Are the gifts really free?

I’ve noticed lately that there are a lot of people offering free stuff. But do they really offer you something for free or is there a catch?

At the end of last year I started looking for royal gifts. You know things you can use. Most of the things I looked for were things I could use to build my business. Let’s face it, the more free and reliable stuff you can get, the better. For me, it’s about increasing my online sales so I can be financially free.

So what should you look for when looking for gift claims? Here is my list of what to look for:

1. If there’s a free period for you to use the product or service, great, but be careful: don’t provide your credit card details because your card will likely be charged as soon as the free period ends. On the other hand, if it’s free for a period of time and you’re not expected to hand over your credit card, give it a try. When the free period ends, you can make an informed assessment as to whether it’s worth buying or subscribing too. Oh, and here’s a hint: get yourself a Yahoo, Gmail, or Hotmail account to filter out any potential spam.

2. Look for free products and services that don’t offer a timed free period. There are many out there that are worth subscribing to. Better yet, you don’t get hammered with spam. Many of these free services offer an additional service for a fee that you can choose to subscribe to on an ongoing or one-time basis.

3. If you are looking for items that will be physically delivered to an address, be careful. (for example: product samples). You are often expected to pay postage/freight. You may spend a lot of time on the site to discover that once you get to “purchase”, they ask for your credit card to pay for postage/freight. Also, if you receive free items, use a mailbox or work address, you just can’t be sure. Now in saying that, there are some really great products you can get for free and it’s really worth paying the freight with the savings you get. One example is business card printing – I’ve found this to be great for starting a business.

4. Digitally delivered items can be a bit of a concern. Genuine companies will often offer you free products with electronic delivery. That’s fine, but if you’re getting stuff you didn’t subscribe to find your local authority and file a complaint. Only accept digitally delivered products that you have acknowledged signing up for, typically as a confirmation email.

Bottom line, I recommend that you look very carefully at the fine print before jumping into anything that says it’s free. I’ve made it pretty easy for you. I have a list of recommended free sites. These include trade promotion, free products, and more. I’ve tried everything and use or have used 95% of them, so now it’s up to you to decide what you’d like to do.

I wish you the best in your search for Internet gifts.