Freebies are awesome and I'll never say otherwise. However, there is one vital requirement that most people fail to consider.
When you request a freebie, you're always asked to give an email address. Why? Because the companies want to follow up on the freebies, then continually send you marketing messages in the foreseeable future.
Luckily, there's an incredibly simple solution to saving your work or personal inbox from a flood of spam: make a new email just for freebies!
The more permanent solution I suggest is to make a free account on Gmail. If you want to enter a fake name, feel free! Heck, I even made my email super easy to remember and direct to the point. [email protected] or [email protected] and other variations will always be available.
Freebie + Tip with Gmail
You can add a plus sign (+) to the end of your email, followed by anything you want! This lets you create multiple email addresses all under a single account.
For instance, if your email is [email protected], you can use [email protected] and the confirmation emails will always go to your normal [email protected] inbox! So how does this help?
Most recurrent freebies only allow for one sample per email address. But with this trick, most systems interpret your (+) email as something new and thus you can repeatedly get the same freebie. 😎
So the first time you request a freebie, enter [email protected]. Then, when requesting the same sample again months later, use [email protected] and then [email protected] the next time, etc.
By making a freebie email and using the (+) trick, you'll be all set at keeping any freebie spam completely separate and out of your personal email inbox. And worst case, if your freebie email ever ends up overwhelmed with junk mail, you can simply ditch it and make a brand new account.
If you're looking to avoid creating a new account altogether, then Generator Email is the way to go. I personally use it on a regular basis. It lets you create a free and disposable email address with the simple click of a button. All email sent to that account can be immediately deleted after you click any confirmation links and you never have to remember any passwords. Some sites have started blocking these emails from requesting freebies, so I still suggest just making a brand new Gmail account, but this method can be successful here and there in a pinch.
So no matter what, make sure to use a freebie email account specifically for freebies.
