Ok so as you may have worked out, aside from this blog being about Bux.to it's also about making money online...
therefore let me explain the idea of Freebies. These incentive programmes have been running for a fair few years now with the BBC even covering some of them to see how real they are. Whilst most are indeed legit ways to get free consoles etc, some are scams so make sure you stick to ones you know.
So what is it exactly?
Freebie sites offer you the chance to get things like an Xbox 360 Elite console for a certain amount of referrals (on one site this is 14). You sign up, complete an offer (some are free and there are often many to choose from, from a ringtone site to a credit card application) and then get your friends to do the same, when they complete the offer you get a credit signifying that they have completed the offer. Do this the stated 'referrals needed' times to get the console, then order and wait.....and be prepared to wait a fair while on some sites as they have to wait for sponsors to pay them to buy your gift.
Essentially it's a i'll scratch your back if you scratch mine, they give you a console/vouchers/phone/laptop/tv etc if you complete the offers, the offers are sponsors, the sponsors pay the freebie site, voila a nice little transaction.
So how do you get involved? well there's many sites involved but the most reputable are FreePay, FreebieTwist, FreeAlbum and the KudosNetwork (from my experience).
The rules are simple, don't try and cheat the system, one IP per offer credit (e.g. you can't just use loads of mobiles and home and do the ringtone offer on them all, they do check!) and essentially, be patient, support is available if you run into problem but try and keep in mind it's something for free, so don't expect it sent the next day.
Interested? i'll post a few links up from the sites i'm using (currently awaiting an Xbox 360 Elite from FreebieTwist) and Free CD from FreeAlbum to get you started:-
Freebie Twist
NextGen.FreebieTwist - PS3, Xbox 360/Elite, Nintendo DS & Wii (just 6 friends for a DS)
Vouchers.FreebieTwist - Amazon vouchers up to £500! (nice and low referrals needed on this)
HighDef.FreebieTwist - 14 friends gets you a HD TV!!!
MP3.FreebieTwist - nice and low referral MP3 players, the latest ipods on here
Computers.FreebieTwist - big computer packages on here but also little accessories like mice
Freebie Freaks
Gadgets.FreebieFreaks - vouchers, memory card, dvd player....and other gadgets
MP3.FreebieFreaks - vouchers available but also lots of different mp3 players to choose from
Gaming.Freebiefreaks - controllers and games and a few other bits
Vouchers.FreebieFreaks.co.uk - vouchers again, up to £50 but amazon, play.com and argos vouchers available
FreeAlbum - just one referral gets you an album!
anyone wanting more information add a comment here and i'll try and help as best i can