Free iPods

Posted on January 9, 2005 by Adam

Someone sent me a link to this site offering free ipods. What’s the catch, you ask? Simply complete one of their “offers”, which include things like requesting an AOL CD in the mail or opening a trial membership on some websites (like Ancestry.com). Then send the link to five of your friends. Once your five friends have completed their offers, they will ship you the iPod of your choice. Interesting deal. Sounds like a scam at first, but this same place has been around for a while, giving away various other products to get you to sign up with an advertiser.

With the pay for placement market what it is, it doesn’t surprise me to see an advertiser pay top dollar to this company in order to get a sign-up. Let’s do the math:

If an advertiser pays $50 for a sign-up, and in order to get a free iPod, you and 5 friends must sign-up, that’s $300. What’s a mini-iPod go for these days? About $250. That’s a net profit of $50 per person that they make, and I get a free iPod out of it. Interesting business model. Now let’s see if I can get the last two completions I need to get my silver mini-iPod.

Update:
I’m happy to say that I’ve completed my five offers (but click on the links above to help my wonderful wife Dena get hers. Other people are reporting receiving their iPods and are quite happy with the results.

Update #2:
I found a little package on my front porch after work today.

This packing slip sure looks interesting….

Behold!

My free iPod has arrived, proof to the naysayers that claimed the FreeIpods.com was a scam.

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NotClint on July 12, 2004 at 3:02 pm said:

Find another sucker!
Phil on July 13, 2004 at 6:31 am said:

Well, this is great isn’t it! Yet another site that is US only.

If you will receive my one and ship it to me, I’ll bite!
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FreeiPods.com on July 21, 2004 at 12:48 pm said:

This is totally legit. Check out this site: http://www.bar-of-soap.com/ipod.php

Click my link if you would like to sign up: http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7176406
G-$ on July 22, 2004 at 7:08 pm said:

Buried at the bottom of a conga line? Go here, a brand new conga line is up and you can get prime position and a realistic shot at getting the referrals! http://p068.ezboard.com/bfreeipodsource
here is the goods on July 23, 2004 at 2:33 pm said:

get your ipod quick and easy:
http://home.earthlink.net/~superassassin/freeipod/
Pill on July 27, 2004 at 3:14 pm said:

I’ve made a tool to help everyone get their refers:
http://logicpill.com/conga/
PLEASE?? on July 28, 2004 at 1:27 pm said:

http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7383720
SHORT_CONGA on July 29, 2004 at 11:31 pm said:

THERE IS A SHORT CONGA AT http://logicpill.com/conga/
nice on July 29, 2004 at 11:32 pm said:

http://logicpill.com/conga/ is nice!!!
Anonymous on July 30, 2004 at 2:56 am said:

***Important: To those who are new to the ‘Free iPod’ offer***
http://www.getfreeforum.com/forums/index.php?mforum=FastFreeIpods&showtopic=1

Everywhere I go, I see people posting their links, selfishly, to get you to
sign up on freeipods.com, using them as a referrer (which is one of the requ
irements to get a free ipod, get 5 referrals). When you sign up for this sit
e and you sign up for one of their sponsors’ offers (which is the other requ
irement to get a free ipod), you are left with getting five other people to
do the same before you can get your free ipod. You have nothing to benefit f
rom using their links to sign up who spam in forums and chat rooms.

A conga line is a system that is setup to help people get referrals. When yo
u join a conga, using the person that is on the top of the list to use as a
referrer, you are added to the list. When each person gets all their referra
ls from new users signing up, the conga line moves on to the next person. Wh
en you are up, you get your referrals. Conga lines are a great way to take a
dvantage of this offer, where everyone helps each other out, and everyone be
nefits.

The problem with most conga lines is that they are extremely unorganized, and because o
f this, one person can get 15 referrals when he only needs 5, and two other people coul
d have moved through the conga, but didn’t. Also, unorganized congas allow people to ch
eat their system and everyone using it. If you join a conga, make sure its an organized
one. I highly recommend visiting

http://www.getfreeforum.com/forums/index.php?mforum=FastFreeIpods&showtopic=1
drbill on July 31, 2004 at 4:16 pm said:

Best flatscreens conga line: http://www.flatster.tk
Aj Puleo on August 2, 2004 at 1:07 am said:

http://toxic.cleoisdead.net/ipod.html
Axel on August 2, 2004 at 5:35 pm said:

Hi, I have been following this free ipods thing for a while, and my friend just recieved his. I am anxious to get mine now, so if anyone could help out that would be great.

