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FreebieGossip Is Back!

Yes, I have not been posting as much as I should have been for awhile now but I will be back posting helpful tips for you once again.  I practice what I preach and my advertisement strategy has worked wonders for me so that is why I wanted to share my knowledge with you.  If you have been listening and put the tips into practice then I'm sure you would know as well.  So stay put and I will be right back!

365 days a year baby!

Self Promotion Offline Tip #43

Stay tune for more updates!

#43. Get a license plate made up for your vehicle! If you have your normal license plate on the back of your car, put your business named one on the front of the car!

You can get one with just your business name on it for about $20-$30 per plate!

 
$250 from Trainn

Self Promotion Offline Tip #42

One previous tip that I have given before was to use tab flyers and post them around in public places such as colleges.  If you listened to my advice and went out to test it yourself then you would see that it definately works.  I went to a local college and posted a tab flyer in a bathroom stall to see how many tabs would be left after 2 days.  After 2 days, I came back to the same stall and found all tabs were ripped off except for 2 tabs!  It just goes to show you that tab flyers do work and people are interested in what I am promoting after all.  So go out and try it!

#42. Get some canvas tote bags printed up with your business information printed on it. Find a few ladies who are very active in your community and ask them to use your tote bag and give it to them for FREE under the agreement that they will use it every time they go out in the community for errands & events!

ZPT woot woot

Self Promotion Offline Tip #41

Obviously the market has changed for practically every industry out there including ones that you wouldn't think in a lifetime to ever change.  A few major players in the credit card industry are actually paying you to pay off your debt!  Do note that this is by invitation only and only is offered to a very select few but mainly those that have high balances and are only making the minimal payments so don't hold your breath.  It is free money if you're one of those selected few.

#41. Get some T-shirts printed up with your business information on it (both front & back sides) and hand them out to some friends, family and co-workers and ask them to wear them out and about in the community. This is their FREE gift for helping you to spread the word about your business!

Optional: Get ball caps printed up with your business info!

Another happy ZPT user cashing out

Self Promotion Offline Tip #40

#40. Find a few other self employeed business owners in your community and team up! You can all sponsor a local parade float, parade clowns etc. Make up signs with your business info imprinted on them so that you can receive some great business exposure during the parade!

$250 free smackeroos from Free4Me

Self Promotion Offline Tip #39

I do apologize for not updating for so long but I have been busy promoting myself which you all should be doing as well!  You can't rely on others to spread your business for you because you have to actively be doing it yourself because no one knows about your business more than you.  So get on out there and do something!

#39. Get your business info printed up on balloons! This is very economical to do! You then distribute them to local community centers, sporting events and other types of places where parents book their childrens birthday parties!

These balloons can be displayed at the birthday party giving you business exposure. You can usually get them done for .3-.8 cents each. Your business name & website address is all you need on them!

Another happy freebist from Trainn

Self Promotion Offline Tip #38

#38. Contact local area hotels, motels and bed & breakfast inns and ask them if you can do up a Lobby Basket and leave it in their Lobby.

What is a Lobby Basket? You make up little packs of info about your business & products and put them into the Lobby Basket for their patrons to take.

They usually have a pamphlet wall or area too with pamplets from local area attractions etc. If they dont have a lobby basket area, inquire about leaving your business info in their pamphlet area.

Cshappy cashing out at AsAFreebie

Self Promotion Offline Tip #37

To do well in any business, you must be strong and hang in there because only those who stay around will find the fruits of their labor worthwhile and will reap the benefits. Most people quit too early and would rather take things as a loss rather than wait it out and believe in their business and see it flourish. Quitters are too negative which is why they did not survive or choose to survive. Don't quit, believe in yourself.

#37. Local City Maps! These days even city maps have advertising on them! You can usually get a small business ad printed on them for an economical price. Don't advertise your personal location. If you don't have a business location then advertise your website address or email address.

Littlesparrow cashing out at ZNZ

Self Promotion Offline Tip #36

I love freebies!

#36. If your city has a travel guide that tourists request, contact that business and find out how you can advertise in it too!

Bobbrkersmyhero and his free cash from ZNZ

Self Promotion Offline Tip #35

Ask yourself this

What are you doing to promote yourself?

