With the economy becoming so difficult for many families to deal with, getting free samples of just about anything can help cut down on costs. Whether these be baby samples for those who have a large or growing family, or electronic devices which can be won by those who do not have the money to purchase them, samples continue to prove to be an effective method of marketing for many companies.
Why do samples work? Most large corporations have millions of dollars to spend somewhere before they have to pay taxes. Obviously its in their best interests to offer free samples so that they can encourage new people to buy their products. By doing this they grow their customer base, and have an opportunity to write off the cost of the samples on their taxes.
If you have not tried free sampling yet, you may want to give it a shot. In most cases it may just take simply filling out a form with your name and address, or other times it may include putting in an email and a zip code for a chance to win a specific prize.
Some people have even been able to make money off of samples buy filling out sample forms over and over again, and then selling the products they receive free through the company. Since others don’t know the difference between the real thing and the sample, (which there is none) these samples can be sold on eBay and craigslist for those wanting to use the money for other things. This is also another option for you if you have been wanting to make a little money.
In conclusion, getting free samples is not that hard, but many people have connected it with a bad connotation, partly because some companies like to have information like your email or address. The bottom line is that you can really get free stuff if you fill out the offers or submissions which can take little more than just 2 minutes in some instances. Yes it is legit, and yes it is a viable way of really getting free things.
One of the easiest ways to make money online is to fill out trial offers for various products and services. Incentivized Freebie websites abound online and offer you an opportunity to earn some money. These websites consist of various prizes and gifts – much of it in the form of cash.
Most of you have seen a site offering a free iPod or Plasma HD TV. These sites are not scams – they are IFW’s and they will give you the free iPod on condition that you fill out a trial offer for some product and the catch… you need to get 5 more friends to fill out the offer to qualify for the free gift. This is where most people quit and leave and where the rest of us make money. The short answer is that it is easy getting 5 more people to complete an offer using you as a referral. You simply pay them.
Everyday someone wants the free iPod and will pay others say $25 each to fill out an offer. They get six offers and get a $300 ipod for $150. Not bad. The trick here is to be the person being paid and there are lots of online forums set up to advertise buyers and sellers for IFW’s.
I’m recommending Project Payday as a good place to start, it’s free to join, they teach you several ways to make money by both buying and selling offers and they show you how to complete offers and use the forums. How much will you make? That will vary with how much work you put in but $50 to $200 a day is reasonable. This isn’t a get rich quick scheme – it’s a bit of work and you have to be organized.
Project Payday is a full blown system for making money using IFW’s and you can read more on it here. Project Payday. If you want to try out a real IFW site while following along with Project Payday then I recommend Cashcrate.com. It’s one of the biggest online and has been around a while now. I have never had an issue with being paid by either of these two companies which is important – make sure to do a little research on whatever IFW site you work with. The forums will tell you if getting paid has been a problem.
