I’ve written several times in the past about Gratis Networks, now known as FreePay, which offers free electronics for completing their marketing offers and referring friends. In some very real sense it’s a pyramind scheme, but it pays off.
Gratis Internet was listed as Inc. magazine’s #18 fastest growing company in the U.S.
I just noticed that there are three new offers I hadn’t seen before:
- free laptops
free PS3s. I admit I don’t even know what this is, and it’s not slated to come out until early 2006.
$300 SuperCertificate (from giftcertificates.com)
For the record I’ve completed all of the offers other than these three news ones and the free Xbox offer. I’ve received everything, too.
When you signup for the PS3 offer takes, the site takes you through a few screens of ‘optional’ surveys. Just select no on every question, these don’t help you get your item.
All the sites work as follows: you complete an offer from one of their marketing partners, and then you refer friends who have to complete marketing offers as well.
My favorite current offer is a free trial from eFax. It doesn’t cost anything and you can even cancel via online chat (which means you can log the chat and have written proof of cancellation).
Gary,
Do you use the same friends for each offer? Do you know you’re using them? Do they propagate the “pyramid”? I’m one of those non-confrontational people who don’t like to ask people favors…what’s the typical response from your friends?
Thanks! Love the blog!