FAQs
Main Questions
- What exactly is this site?
- So you don’t mess with ref based freebies anymore?
- Then what makes this site special?
- Do you give away anything for free?
- Wait, what did you just say?
- Seriously, what’s the catch? Do I have to pay you money?
- How come so much stuff is free?
- How many things have you gotten?
- Can I submit a freebie?
- Will you link to my site?
- Question not answered here?
Main Answers
I originally started this site win the intention to focus on what was known as the “Freebie” craze that was/still is sweeping the Internet. In other words, I was going to focus on referral based freebies, the sites where you sign up, complete an offer, and then get X amount of people to sign up under you and complete an offer as well. Once you’d done all that, you got a prize such as an iPod, Flatscreen TV, Laptop, etc. I wrote everything from a step-by-step guide of how to go through the process, to reviews and suggestions on all the possible offers you can do, to even answering any unique questions people sent in.
But after a while I realized that was going to be boring if I focused only on ref-based freebies. So I soon branched out into searching and posting completely free, although less valuable, stuff you could get simply for giving them your name and address.
Oh no, that’s not it at all! While my main focus for this site is now on non-ref based freebies, you can still find all the original guides and walkthroughs I wrote. In addition, I still post information on the main site about ref based freebies and in my spare time, I still work on getting free expensive goodies all the time. However, since that’s no longer my main focus, much of the information and guides I wrote aren’t exactly up to date anymore.
I’m glad you asked! Without a doubt, there are countless other sites out there where you can find links to free stuff, just like you can here on Hey, It’s Free!. But you need to be careful with those sites due to the high level of hidden ref links and non-legit freebie offers that they post. Many sites make most of their money through companies like PrimaryAds, CJ, and the likes by posting their ref links masquerading as free stuff. This in turn means you don’t know what you’re getting. You might find decent freebies, but you’ll also just give away your info on plenty of offers that will in turn spam and sell your e-mail, mailing address, and phone number.
However, on Hey It’s Free!, I go out of my way to make sure not to trick my users. Out of the hundreds of links on my site, I have about 10 ref links that are clearly marked and that’s it. I could make much more money if I spammed my ref link all over the place and tricked users into clicking links, but then my users wouldn’t get jack squat and would start getting angry with me. As it is, I only make a few dollars a day through Google Adsense and that’s it. I don’t want to make it sound like I’m bashing every other freebie sites because they obviously aren’t all like this, but I feel that many of them are operating under deceptive practices and I wish more people understood this.
Plus, how many other sites actually take the time to create their own giant lists of freebies, like the ones in HIF’s exclusive freebie section? That’s what I thought! Back to top
The only thing you will find here for free is lots of useful information and plenty of bad jokes! I post links to freebies on the main page about 3-8 times a day, all of which are run and operated by other companies. We don’t actually collect information or send out the freebies, we’re just the middlemen. Or middleman actually, since it’s just me. So don’t leave your name, address, or other personal contact info in any comments here on the site because I don’t actually send out the freebies!
I said don’t leave your name, address, or other personal contact info in any comments here on the site! If you do, it won’t help you get any freebies and in fact, you won’t get a single thing because all I do is spend time every now and then and go back to delete all the addresses left in the comments! I could leave them, but then your personal info is there for all the world to see for all of eternity (or until I close the site, whichever comes first) and that’s just not very smart of you to do. So please, DON’T LEAVE YOUR ADDRESS IN THE COMMENTS. Got it? Good.
You won’t spend a single dime here on Hey It’s Free!, unless you want to donate me some pocket change! All the information you find here is 100% completely free and will continue to be until this site closes or my left arm is eaten by a giant frog, whichever comes first. As far as the freebies, I only post ones where you can get them for free. No shipping charge, no “stocking” fee, nothing.
The reason why you can get all this stuff for free is simple: companies give it away as promotional material. Most of the time the free stuff, such as hats and t-shirts, have a logo on them of the company giving them away. Other times you’ll see samples and trials of items that are new on the market and that companies want you to see and try. It’s really not as fishy as you think it might be and you’ll quickly see that a lot of the freebies I post on here are from big name companies that are giving away some decent stuff. Just think about it, the best way to get feedback on a new product or build buzz for it is to give away 10,000 trial samples.
As far as ref-based freebies, I have personally gotten three free video iPods, an iPod shuffle, a Mini Mac, an XBOX 360, an Acer laptop and over a thousand dollars in cash through Paypal. Plus, when you factor in the daily freebies I post here on HIF, I would estimate that I’ve gotten about $300+ worth of items that I signed up for and got in the mail, like t-shirts, coupons, food, electronics, magazine subscriptions, etc. And remember, this was all for FREE!
Absolutely! If you’ve found a freebie or even if you are with a company / website who is giving away something for free, let me know about it and I’ll most likely post a link to it! Or better yet, join the forums and post it over there. You’ll be everybody’s new hero! In fact, at least 25% of all the freebies found here on the site were found and submitted by the loyal HIF users!
I’m always looking to link to new and old freebie sites alike. If you run one and are interested in trading links, follow my linking instructions and then be sure to let me know! I’m pretty good about noticing when new sites link to me, but it’s especially helpful if you can drop me an e-mail and just tell me so that I don’t miss your link!
Then simply contact me and you’ll get a personal reply within hours! Plus if I feel your question is a good one, I’ll post it here and give you credit!
