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'''Freebiejeebies''' is a [[referral marketing]] [[company (law)|company]] that rewards customers with products if they complete an offer from an independent company and then refer friends to do the same.
==Competitors==
It is similar{{fact}} to companies such as [[Gratis Internet]] (aka. Freepay) which is is one of the largest 'freebie' websites and was established in 2001.<ref name="wired">[http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/news/2004/08/64614 Wired News Review] Date [[18.08.2004]]</ref> Freebiejeebies was estabilished later, in 2007, initally targeting only UK consumers but later, in 2008, expanding to accept users from the USA and Canada.
==Business Model==
Freebiejeebies requires that all users complete one offer before they can receive their chosen item. They have a large number of partner companies who provide the offers. Example offers include depositing (and spending) £10 with an online gambling website. When a user completes an offer with one of these companies Freebiejeebies are paid for this and combined with the user's referrals, this money is used to fund the user's "free" gift.
==Reviews==
The Freebiejeebies website was recently reviewed in ''[[T3 Magazine]]'' as part of their 'Gadget Blagger's Bible'.<ref name="t3">{{cite web |url=http://www.t3.com/feature/free-the-gadget-blaggers-bible-day-one- |title=Free! The gadget blaggers bible: day one... |publisher=T3 Magazine Online |date=2008-06-16 |accessdate=2008-11-16}}</ref>
==Controversy==
Websites of this kind have generated controversy, being cited as [[Pyramid Schemes]] on the belief that the business model is unsustainable.<ref name="pyramid">[http://prezkennedy.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=153 Pyramid scheme?] PrezKennedy.org </ref> However, numerous companies other than Freebiejeebies have been successful with this business model.<ref name="newsnight">[http://web.archive.org/web/20060207120511/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/3683524.stm BBC Newsnight Report]</ref><ref name="newsnight video">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/video/40101000/rm/_40101790_ipods_carver22_vi.ram BBC Newsnight Video]</ref> The total value of goods claimed to have been received by members of one online forum has exceeded £200,000 from [[referral marketing]] companies, including Freebiejeebies.<ref name="exceem">[http://www.exceem.co.uk/forums/i-got-my-free-item/31927-brag-thread-over-215-000-claimed-see-1st-post.html Exceem forum]</ref>
==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://freebiejeebies.co.uk Freebiejeebies Website]
[[Category:Incentive Marketing Companies]]
[[Category:Companies established in 2007]]
==Competitors==
It is similar{{fact}} to companies such as [[Gratis Internet]] (aka. Freepay) which is is one of the largest 'freebie' websites and was established in 2001.<ref name="wired">[http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/news/2004/08/64614 Wired News Review] Date [[18.08.2004]]</ref> Freebiejeebies was estabilished later, in 2007, initally targeting only UK consumers but later, in 2008, expanding to accept users from the USA and Canada.
==Business Model==
Freebiejeebies requires that all users complete one offer before they can receive their chosen item. They have a large number of partner companies who provide the offers. Example offers include depositing (and spending) £10 with an online gambling website. When a user completes an offer with one of these companies Freebiejeebies are paid for this and combined with the user's referrals, this money is used to fund the user's "free" gift.
==Reviews==
The Freebiejeebies website was recently reviewed in ''[[T3 Magazine]]'' as part of their 'Gadget Blagger's Bible'.<ref name="t3">{{cite web |url=http://www.t3.com/feature/free-the-gadget-blaggers-bible-day-one- |title=Free! The gadget blaggers bible: day one... |publisher=T3 Magazine Online |date=2008-06-16 |accessdate=2008-11-16}}</ref>
==Controversy==
Websites of this kind have generated controversy, being cited as [[Pyramid Schemes]] on the belief that the business model is unsustainable.<ref name="pyramid">[http://prezkennedy.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=153 Pyramid scheme?] PrezKennedy.org </ref> However, numerous companies other than Freebiejeebies have been successful with this business model.<ref name="newsnight">[http://web.archive.org/web/20060207120511/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/3683524.stm BBC Newsnight Report]</ref><ref name="newsnight video">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/video/40101000/rm/_40101790_ipods_carver22_vi.ram BBC Newsnight Video]</ref> The total value of goods claimed to have been received by members of one online forum has exceeded £200,000 from [[referral marketing]] companies, including Freebiejeebies.<ref name="exceem">[http://www.exceem.co.uk/forums/i-got-my-free-item/31927-brag-thread-over-215-000-claimed-see-1st-post.html Exceem forum]</ref>
==References==
<references/>
==External Links==
*[http://freebiejeebies.co.uk Freebiejeebies Website]
[[Category:Incentive Marketing Companies]]
[[Category:Companies established in 2007]]
