18Jan/05Off
You can actually get a Mac Mini for free, sort of
Get yourself a free Mac Mini.
This company is giving away free Mac Minis as an enticement to do referral-based marketing. The idea is that you go there, sign up for some offer, and then send other people there. If you send 10 friends there who all sign up for offers, you get the Mac Mini.
Cool stuff
- Many of the offers can be canceled with no real expense or commitment. You either get your trial fees refunded, or you cancel before they charge you or something.
- Your friends who sign up to help you can all get free computers, too. They just have to find 10 friends of their own. It's not like you have to get them to do stuff that won't benefit them.
- The companies that are being advertised are mainstream companies you've heard of, most of the time. Stuff like the Discover Card, GM credit card, Colombia House DVDs, eFax, etc. You're not doing a trial with a fly-by-night company.
I was pretty skeptical. I read this guy's page about the Free iPod offer (from the same company) and it made it seem much more legit.
I hate sending stuff like this to friends and family, but it works. I'm just careful and I don't spam people. I write a few hand-crafted notes to a few people who might really want the computer. Takes the bite off it for me.