Free Reward Sites

Free reward sites can go either way. Some are legitimate and others are completely ridiculous.

I think in this case it's safe to use my standard rule of judgment: If it requires money or your credit card number, STAY AWAY FROM IT.

Sites like the freebiejeebies sites require you to join and complete an offer, typically something like a Netflix trial, a paid credit check, or purchasing something. And then you refer a certain number of people who must then do an offer as well. Once you get the number of referrals it says, you get your "free" item. Now, this is cheaper than the sites where you have to complete Bronze, Silver, and Platinum offers (with no referrals) to get an item, but there is nothing free about it.

However, there is a site out there where you can get iPods, Xbox 360s, etc. for free. For real. Now, you still complete offers and it has different kinds, but the distinct difference is that the vast majority of its offers are FREE and don't require your credit card.

Rewards1 is the aforementioned site. As I said, you join, do offers, get points, and redeem those points for the prize of your choice. There are different types of offers: Free, Free with credit card, cell phone, and credit card. I obviously recommend only doing the free offers because then your gift is actually free.

If this sounds like a site for you, a great way to get through these offers faster is to use Roboform. It's an easy program that plugs into your browser and can automatically fill in all the information boxes for you. It's important to use your real information, I've used my campus mailing address but I've never received anything from solicitors, so that's a bonus.

As I said, if you're going to use a free rewards site, Rewards1 is the one to use. It's easy, it works, and it's actually free. Best of all, if you ever need help there's a great forum. Just never buy anything from people on there, if you need help, there are people who will try to make you pay for assistance and then there are people who will give you tips for free.