Incentivized Freebie Websites (IFW)
Making Money From Incentivized Free Websites
What are Incentivized Free Websites?
Maybe you have heard of these websites before, maybe you haven't but there is a good chance you have come across them even if you didn't realise it at the time. IFW are the websites that claim they can give you a whole range of goodies such as ipods, laptops and even paypal money absolutely free, just for filling out their sponsor offers. These companies are actually able to do this as they make money for each offer you fill in.
An example of how Incentivized Free Websites work
Free Gadgets.com is giving away a free notepad. But to qualify for it, you must complete one of the site's trial offers, such as one-month trial with blockbuster or open an account with an online casino etc. However, this only 'qualifies' you for the free gadget, you still haven't earned it. In order to actually earn the gift, you must then refer a designated number of people to the site and they must in turn complete one of the site offers. If you were wondering what the advertisers and corporations get out of it, they are getting exposure, traffic and of course, the money generated from people signing up for the offers.
So there is money to be made from Incentivized Free Websites?
As you can imagine, companies are pretty keen to gain new customers, so keen in fact that they are happy for others to offer financial incentives in return for someone else signing up for their service under an affiliate link.
What does this mean to you?
Well in the short term, it means you are able to take advantage of the financial incentives being offered in exchange for signing up to an offer under someone else's affiliate link. A bit later down the road when you've got the hang of it, you can make more money by being the one offering the incentives.
How can you get started?
Ok, don't worry if your still a little confused at this stage, it really is a simple process and we will do our best to walk you through it.
- First of all, if you haven't already got one, you need to open a paypal account. This is free and easy, just go to www.paypal.com and sign up.
- You will also need a credit or debit card to sign up to the offers. Don't worry; you don't need huge amounts of money on your credit card as many of the offers cost fewer than 5 dollars with many being free.
- Join one of the many IFW forums. A good place to start is www.anything4free.com as they offer great beginners guides, make the whole process very simple with their 'trade manager' as well as having a beginners trading forum to prevent newbie's being scammed.
- All of the IFW forums will have beginner's guides with all you need to know before getting started. Internet Marketers Friend recommends taking a bit of time to read through these and familiarise yourself with the process before getting started.
- It's now just a simple process of looking for an offer that appeals to you. To do this, check out the many deals being offered on the forums by all the potential traders. An example of something you may see is;
- Click on the trader's link and it will take you to the website with the offers. If there are offers on there you are willing to do then go back to the trader's site and initiate a trade. The trader will get back to you confirming they accept the trade and give you a link to follow with their referral code.
- Once you have completed the offer using the referral link, post to them and let them know that you've completed the offer. They call this 'going green'. It's at this stage the trader will transfer the promised money using your PayPal email ID.
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A couple of other points worth noting
High TR ratings
Try to stick to people with high TR ratings, especially when first starting out. The higher TR ratings will have more experience and so would have completed more successful trades.
The importance of deleting your cookies
Delete your cookies! Most sites will emphasise this because it really is important. If you don't do it, you may not get credit for an offer you sign up for and your trading partner may not get the referral credit. Also be aware of the browser your using, www.anything4free.com recommends using Internet Explorer as it handles cookies in a certain way; this will all be explained in the beginners tutorials. If you're unsure of how to delete your cookies, the instructions below should help.
How To Clear Your Cookies: Each browser is different but if you are using Firefox or Internet Explorer, do the following -
In Firefox go to Tools->Options->Privacy and select clear recent history and select everything.
In Internet Explorer Click Tools->Internet Options and under the general tab click delete and then delete all.
Dealing with crashes
If your computer freezes while you are doing a credit/debit card transaction for one of the offers, don't click the refresh button. If you do, you will more than likely get double charged. Let it sit as long as possible but as a last resort go ahead and close out of it or shut down. Normally, as a backup, the advertiser will send an email to your email address confirming the transaction along with your security ID and password.
Keep the free trial free
Take note of when any trial periods end! If an offer requires you to accept a free trial after which your credit card will be charged for the full price of the service keep very good notes to avoid the charge. If you sign-up for a trial, write all of the information down and ensure you cancel before the trial period is up.
Taking the Next Step and Becoming a Trader
What happens when you have mastered this to such a point that you have filled out all of the available offers or you just want to make more money with a little less work? Well then, it's time to become a trader.
This means simply being the person making the offer in exchange for referrals as opposed to being the referral. The best way to go about this is to join many of the various networks and find affiliates that allow you to incentivize their offers. Once you have a few on board, you're now set to go back to the forums and make a post offering a percentage of the payout to others for signing up.
What you offer is entirely up to you but obviously the more you offer, the easier it will be to gain new referrals. So for example, an affiliate is paying $50 for two new referrals, you offer a payout of $15 for each successful referral, leaving you with $20 profit for very little work.
If this sounds like something you may take on, an important point to consider is that the affiliate companies usually only pay once a month on average. However, when someone completes an offer, you will be required to pay them immediately meaning you will need to have the money available to pay your referrals straight away but also be willing to wait to collect your payment from the affiliates.
Summary of IFW as an Opportunity to Make Money
IFWs are a great easy way to make money, obviously how much money is determined by the amount of time and effort you put in. This venture will probably never make you millions but it is possible to make a living or supplement your current wages just so long as you stay organised and familiarise yourself with the process before getting started.