#35. Get a vehicle banner made for your automobile. I recommend the vinyl window clings or vinyl cling ones that stick to your automobile but dont scratch or remove the paint. You can easily remove them when washing your vehicle!

MrsPickett does it again

Self Promotion Offline Tip #34

Are you applying any of the tips that I have given you? If so, how are they working for you? If not, why do you think it's not working and what do you think you should do to improve the methods?

#34. Get your business information printed up on pencils and hand them out to local colleges and technical schools for them to hand out to their adult students! This keeps your business information in front of them! (make sure you only donate them to schools with adult students).

Bradnr cashes out at MoneyBonanza

Self Promotion Offline Tip #33

The best way to advertise yourself is through your friends and family. Remind them about what you do at least 3 times so that it can stick into their heads and soon enough they will be able to associate yourself with whatever it is that you do. Gears will start to turn in their heads and soon enough they will remember what you do.

#33. You can take this phone book advertising one step further by finding out what company makes the plastic vinyl phone book covers which have local business ads on them and get your business added to it!

Vipervma cashes out at ZCF

Self Promotion Offline TIp #32

Last week, I posted tab flyers at local colleges to prove the statistics of advertisement and it proved to be successful. I posted advertisements for SantasGiftsAllYear all over the schools and came back a week later to see the progress and the results were great. Tabs were taken by curious other students and maybe even professors or other staff members. So get off your butt and start advertising offline!

#32. Get your business listed in your cities telephone book yellow pages! Alot of them also have a coupon section too!

Jonathon cashes out at RocketBills

Self Promotion Offline Tip #31

When there are holidays, then there are holiday promotions. You should always check with networks and see what kind of promotion they are doing because it could earn you some extra cash on top of what you are earning. Who doesn't like extra free money? I know I do!

#31. Hold a local area community Block Party at your home or local community center! Families are always looking for something to do during the nice weather seasons!

Optional: Attend your neighborhood block party and set up a table with your product offerings or samples. Get out there in your community and get your business seen!

Haroon does it again at RewardzNetwork

Self Promotion Offline Tip #30

Everyday is a holiday really so celebrate with everyone that you know. Connecting with others is very important because it will really put you out there and you will continue to be on everyone's mind. If you lose touch with others then you also lose out on that person's social network which does mean losing out on potential business. So remember to be a part of everyone's lives and they will make you a part of their lives as well.

#30. Attend Local Area holiday shopping events. Customers who are ready to spend holiday shopping money turn out for these events by the thousands! You can usually get a booth for less than $50.00 so they are economical to participate in!

Haroon cashing out at RewardsNetwork

Self Promotion Offline Tip #29

Putting yourself out should always be an everyday thing. No matter where you go, no matter what you do, no matter who you're with. Remember to always let everyone know what you do and don't forget to listen to what they have to say as well because you never know what they may need from you so they can easily fall into your lap without you even trying to sell anything to them. So be sure to listen!

#29. Local Television Stations are always holding on-air contests & website contests for their viewers, contact them about you donating a prize or gift certificate to sponsor one of their contests! Great business exposure for you!

frnksafo cashing out on V-Bux

Self Promotion Offline Tip #28

Congratulations to January's contest winners!

1st Place = ACC-214 - $350
2nd Place = ACC-195 - $150
3rd Place = CSH-445 - $50
4th Place = IPO-170 - $30
5th Place = LAP-251 - $20

Stay tuned for the next contest!

#28. Contact local area restaurants, bars and clubs and see about advertising on their paper beverage coasters!

Dragon2008 cashes out from Wish4Free

Self Promotion Offline Tip #27

If you were watching the Super Bowl then you would have known that today was free Grand Slams at Dennys from 6 AM to 2 PM. If you knew about the event and went earlier then you would of have had your fill before a huge line developed. If you did missed out then you can have your chance at free pancakes from Ihop this month on the 24th from 7 AM to 10 PM!



#27. Contact local area pizza shops, diners, deli's and coffee bagel shops to ask them about advertising on their paper placemats! Customers do read those ads!

