Yes, I admit. I am a sucker for free stuff and contest.
Before I had the mindset of an internet marketer I was probably the perfect mark for those marketers back then. I signed up for everything and joined tons of contest. Yeah, I was one of those few back then that really got excited with the whole “free ipod” era. In fact, I was pretty heavy into the whole “free ipod scene” where I actually had a forum setup with a few thousand members all trying to help each other get referrals and such. During the couple years that I did all those referral sites I received probably about $25k in various “freebies” ranging from ipods, xbox 360s (probably got around 6 or 7 of these total!), a 61” HDTV (crappy rear projection infocus, but still) and a ton of other cool gadgets. As well as cash even. It was great to get all those cool freebies as well as save money by not buying the ones I wanted anyway and then just sell off the rest of the extras.
Sadly this was before I knew anything about “making money online” otherwise I could have really cashed in with the amount of traffic and regular visitors I was getting back then on that site/forum. But I was blissfully happy with all the cool toys and the small amount I made with adsense on the homepage (the one ad company I actually knew about at the time). God, just think of how much I could have raked in with zip/email submits and all the other freebie offers out there.
I did sell the site/forum for a couple grand in the end when it died down at least but I still have a weak spot for those freebie type sites, offers and contest. Regardless how much money you make, getting a free ipod in the mail is awesome! Helping two dudes unload and carry a 200 pound 61inch tv off a truck, that you got for free, isn’t too shabby either lol.
Anyway, this is all just a lead-in to yet another contest I am entering. My wife wants one of the newer Flip HD cameras…I guess the regular non-hd isn’t enough for youtube silliness but I love the Flip and I definitely wouldn’t mind an HD version.
Ryan From SmarterWealth.net is giving away a HD Flip to one random blogger who joins his mailing list (which looked good anyway) and then blogs about the contest. So I figured I might as well try my luck and see if I can actually win something here. After all, all my freebies stopped coming in years ago and I miss getting big boxes in the mail.
Ryan explains the contest better than I do so here is the info in his words:
Ryan McLean from Smarter Wealth is giving away a brand new Flip Mino HD to one lucky reader. This will be the easiest Flip Mino HD to win because barely anyone is going to enter meaning more chances that you can win.
The Flip Mino HD is the coolest gadget around. You can shoot one hour of video in HD (so you can play it on your plasma) and you can even edit your footage right on your device. This device is so small that it will fit in your pocket so you will never miss capturing a moment ever again.
To enter all you have to do is sign up for Ryan’s newsletter and post about the competition.
Check out all the details of how you can enter the Win a Flip Mino HD competition now.
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All of these awesome contests have inspired me to do my own..
http://awalkinmyshoes.com/blog/2009/03/19/win-a-free-logo-package-worth-78/