the result of several hundred dollars' worth of gift certificates and other goodies from doing little more than reading e-mails, making random purchases, and so on. (They even give points when you shop on eBay!) To get a referral e-mail for MyPoints, drop me a message at [email protected].
A new site that I've discovered as of late is called netwinner.com. This site gives you points simply for playing two different games on that site as well as its affilliates. The games are free and easy to play -- one is a lotto-type game, and the other is a bingo game, both with cash and point prizes. They limit you to the number of free plays you get in one day and they run ads in the side of the page while you play, but it's not hard to have it running in the background while you do other work, clicking on the start button to play a game every few minutes. In fact, I've played several bingo games in the time I've been posting this blog entry.
The points accumulate towards prizes, with 25,000 points equaling $25 in cash or gift cards. (I've accumulated close to 4,000 points in about 5 days -- they give you 1,000 to start, but the points seem to come rather quickly.) The referral system also allows you to earn a percentage of the points earned by your referrals after they register their e-mail address. (No, they're not spamming me, either.)
To join (and earn me your referral for signing up), click on this link.
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