Melmarie08 cashes out at YourHugeRewards

Self Promotion Offline Tip #26

Usually I never believed in sweepstakes because I never won any sweepstakes before nor did anyone that I know ever won so I was very skeptical about entering. Little did I know that my fate would change for the better and my belief in sweepstakes has forever changed. In an attempt to rid myself of useless points, I tossed all of my points into a win a free Flip Video sweepstakes. A month later, a package arrived on my footsteps and with disbelief, inside was a free Flip Video and a congratulation letter from the sweepstakes! Sweepstakes are real after all, who knew. Also, just this weekend, my cousin won a LCD TV from a raffle!

#26. Contact small local area businesses such as hair salons, massage parlors, boutiques, banks etc.

See if you can set up a table for 1 week with 3 of your best selling products on it along with some catalogs, fliers, coupons and your business card. Keep a basket on the table for any customer orders which you can follow up on after you return back to pick up your display. Offer the store owner or manager a free gift for allowing you to do this.

You can also offer to donate a prize for a contest if they let you display the prize donated & get a copy of the contestants entry blanks after the promotion closes.

Twon cashing out on PrizePanda

Self Promotion Offline Tip #25

Did you know that over 55 million Americans watch the Super Bowl? Astounding isn't it? But it's still nothing compared to the hundreds of millions that tune in to watch worldwide! The Super Bowl can give you great exposure if you can manage to sneak yourself in front of the camera. It sure beats spending over 2 million dollars for a 15 second commercial. Take a poster board and a marker and draw yourself up an advertisement and maybe the camera would get a glimpse of your poster board. If it does then 50 million Americans have seen your advertisement and if it doesn't then everyone around you at the stands have. It's a win win situation without breaking the bank.

#25. Community Clipper Coupon Packs & Sales Flyer Mailings. These days a lot of communities have mailings such as these, contact them and see how you can participate and advertise your business.

MrsPickett cashing out at OurLoot2Boot

Self Promotion Offline Tip #24

There are a lot of programs out there that most people who can take advantage of it do not do so but that's not because they do not want to but most of the time they do not know how to get started. There is a huge list of free programs out there for low income families. The gas company has a program that would discount your gas bills every month. A number of phone companies participate in Lifeline which is a program that would discount your phone bill to less than 5 dollars! Edison has a really good program as well. Edison would actually give your home an energy efficient upgrade for free as well as give you a discount on your monthly electric bills. Also, if you have a refrigerator that is 15 years or older then Edison will haul your old refrigerator away for free and replace your refrigerator with a brand new refrigerator for free! If you're low income then remember these programs were made just for you.

#24. Take your business on the road during nice weather. Contact local area parks & community centers to see what their schedule of events are and inquire about setting up a booth or table.

This is a great way to network & market your business to those in your community.

Bradenr cashing out on ZeroCostFreebies

Self Promotion Offline Tip #23

Have you ever seen sign wavers? I'm sure you have probably every day that you step outside and go somewhere. Sign wavers are cheap and are one of the most effective tools you have in terms of advertising. You might laugh at sign wavers but they really do bring in the money. I know this for a fact because I have worked at Liberty Tax Service and 95% of the customers only knew of Liberty because of the sign wavers. If the sign wavers weren't there then business would be a bust for such a large franchise.

Of course, not all of us can afford a sign waver so what else can you do to advertise your business and bring in the money? The answer to your prayers are giant magnets with your advertisement on it. You can slap one on your car and advertise your business while you run your errands, pick up your kids, go to school, etc. It's cheap and it's effective. You can place them on all of your cars so whenever your wife, husband, kids, parents, friends, relatives, go somewhere it would be free advertisement for you.

#23. Get a low cost outdoor banner printed up with your business information on it. You can usually get them done for $55 or less depending on who makes it.

You can have these outdoor banners displayed at outdoor music/concert events, outdoor childrens sporting events, outdoor adult sport events, outdoor neighborhood block parties, outdoor community events, carnivals, fairs, etc.

Dabbs cashing out on Rocketbills

Self Promotion Offline Tip #22

Finding freebies is nice but finding awesome deals is also as nice! One of my favorite website to go to on a daily basis is most definately Woot because they always offer a new Woot item every night at exactly 10 PM PST and only charge a flat shipping of only 5 dollars! You can buy a 50 inch HD and have it shipped to your door for only 5 bucks! It doesn't get any better than that! The Woot items are usually always better than most deals anywhere on the internet but sometimes they're not so remember to compare prices elsewhere before you decide to buy anything. Every now and then, you can buy their signature mystery item also known as a Bag of Crap. What's inside? You would have to buy one to find out.

