By now you’ve probably heard all the sweet features coming out on the new iPhone 2.0 in July. It’s enough to make anyone drool! Fortunately, the prices are coming down, but most youth pastor salaries still don’t quite afford the luxuries of such toys. That’s why I’ve been working freebie sites to get a lot of these things for FREE instead.

Here’s what I’ve earned for free so far:

• FREE Xbox 360 Elite
• FREE 12-month subscription to Xbox Live
• FREE Halo 3 video game
• FREE 16 GB iPod Touch
• FREE $580 cash in place of an iPhone
• FREE 32 GB iPod Touch
• $160 cash from Apple.V-Bux.com (click screenshot below)
• $250 cash in place of a free Nintendo Wii (click screenshot below)
• $375 cash in place of a free PS3 (screenshot coming soon)

These freebie sites work because advertisers pay them for every trial customer they send their way. The freebie site then splits their income with you in form of cash or a free gift. And all the companies that participate are reputable companies with trial offers you might like to try out anyway, such as Blockbuster, Netflix, Stamps.com, Photostamps.com, Gamefly.com, etc., so it’s really a win-win situation for everyone. If, at the end of your trial, you decide that the service isn’t for you, you’re totally free to cancel it and move on without any further obligation. Either way, you still earn credit at the freebie site just for checking it out. (Check here for a list of some of the trial offers I’ve completed and my experience with each one.) Once you reach 100% credit for completing your trial offer, refer a couple other people to sign up for the freebie site under your unique referral link and get your free electronics or cash as they also complete trial offers!

In case you’d like to get free Apple products or cash, too, here’s how it works step-by-step.

FREE iPhone, iPod Touch, or Mac computer

1. Click this link: http://apple.v-bux.com/index.php?id=11517
2. Sign up to create an account.
3. Complete offers (like Blockbuster, Netflix or Stamps.com) to get 100% credit (usually about 2-5 offers) and then refer other people to do the same under your referral link.
4. After you refer enough people who also reach 100% credit for trial offers, you receive your iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac, or cash for FREE!

Even if you only successfully refer 1 person, V-Bux still pays you a minimum of $80!

It honestly isn’t any more difficult than that. If you have any questions about the process, I’ve done it many times, so feel free to ask in the comments below. If you want some tips on how to earn referrals, check out these 10 ideas.

One important tip
Make sure your browser is set to accept all cookies while you go through the sign-up process both at the freebie site and when you complete offers. If you click an offer and don’t sign up for it on that visit, make sure you clear your cookies before going back to it again. Otherwise the tracking cookie might not register that you signed up for their service from the freebie site and you’ll have to request a manual credit, which can take several weeks to be approved.

Last month I posted about how I got a free Xbox 360 Elite and told you I was going to go for the 16GB iPod Touch next with the same company. Well, today my FREE 16GB iPod Touch arrived! Here’s the timeline:

1. October 26, 2007: I sign up at Apple.V-Bux.com under someone else’s referral link and signed up for a couple trial offers. My account is credited that same day.
2. November 30, 2007: I posted about how I got my free Xbox 360 and also posted my referral link for the free iPod Touch.
3. December 5, 2007: Only a few days later I had enough referrals of people who completed an offer to get a free iPod Touch of their own. So, I submitted my account for review.
4. December 8, 2007: My account is approved and I submit my order for the 16GB iPod Touch.
5. December 9, 2007: The next day my iPod is shipped.
6. December 17, 2007: My FREE 16GB iPod Touch arrived in the mail!

Here are the proof pictures (click to see full-size):

If you want a free iPod Touch, too, sign up under this referral link.

Get an iPhone for FREE from the same company!

Now that both my Xbox Elite and iPod Touch are here, I’m going for a free iPhone through the same company. Instead of taking the iPhone, though, I’m going to take the cash offer instead to put toward vacation next summer. Obviously I have first-hand evidence that this is real and legit, not a rip-off scam or some pain-in-the-neck process. Here’s how you can get a FREE iPhone (or cash):

1. Click this link: http://apple.v-bux.com/index.php?id=11517
2. Sign up to create an account.
3. Complete offers (like Blockbuster, Netflix or Stamps.com) to get 100% credit (usually about 2-5 offers) and then refer other people to do the same under your referral link.
4. Receive your iPhone for FREE!

It honestly isn’t any more difficult than that. If you have any questions about the process, I’ve done it twice, so feel free to ask in the comments below.

A little tip:
If you click an offer and don’t sign up for it on that visit, make sure you clear your browser’s cookies before going back to it again from your V-bux account. Otherwise the tracking cookie might not register that you signed up for their service from V-Bux and you’ll have to request a manual credit, which can take several weeks.

Some of you may remember back to August when I posted about how to get a Xbox 360 Elite for free from MacroBucks.com. Well, guess what? Mine came in the mail today! I got an Xbox 360 Elite, a game of my choice (I picked Halo 3, of course) and a 12-month subscription to Xbox Live for free! Here’s a timeline of how it all happened:

1. August 27, 2007: I sign up at MacroBucks.com under someone else’s referral link and complete trial offers.
2. August 30, 2007: I post here about how to get an Xbox 360 Elite for free and started encouraging others to sign-up under my referral link and complete one of the many trial offers. The post starts showing up in Google searches and is in the sidebar of my blog.
3. November 6, 2007: I finally have 12 people who signed up under my referral link and completed one of the trial offers, so I submit my account for review.
4. November 10, 2007: My account is approved and I place my order for the Xbox 360 Elite, a game of my choice (Halo 3, of course), and a 12-month subscription to Xbox Live Gold.
5. November 13, 2007: Everything is shipped.
6. November 19, 2007: Halo 3 and the 12-month Xbox Live Gold subscription card arrive in the mail from Amazon.
7. November 30, 2007: The Xbox 360 Elite finally arrives. It was late because UPS lost the package, then Amazon went out of stock on the Elites, so MacroBucks.com overnighted another one to me via FedEx from Circuit City even though the problem wasn’t their fault. They definitely went out of their way to keep their end of the bargain and communicated with me very well through the whole ordeal.

If you want an Xbox 360 Elite for free, too, sign up here under my friend’s referral link.

Here’s pictures for the skeptics out there. (Click the image to view it full-size.)

Anyone else on Xbox Live? Send me your gamertag! Let’s play.

Get an iPod Touch for FREE from the same company!

Now that my Xbox is here, I’m going for an iPod Touch. Obviously I have first-hand evidence that this is real and legit, not a rip-off scam or some pain-in-the-neck process. Here’s how you can get a FREE iPod Touch:

1. Click this link: http://apple.v-bux.com/index.php?id=11517
2. Sign up and create an account.
3. Complete offers (like Blockbuster, Netflix or Stamps.com) to get 100% credit (usually about 2-5 offers) and then refer other people to do the same under your referral link.
4. Receive your iPod Touch for FREE!

It honestly isn’t any more difficult than that.

A little tip:
If you click an offer and don’t sign up for it on that visit, make sure you clear your browser’s cookies before going back to it again from your V-Bux account. Otherwise the tracking cookie might not register that you signed up for their service from V-Bux and you’ll have to request a manual credit, which can take several weeks.