Groupon On Course To Go Head To Head With - That Free Thing?
ThatFreeThing direct sales company is offering free products has acquired nearly 200,000 members in just 90 days. Whilst Groupon a billion dollar company in the last 3 years had 150,000 members in their first year, went to 83 million selling coupon
Online, June 17, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Erle Freeman a That Free Thing member said " It´s very possible at the current growth in these last 3 months that we are in a position to build the largest distribution channel for free products and services all over the world!"
"Groupon.com managed to acquire some of those 83 million members with over 180 million dollars in marketing costs. So it shows that through word of month referral marketing, really works and is cost effective if the right product and service is distributed."
Erle went on to say, "I believe that the current trend in these times of economic turmoil is the word, free. More and more folks are looking to get something for free and literally billions are searching for it online every month as people find new ways to save and tighten their belts in this current economy"
"Our major growth right now is in UK, Norway, Canada and especially South Africa, with new members of other African countries appearing in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya with South East Asia countries as well as Spain are fast acquiring new members"
The brains behind That Free Thing is one of the founders Seth Fraser who is known as the freebie king. Having lived for free for over 6 years for zero cost. He is the author of "The Legal Thief" as seen on Amazon.
Erle said "One the great things about TFT is the opportunity to offer family, friends and contacts 5 freebies every week just for registering at no cost. Then if they wish to get access to further 1000´s of free products and services every week, they can have choice to share the free products and services with others and get paid for it. Because of the value of the free things, some of the members are actually giving it to churches, charities, school fairs, those in need and auctions for communities, so it´s all for a great cause"
The free products and services range from free clothes, free food, free education, free baby things, free gym passes, free entertainment like free concerts, free movies, music, free things to do, free drinks, free prescription glasses, free things by mail, mobile apps, free travel, free things for students, free stuff online, free electrics, free offers and free hotels also just to name a few.
When a country reaches 1000 members the company will put full support and staff offices and free products and services specifically to that country and market place.
"After speaking to other members in Africa about the possibility of getting free things, it would be a fantastic achievement to see these countries get free products and services for their communities and it looks like That Free Thing are on course to go head to head with Groupon in the coupons and free trend" Erle went on to say.