Here are a couple of websites for a new trendy type of marketing. The idea is, that marketers will send out a few thousand samples of a product, you try it, like it, and tell all your friends about it. Supposedly word-of-mouth marketing is the most effective type. In any event, it’s easy to do and takes very little time. For both of these websites, you just sign up and they send you email. If you’re interested in that particular product you sign up, if you’re not, you don’t.

The first is House Party. House party sends out kits to launch new products. You have to apply to host a House Party, so even though you like the product, it’s not guaranteed you’ll get it. But if you’re chosen, the package that you get is usually awesome. They’ve sent out Wiis and Playstations and all kinds of expensive stuff. Right now, I’ve applied to Fisher Price and Capri Sun house parties, just waiting to hear. I know that there is a Star Wars one out there right now too.

The other one is BzzAgent. I’ve been doing Bzzagent for several years and it’s fun. They e-mail you applications to join campaigns for products, and I’ve gotten lots of free products to try. They also give you coupons to use and hand out to friends to try the products. We’ve even tested vodka as a part of Bzzagent!
Another cool part about BzzAgent is that it is connected to MyPoints. So if you join Mypoints, you earn points towards more free stuff. You get the free stuff from Bzzagent, then fill out online reviews of what you thought. When you complete the surveys, you get more Mypoints. Collect the mypoints for even more free stuff! Through mypoints you can get cash from paypal or Amazon gift cards.