Christmas Giveaways

It's been months since I posted to the blog. We're expanding the business offline and it's been a time consuming process. But I had to let you know about the excellent giveaway programs that are currently available over the holiday period.

If you run an online business, this is your opportunity to get loads of free marketing information and software to help your business grow in 2008.

If you've participated in these programs in the past, you'll know that part of the deal for receiving these free gifts is to submit your first name and email address. Yes, it's time consuming and you may not want to subscribe to yet another marketer's newsletter, but don't let that put you off. You can always unsubscribe later if you don't find the emails useful.

Here are our top picks for giveaway sites this Christmas:

* 12 Days of Christmas – Mark Hendricks

* 117 Work at Home Gifts – Henry Gold

* 117 Gifts – Henry Gold

* Santa Sal's Christmas Giveaway – Harris Fellman

* Viral Marketing Giveaway – Brett Ingram

Don't get caught up in the idea that you must download everything on the sites just because it's free. Take what you feel will be useful and leave the rest.

And expect to see some one-time offers when you fill in the forms. If you're not interested, just scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the "no thanks" button. But you may find some excellent bargains here as well, so at least give the page a quick once-over before making your decision.

And if you have products of your own you'd like to contribute to these sites, contact them now for instructions.

Finally, here's one site that offers year-round giveaways:

* Giveaway Guru – Brett Ingram

Happy holidays to everyone!

Marguerite Bonneville