In my opinion, these accounts share the most legitimate freebies.
You can also use Twellow or WeFollow to find other freebie tweeters. Search for key terms like "freebie" or "free stuff" and see which accounts pop up. Twitter users are sorted by number of followers.
To make it easy to follow these new friends, create a list on Twitter for only your freebie-loving tweeps. Or, subscribe to my Freebies Twitter list to follow a bunch all at once.
Giveaways are abundant on Twitter too, with many brands and bloggers using them as a way to gain followers and readers. A couple of users I follow to find out about the latest giveaways include @twitaway and @ilovegiveaways.
3. Visit Freebie Aggregators
Another way to find free stuff posted on Twitter is by using an aggregator site like TwitterFreebies.com. This site displays a running list of freebies and giveaways along with links back to the Twitter users.
Best bets are to click on either "Twitter Freebie" or "Twitter Giveaway" for the most relevant freebie tweets. Click on the "Free on Twitter" tab, and you’ll find too many irrelevant tweets from people with “free time on their hands” and whose sites are “free to join,” since this category basically culls all tweets that include the word “free.”
4. Stop By a Twitter Party
You’ll find a Twitter Party going on every night of the week, and sometimes during the day. The Twitter Party has become the marketing vehicle of choice these days, and loads of brands have signed up to host these online events that feature an hour or two of discussion on a set topic, as well as giveaways of CDs, gift cards, coupons, and even bigger prizes like iPhones.
There are multiple groups that host these events, and to follow along you’ll want to log in to a site like TweetGrid or TweetDeck that enable you to separate tweets into columns. I use TweetGrid, and with three columns, I can view at-a-glance all event-related tweets, all tweets by the event hosts, and all tweets to me.
For a few calendars with upcoming Twitter party events, check out Twitter Party Guide, Twitter Moms, and Resourceful Mommy.
5. Follow Your Favorite Brands
If you want free stuff, it’s a wise move to follow your favorite brands and retailers, but then separate them into a dedicated Twitter list. By following your favorites, you’ll be among the first to know about special deals, coupons and freebies. In many cases, these are Twitter-only benefits.
Recently, True Lemon was giving away free tote bags to Twitter users who sent in a Twitpic of themselves drinking True Lemon flavored drinks. Last summer, Rubio’s, a Southwestern restaurant chain, gave away free All-American Tacos to anyone who shared an "All-American Moment" photo via Twitter, Facebook, or e-mail.
I wonder what freebies I’ll be able to score today. A free shampoo sample, a free pack of gum -- maybe a free reusable tote bag. Who knows? But just the thrill of discovering a freebie is enough for me.
What Twitter strategies do you use to score free stuff? Please share them in the comments below.
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