My referall link:
http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7566399

Thanks,
Axel Sears
Jonathan on August 3, 2004 at 12:55 am said:

Please Help! I have yet to get any referrals. Please Help! Link: http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7500845
Anonymous on August 3, 2004 at 7:01 pm said:

Use a junk email and signup via my link: http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7446648

Thanks
extrem3z on August 4, 2004 at 5:26 am said:

nice ipod:)
extrem3z on August 4, 2004 at 5:26 am said:

http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7540110
lil_kobe on August 4, 2004 at 10:12 am said:

before you sign up, join this conga line to increase ur chances and speed up the referral process
Modi on August 4, 2004 at 4:16 pm said:

PLEASE HELP ME OUT!

http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7518129
AS YOUR OFFER, DO E-BAY! Say ur born in 85, and then bid on ONE thing…u dont gotta win, u jus gotta bid! AND U GOTTA GO THRU MY LINK!
need some proof, think it’s shady!?

http://forevergeek.com/news/freeipodscom.php GREAT site. holla
Vamperon on August 4, 2004 at 7:04 pm said:

Please help
Vamperon on August 4, 2004 at 7:05 pm said:

Err, might help if i left what to help in the right place… http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7597049
McDeeeL on August 5, 2004 at 1:39 am said:

I’m in dire need of an iPod!!!! For the love of everything holy on this planet of ours……. HELP ME! http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7461926
Todd on August 5, 2004 at 2:32 pm said:

Please help! http://geocities.com/ghettopia/freeipod.htm
Todd on August 5, 2004 at 2:33 pm said:

http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7693970
cramp on August 5, 2004 at 5:34 pm said:

if you are new to this and would like to receive an ipod, it’s best to sign up for a conga line… this way, you will be guaranteed referrals in a few days…
if you need a suggestion about which one to use, http://www.ipoded.tk is the one that got me the 3 random people I needed to finish and I got my ipod.
Victor on August 6, 2004 at 4:04 pm said:

Cheers =]
Victor on August 6, 2004 at 4:04 pm said:

http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7778728
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Jamie on August 9, 2004 at 5:12 pm said:

http://www.freeipods.com/default.aspx?referer=7527999
$5 (through PayPal) to the first 5 people who sign up and complete offers using my link.
canuck on August 10, 2004 at 1:44 pm said:

http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7351397

Sign with my referall link, and I will Paypal or EMT each person that signs up $10 + the costs to sign up(if applicable)
Ox20 on August 12, 2004 at 9:45 am said:

My link: http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7926995
Use me as a referrer and send me an email (macgyvr64@gmail.com) and I’ll PayPal anyone $5 when it’s a sucessful refer, but only the first 5 or 6 referrers (all I need anyway).
Invision Plus Free Forums on August 13, 2004 at 2:12 am said:

My offers are complete, please delete my comment (#19)
Invision Plus Free Forums on August 13, 2004 at 2:14 am said:

#19 Comment by Anonymous — 8/3/2004 @ 7:01 pm

^ Delete this comment, referrals are complete.
Tom on August 17, 2004 at 12:56 pm said:

Hi, I’ve got a new conga for freeipods.com starting out, come join up!
a-freeipods-conga on yahoo groups

Thanks
Tom on August 17, 2004 at 2:52 pm said:

Whoops, the above url is incorrect, here is the correct one: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/a-freeipods-conga/

Thanks
Tokter on August 18, 2004 at 11:32 am said:

http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=8094922
$5 (through PayPal) to the first 5 people who sign up and complete offers using my link.
freeipodz on August 18, 2004 at 5:13 pm said:

brand new freeipods conga line! get in line quickly!
freeipodz on August 19, 2004 at 12:03 pm said:

new conga!
mr guest on August 20, 2004 at 5:09 am said:

here’s the site where i got my ipod from. they’ve got a cool flash interface unlike some of the messier conga forums. http://www.ipoded.tk
Stephen on August 22, 2004 at 9:21 pm said:

Check out FreeiPodsCommunity.com for discussions about FreeiPods.com!
dan on August 23, 2004 at 5:09 pm said:

http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=8120667
Joe on August 23, 2004 at 6:42 pm said:

Help me out too!

http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=8253890
Todd on August 23, 2004 at 11:21 pm said:

Just launched this site — http://www.RateiPodOffers.com

Lets iPod seekers see which current offer is the cheapest, quickest and easiest — based on user ratings!

Go vote to help build the ratings up and therefore help future iPod seekers find the best deal!
bobtheipodman on August 24, 2004 at 12:05 pm said:

[URL=http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=8281268]you know for a fact you want a free ipod, and there is more than enough people saying that it is legit, so go for it here[/URL]
http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=8281268
Pete on August 25, 2004 at 1:44 pm said:

Click my link and complete and offer and I’ll give you an invite to gmail http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=8322487
Jason on August 25, 2004 at 9:12 pm said:

gmail invites for people who fully joined
http://www.FreeDesktopPC.com/default.aspx?referer=8338144
http://www.freeipods.com/default.aspx?referer=7180405
David on August 25, 2004 at 9:21 pm said:

Check out http://www.freeipodz.com for a good conga line
Anonymous on August 25, 2004 at 10:54 pm said:

Check http://www.freeflatpanel.tk for a brand new conga line to get your free flat tv or monitor!
Jonathan on August 26, 2004 at 4:45 am said:

Hi, i cant offer anybody something to trade, but my heart goes out to everybody that does help me get my i-pod. Thanks people!!!

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