#22. Small Home Town Newspapers! I don't get too good of a response when I do big newspaper city ads, however... when I target small town newspapers I usually get a great response. I even had them let me place an ad on their wedding and engagement announcements page which I advertised the Bridal Gift Registry.

So if you are going to do any type of newspaper advertising, inquire about getting your ads on specific pages in the newspaper that targets the group of people most likely to buy from you.

Egyptianruin with a whooping $1,000 from Givafree

Self Promotion Offline Tip #21

Adsense is a good method to make some chump change if you have a decent amount of traffic but for the majority of us, it is still not what we would expected. The time that you spend working on your sites does not compensate enough for the time that you spent unless of course you're someone like Perez Hilton. Since you're not Perez Hilton, you would need to use something else besides just Adsense alone. You can use affiliate marketing or obtain referrals which can make you $40 to $50 rich with each referral. So don't limit yourself to just Adsense, you will need to expand your choices to maximize your profit.

#21. Contact local small companies and shops to see if you can offer an exclusive discounts or freebie gift to their employees. Companies are always looking for a way to "treat" their employees to specials from the local surrounding community.

Bradenr receives $250 from Givafree

Self Promotion Offline Tip #20

It doesn't get any simplier than that

#20. Does your local area tv cable company have a local information channel? Inquire about advertising! These ads will reach thousands of potential buyers for you! I recommend you only use your website address for these types of advertising and not your personal at home address.

Joanna84r is just making this too easy!

Self Promotion Offline Tip #19

One thing that I do love about freebie sites is that they do simply pay for my gifts to others which is really helpful for birthdays and Christmas. I can get myself a Nintendo Wii bundle without having to pay over $5! Wouldn't you want to do the same? You can do it too. Think about it, a Wii bundle on most sites requires about 10 referrals because bundles are about $500 and since you only have to complete one offer which can be as less as $1 and the rest is up to your referrals to complete. A Wii bundle for $1 sounds sweet doesn't it? But it's true! If you don't like obtaining referrals then you can always do a DIY site and complete 10 full credit offers yourself which can cost you as low as $10 which is still pretty sweet. Freebies are totally sweet!

#19. Contact Companies in your area to see if you can come in and set up a table in the employee lounge or cafeteria for a employee shopping break! These days alot of companies will allow you to do this if you ask them!

3cuties4me let Free4Me pay for her Christmas gifts!

Self Promotion Offline Tip #18

SantasGiftsAllYear's January Referral Contest is almost near its end and I am still not even on the latest leader board that was updated on the 15th. You can still join in and who knows, maybe you will win even with a late start. The 1st prize is still up for grabs so join in and grab yourself some free money!



1st Place - $350 1st Place = CSH-445
2nd Place - $150 2nd Place = ACC-195
3rd Place - $50 3rd Place = IPO-170
4th Place - $30 4th Place = ACC-214
5th Place - $20 5th Place = LAP-251

#18. Network with others in your community who are in home business. Find out what events and activities that they participate in. They are usually "in the know" and can help you get started in networking in your community.

Melmarie80 showing off her free gifts from Free4Me

Self Promotion Offline Tip #17

Want to learn a little secret? Here's an inside scoop that you will learn from FreebieGossip, SantasGiftsAllYear's free green promotion may be over but that doesn't mean you can't get yourself some free greens. How can you still take advantage of free greens? Easy, you can open a support ticket and simply ask! You do have to be unreferred though meaning that you can't sign up under someone else's link. This is unofficial so hurry because it won't last long!



#17. Target your local area gyms! You can get a table space for $20 or less in most cases! Make sure you have 3-5 products on display, plenty of catalogs, business cards and fliers.

Bradenr walks away with $480 from Trainn!

Self Promotion Offline Tip #16

I'm sure there are still a number of you that still do not trust freebie sites and do not feel comfortable referring others to join under you. Luckily for you, there are Do It Yourself sites also known as DIY for short. There is no need to refer anyone but if you do refer others under you then you do earn a 10% bonus on your referral earnings. This is good for those that would want to test out freebie sites before letting others join in under them. It is a good way to earn some free cash especially for those that do not trust completing offers that require a credit card. There are surveys you can fill out for cash or even be paid to sign up for free memberships on certain websites. Don't wait for referrals to come to you, just do it yourself!



