In this interview I am talking with Leslie, the Freebie Guy, who made $28,000 last year by trading freebies. The kicker is that it was the first year he did it! The Freebie Trading industry is a new one that seems to be growing and providing some opportunities to actually make some decent money. Skeptical and curious as I often am, especially after what happened to me because of Cash Crate, I decided to interview someone who has had some success with it.
If you are interested in finding out more you can listen to the podcast below and then download his freebie report – which is FREE as well – of course!
In the 26 minute interview we talk about…
- What freebie sites are
- What freebie trading is
- Why companies are willing to pay $60-$80 for a trial offer
- What the first steps are for beginners interested in trying Freebie Trading
- What types of people are likely to do well with it
- What the downsides and challenges are of Freebie Trading
- Whether or not there is a long-term future for the freebie industry
- Tips and resources for beginners
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Thanks for posting this. I do some Blog posting type stuff for Payperpost and I like that. I also got suckered into Cash Crate once but thankfully I set up a gmail account and found some free fax number to give out. I think I tried it for 2 days and was totally frustrated.
Good luck!
I went to Leslie’s site. Still not sure about this. It’s almost like the scam from years ago where you spend $20 to send envelopes in envelopes and people send you $20 to do the same.
If you do it, I’ll see how it works for you
Twenty eight grand? Well, in this economic time that would get anyone’s attention almost.
Freebie Trading is a simple process where you are paid to preform a service. In this case the service is; trying promotional offers for product or services. Many of these products or services are free or cost very little.
When you successfully complete the process and meet the freebie site requirements, payment is sent to your PayPal email. You can make money your first day.
I have been a freebie trader for over 14 months, and I do it part-time. I made over $27K in 2008, and more than $1,500 so far in January.
Its a process that works, and another ways for anyone to make money online.
Freebie Trading is definitely not a scam. Yes, it takes some thought like everything else, but it definitely works. What I like about it is that it doesn’t take much of an investment, so there’s not much to loose. I started with $3 and have been in profit ever since. And as you can see, $28,000 in my first year, so I really can’t complain.
It has definitely been a blessing for my family and has made life a little easier for us.
I am a Freebie Trader and I have to agree with Leslie and Chris that this is a GREAT opportunity. Freebie Trading has allowed me to stay home with my children. I made $30 on my first day. I was skeptical at first-but thought-I’d give it a try-once I got that first $30 in my paypal account I was hooked! That was in May 08. This past month (Jan 09) I made over $2500 spending an average of 2-3 hours online. Mostly while my kids slept!! I decided to give it a try because there really wasn’t a whole lot of risk or investment to start. I think I paid $1 for the offer I did on my first trade- made $30 and the rest is history!!
I am thankful everyday that I found this business!!
Let’s see, he (Leslie) is telling us to disable all security features in out browsers and to disable any anti-virus software we are running. So no one sees an issue with these types of suggestions?
One thing to consider might be to look for ways to SAVE more money instead of making more of it and wasting it on things. I’ve started a website with some money saving tips as well as links to places that can save you money. You can also suggest new money saving ideas to the site as well. My hope is that we all can help each learn different ways to save money. I’m not sure about this freebie stuff, so I’ll have to look into it, but I AM sure about ways that can SAVE you money.
You just have to click on my name KEVIN…it is hyperlinked to my site.
Hi Wayne, yes I do say to disable the security features on your browsers while registering on the site and completing offers. The reason for this is that the offers that you are completing have to communicate with the Freebie Site via cookies. Many of the security features block the transfer of cookies, so it’s “safer” to disable them while completing offers to ensure that you will be credited. As soon as you are finished with the offers, you can enable the security features again.
I’ve done it many times (but only when dealing with freebie sites), and I have never had a problem with security issues. I know many people who have done it without a hitch, in terms of security. Actually, I don’t think I’ve met one person who had a problem with security issues while doing a site.
I’m not trying to convince you that you need to try it out, but it has worked for me. The main thing is finding something that works well for you, that is legitimate and that you are comfortable doing. Once you have that, you are good to go
All the best!
Very Valid point Kevin, saving is also a big part of money management. I’m always looking for ways to save money. In my opinion, if you can combine a better income with more savings, you’ve got the best of both worlds.
All the best with your site!
WTG Leslie! I’ve been involved with the freebie world since July 2005 and have made over $30-40K since then, doing this PART TIME, and spending less than 1hr a week on it right now. It does take a lot of reading to get started, but it’s totally possible to make a supplemental income from it. Do give it a try!
Great Job, Leslie! For all those skeptics, this really is a legit business and very easy to make some real money with!
The changing of the settings on your browser, actually helps the advertiser know that you came from the site that you are working on, it is not a bad thing and you will not receive an viruses or anything like that! It’s really a no-brainer of a business!
I’m sorry but I don’t really get it. What is Freebie Trading? I have dial-up and can’t stream or download the podcast. Do you just test products and get paid or what? Thanks in advance.
Perhaps a more accurate term is incentive marketing. It’s an advertising model where companies are willing to pay for sign-ups to their services. How it works is they pay their affiliates for each sign-up, and the affiliates run incentivized websites with the companies offers and are allowed to pay people to sign up for them and/or to pay other people for referring others. The end result is that the customer ultimately gets paid to sign up for offers, usually on a trial basis.
Click on my name or check out The Freebie Guy’s site, and it’s explained much better.