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Introduction

In October 2003 Apple Computer, the company behind the immensely popular Macintosh computer, quietly introduced the iPod to the portable music player market.  The first iPod had a 5GB hard drive, barely enough to hold 1000 songs, a weak battery life, and a few limitations as far as size was concerned, but in a market of overpriced flash-based music players that barely delivered 32mb (enough to hold 7 songs) and bulky CD players that held only 20 songs per CD, the iPod was a true innovation. Since then, Apple has sold over three million iPods, released 4 generations of the continuously improving iPods and the iPod minis, and partnered with several big-name bands, causing hundreds of knock-offs and millions of jealous looks, as well as international controversy in the process. So the question is,

What's all the fuss about?

Take a spare CD case. Close one half with your hand. What remains is the size of 340 albums, or 273 hours, of your favorite music. Or 682 hours of your favorite audiobooks. That's enough to drive from New York to Seattle and back 3 times and never hear the same song again. That is the power of iPod.

 

How does it work?

Free iPod? Yeah... right. This is the average reply I get when I tell people about this. And in today's world of endless phishing scams, security alerts, and hacker movies you have every right in the world to be skeptical. So was I. So I did a bit of research, and as it turns out the company behind this is legitimate.

It's called Gratis Internet, or Gratis Network,  it's a small company founded by two guys - Peter Martin and Robert Jewell, and it has given away over 1000 iPods since their launch on June 1st. Their idea was innovative and original enough, and it worked. Here are the basics:

  • Most companies are simply dying for new business. They spend millions of dollars annually on advertisement and promotion. It makes sense then that they would be willing to pay good money, ranging form $25 to $90 for a customer to register with them and give their offers a try, usually free.

  • Third-party advertising companies are willing to pass along a good amount of the profit they make from these sign-up fees to companies that bring them business.  Gratis decided to get your business the good way: let you choose what you want and to give back a huge part of their profits in the form of a free gift (they even pay for the shipping).

  • Gratis buys their iPods in bulk. They buy thousands of the units at a time, and an iPod that would cost $250-300 to you or me ends up costing them much less. They then ask you to sign up for one of the sponsored offers, get five friends to do the same, verify that all of the information you have given them is true, and ship you your iPod. It really is that simple.

I'm still not convinced.

This offer has been featured in countless news programs, newspapers and magazines, among them WiReD, the New York Sun, TechTV's The Screen Savers, and CNN Headline News. With some of the most reputable news and technology agencies in the world talking about it, and millions of pictures floating around the internet of happy customers, iPod in hand, UPS truck outside, and the lowest bill you'll ever see in front of the camera: $0.

 

The Guide

Now that you understand the power of what I've shared with you, I'll tell you the secret to doing it.

When you log on to the site, freeipods.com, you'll get a screen somewhat like this:

 

 

Fill in the "Your Email" and "Password" fields with an email address of choice and whatever password you wish. Since the email account you give will likely end up getting tons of spam (unwanted email), I suggest you sign up for a free Yahoo! account here beforehand. Select the "Sign Up Now" button on the page, choose the purple (Free) package, fill out the information required, and use your new Yahoo! account in the "Your Email" field of freeipods to complete your first step to a free iPod.

 

FreeiPods.com will now send you a confirmation email. This is to make sure that you really are a person, and not simply a program made to annoy the site. Check for the email in the "bulk email" or "spam" folder of your mailbox. Click on the link provided to activate your account.

 

You will now be asked to participate in various offers. These are optional and do not influence the status of your membership with freeipods.com in any way. If any of them are attractive, feel free to give them a try, but you will not get credited for those offers in any way.

After the offers, you will be asked to refer a few friends. If you have any friends who might be interested, you can get a head start on the whole referral process and get a few right away by submitting their emails, after which they will be informed of the offer, and will give you some of the referrals you need. If not, leave this field blank and move on to the next part.

 

Offers

 Now, click on "Complete Offers" and you will be taken to a page full of companies giving away trials to anything from credit cards to weight loss programs. You have several options here.

 

If you have a credit card, and want your offer (you only need to complete one) completed immediately, choose the Video Professor offer. It will cost roughly $7 for shipping and handling, which you can get back after you return the discs they send you. Credit for this offer is given as soon as you complete the offer (be sure to use the same email you registered your freeipods account with), and as soon as your instructional CDs arrive in the mail, you can feel free to call Video Professor at 1-800-525-7763 and cancel your offer. Use any reason you like (don't say "I did it for the iPod") and they will request that you mail them back the discs, after which they will promptly refund your $7.

 

You can feel free to try the other offers, but they do not all guarantee your money back, and some can take as much as 2 weeks to give you credit and/or bind you to buy other things from them, so I recommend sticking to the VideoProfessor offer.

 

Referrals

You got this far. You signed up for your iPod. You have completed and recieved credit for an offer. Now comes the tricky part. The only thing that stands between you and a UPS truck with your free iPod in it is getting five of your friends to sign up under you.

How? Simple, really. All that you need to do is tell a few buddies about the offer, put your link as your signature in whatever online forums you visit, spread the word at school or at work, and whatever you do, DO NOT MASS DISTRIBUTE YOUR LINK. If you are caught mass-distributing your link on the internet, your account may be revoked by Gratis, and you may never get your iPod. Stay clear of this strategy.

 

Is it safe?

In short, yes. Gratis uses some of the most reliable advertising companies in the world to pass your information straight to your company of choice. Your information is as safe as it could be in any of the businesses you trust: Your bank, your grocery store, your credit card company. Gratis maintains that same level of security.

It has to - if it is seen as untrustworthy, it will get no more customers and shut it's doors. It is in the company's best interests to maintain your trust and respect.

 

How can I help?

I have shown you the easiest, fastest, and least expensive way to getting your free iPod. All I ask from you now is that you help me do the same thing I have helped you do. Please, sign up below (not at freeipods.com directly or at any other site). This will help me get the referrals I need, and it does not influence you in any way. Thank you for your help.

 

Please use this link to sign up for your free iPod

http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=8540794

 

 

 

 

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