#16. Contact local area car dealerships. I have 2 in my local area that hand out a small packet that I made up for FREE to their customers who come in to take a free test drive!

Schizerbone cashes out major on Trainn

Self Promotion Offline Tip #15

So many offers to choose from isn't there? So which one should you do? Personally, I enjoy signing up for online trial offers like eFax, Blockbuster, Netflix, and so on. Why? Because if you decide to cancel your membership during the trial period, you can cancel online whereas there are other offers that will ship you a physical item which you would have to ship back to them if you decide to cancel. You would have to pay for your own shipping costs and if you may also be slapped with a 15% restocking fee so that's a double whammy. I like to keep things in the cyber world because it's cheap.



#15. Call your Local Area Colleges and find out when their next job/employment fair is. A lot of times you can get a booth or table for less than $35 and you will get a lot of GREAT new recruit leads by participating in events like these.

Woznjack celebrating over $430 free from Trainn

Self Promotion Offline Tip #14

If you have been reading my blog then it should be obvious by now that freebie sites are definately legit and if you still don't believe then you can ask the users that have received their free gifts! I do supply the link to the person their proof so you can click on the link and message the person yourself. You will find that you will only be flooded with even more proof! So the question is, what are you still waiting for?

Remember you can choose from referral or Do It Yourself

#14. Call your Chamber of Commerce and find out about Local Area Job Fairs. Get a booth and set up info about the fabulous business opportunity!

MissEdie is starting off the year with a bang!

Self Promotion Offline Tip #13

Still Having Trouble with this...Do you want to Track your cookies and see what exactly is going on?

Then you should use the Cookie Monster to track your cookies!

After you download it then go through my instructions with nothing open except for the cookie monster and your freebie site...close all other applications. Once you are ready to start open the cookie monster and be sure it is empty...if not then clear it....once its clear then go to the freebie site and log in... then check the cookie monster to see if that cookie is there...if it is then you are getting that cookie and so far so good...if it isn't then something is wrong with your settings or you have something blocking it...if it was okay then progress to the next step and once at the offer page check the cookie monster again!

#13. Donate a Product to your local area Bingo Halls! They are always looking for sponsors of their Bingo Prizes! Bingo is BIG in a lot of areas!

Babetran does it again!

Self Promotion Offline Tip #12

How an Offer Credits / How to sign up and Complete Offers!

When doing offers you NEED to have 3 specific cookies take root in your files in order to get the credit.

First thing to mention is that you should never ever clear your cookies while you are logged in on a freebie site!!! When your trader gives you their link you should go to that site by clicking on the link and sign up. Same goes with DIY sites as well. Some sites do a verification phone call so have your phone handy in case. Make sure you fill out everything accurately. Once you are all signed up then go ahead to the offers and browse them...do not actually sign up yet though...just browse. Look through them and decide on which ones interest you then click on them and check out their TERMS OF SERVICE so that you know exactly what that offer will entail. Once you have an idea on which ones you want to do then you should close all of your windows and log out without completing anything. Once you are logged out then you CLEAR YOUR COOKIES...and that is how completing offers begins! Now log back into the site and this time with the intent to do the offers....

The first cookie is placed from the freebie site you are working on.
...you should have the site cookie in your files and nothing else if you just cleared them before logging into the site.

The second cookie is the first page of the offers.
...you should have only clicked on the offer you want to complete and so you now have the freebie site cookie and the offer sites first cookie (an extra cookie or two may also enter the scene here and that is okay as long as you see the offer cookie and the site cookie as well)

The third cookie is the offer completion cookie.
...the landing page that everyone tells you to leave up for a few minutes. Now sometimes if you stray away from that by clicking on Terms of Service or something else and the order of cookies is interfered with or is messed up the offer might not credit. So that is why i recommended that you browse through them first and read all the TOS before hand.

So in short if you clear your cookies, then log into the freebie site, then go to the offers page (first cookie needed), then click on the offer you want to do (second cookie needed), then complete the offer all the way through to the final page without problems (third cookie you need) you should end up having the proper cookies. If this happens then it should credit. Now some computers have safeguards in their spyware so that all these unnecessary cookies don't get stored in your computer but most are okay...but if you are having trouble then you may want to disable them. Pop ups need to be on since the offer is essentially a pop up...so be sure not have the blocker on...and your settings need to be able to accept all cookies!

#12. Donate a Product to your local area Radio Station, they have numerous contests and they are always looking for sponsors!

Your donation can be written off as a tax deduction plus you will get FREE Advertising & Business Exposure for your donation!

Doesn't Joanna84r's massive list of proof just makes you jealous?

Self Promotion Offline Tip #11

One thing you may not know is that you should not click away as fast as you can because information may not register correctly. You should let everything load correctly because if you click away before information is fully registered then you may not receive credit. Let the landing page load up for at least 5 minutes before you go clicking away as a way to allow the information to register.

#11. Contact your local medical offices, particularly Gynecology and OB Offices and Pediatric Offices and inquire about you leaving information with them.

This is a way for you to target Parents of Children with both the home party opportunity, the business opportunity and new customer sales.

Babetran does it again but it doesn't stop there!

Self Promotion Offline Tip #10

You should always keep track of your offers and organizations because you can only do a specific offer once! If you sign up for an offer on one site then you cannot sign up for it ever again on any other site. Doing so would be committing fraud because you would then create multiple accounts for that particular offer which is against the rules.

*Also Some of the offers brought to us are hosted on these Freebie Sites by the same company called Pacific Webworks and lots of these offers look attractive to do because they tend to be cheap trials. The rule is that you can only ever do a specific offer once BUT you can also only ever do a Pacific Webworks offer once too. It will say within an offers Terms Of Service if it is brought to you by PWW and you should be checking the TOS on the offers anyway!
Here is a list of some of the offers by PWW (and remember you can only pick one of them to do ever!):

Amazon Amazing Web Stores
Chuck Mullaney Teaches Ebay
eAuction Expert
eAuction Tutor
eBay Toolkit
ebaysuccesses
Google Home Business Kit
Google SEO Supervisor
Forex
Increase My Margin
UMAC Core Marine Phytoplankton
Quick Books Simple Business Kit
Quick Start Business Kit
Yahoo Search Success Center
Yahoo Tool Kit

#10. Contact your local area hospitals and ask for Human Resources Dept. The Majority of hospitals hand out New Mommy Diaper Bags filled with products, samples and other stuff for New Moms who just had a baby!

It's FREE for you to add in your information! I have gotten party hosts, new customers and new recruits by participating in these types of programs.

Joanna84r cashing out at Innovus

Self Promotion Offline Tip #9

It is important that you do not cancel an offer just after signing up because it may be considered as committing fraud so please try to choose offers that really interest you and give them a fair trial. If you are not satisfied completely then you may go ahead and cancel your trial offer. Remember, if you do an offer with intent to cancel then it is fraud and a company can usually tell if you cancel too quickly without trying their service or even receiving their product. A trial period on anything means that you actually have to try the service or product.

#9. Contact your local area Welcome Wagon or Welcome to the Neighborhood Group! Ask them about you leaving mini catalogs, fliers, business cards, discount coupons, freebie mini gifts, etc with them.

They are always looking for additional items to place in their Welcome Bags!

MrsPickett's first cash out on a Trainn site!

Self Promotion Offline Tip #8

When it comes to freebie sites, it is important to keep in mind of your IP. Why? Because whenever you log into your site, your IP will be tracked as a way to catch those with multiple accounts. Even living in an apartment building where another user lives could possibly cause problems for the both of you if you are either signing in your sites using the same IP or the same home address. So remember, only log into your sites on your own personal computer and on your own IP only. Don't be tempted to check your site when you're at school, at a friend's house, relative's house, cyber cafe, because you will run into trouble later on.

#8. College Campuses! Dorms & Housing Students are always looking to spend money! Alot of college students are also looking for an extra income so target them with the business opportunity too!

Drop off fliers and business cards to the College Student Center! They usually have bulletin boards, tables and other things where you can leave your information at for FREE!

Puffoluffagus rocking out on his new XBOX from Trainn