Free Stocks Shares
From Using Online Products & Services
Back in 'the good old days' this section of the site used to be full of thriving young web sites, all keen to grab your custom by offering you a small share in their future success in exchange for you helping them get there. The best of these have now closed their doors to newer customers, but sadly many just quietly disappeared.
So today we have a very sorry looking selection for you to choose from. For old time sake you can browse all the older closed/disappeared offers below the active ones. But I recommend only a very quick look at what's left here, then rapidly head over to our much more healthy cashback shopping section instead.
Active Sites:
 My Free Shares
Rating:*****
Share Status: N/A - profit share
Not paper shares, but a free share of the profits! This is kind of a member site where you earn a share of the profits of the company - the more shares you have the more profits you earn. Don't expect huge sums unless you have lots of shares - but you can earn free shares by clicking links in the member area or buying recommend products or services. Company profits come from advertising and those offers that other members buy! Click For My Free Shares
Unresponsive Sites - Probably No Longer With Us:
 Agloco
Rating:*****
Share Status: Seeking AIM Listing
Fantastic potential this one. Get paid cash and free shares for using the internet while displaying a small Viewbar (similar to the Google Toolbar).
 MindPixel
Rating:*****
Share Status: Not yet Issued
Slightly wacky you may think, but Mindpixel is a serious scientific project. It is the world's largest Artificial Intelligence effort! Currently with nearly 50,000 users. Basically you input a 'Mindpixel' (a statement that can be answered yes or no), and then validate 20 others input by other users. In so doing you help to build 'Gac's brain and boost the cash value of the project. As a member you own a little piece of the project. Unfortunately the site can be pretty baffling - you really have to dig around to find out what it is all about. Lot more work needed on the 'FAQ' and Introduction areas.
 AlphaCadia
Rating: *****
Share Status: Not Yet Issued
Earn shares or cashback when you shop online. Now a very good range of stores available, plus some extra 'members only' limited purchase special deals. Cashback is paid out quarterly, on reaching a minimum balance of £25 before a cheque is drawn. This is now FREE to join (was £25)! They have actually introduced a 2-tier membership system. As a free member you still get all the benefits of AlphaCadia - but now, if you upgrade to a 'Founder Member' (one-off cost of £30) you not only get 200 free shares, but also a choice of double cashback or more free shares on every cashback purchase. AlphaCadia earns an extra * then!
Latest: Now appear to have quietly transformed into an online shops directory, with no explanation or mention of cashback...
 RingSMS
Rating:*****
Share Status: Not yet Issued
'Get paid to receive text messages'. 100 free shares for signing up, 3 more for each friend you introduce - you will also earn cash on text messages they receive. Information on the site is confusing, and although recently 'launched' the site looks pretty amateur and nothing seems very finished! Time will tell - but we're not holding our breath!
Latest: Time told... not recommended
 Public Forum
Rating:*****
Share Status: Not yet Issued
A basic community / forum based site - the biggest bonus of which is the forums are quite fast to use. Points for joining, introductions and people reading your messages - and points may one day make free shares.
 Voteserve
Rating: *****
Share Status: Not Yet Issued
Got a burning question? You can get hundreds if not thousands of opinions within days FREE. And the more you participate, and the more questions you ask, and the more you questions you answer - the more credits for Free Shares you earn. Good fun!
 Share-Dial
Rating:*****
Share Status: Not yet Issued
Fancy free telephone calls for a year!? Share-Dial offer savings of 62% on UK national calls and 90% on international calls - just by dialling 1845 before your usual number. Introduce 6 friends and get £10 of free calls per month for a year! Plus another month of free calls for each additional friend.
Members also get up to 1,000 free shares on joining, with 200 shares for referring a friend, and 100 shares for every £25 spent on calls. Be prepared to make an initial credit of £25 to your account to be used for your calls.
 NetPoolOne
Rating:*****
Share Status: Not yet Issued
Aiming to offer product discounts negotiated due to large volumes of members. Nothing available yet... Unfortunately dodgy spelling and the odd German word give away the country of origin.
 Users Opinion
Rating: *****
Share Status: Not Yet Issued
Innovative and unique site providing web site owners with an instant review of their site from a large panel of users (i.e. you and me!). Still developing but a promising and valuable service. One free share on sign-up, plus 1 free share for every survey completed. Plus 1,000 shares randomly awarded to a new member every month.
 eForMoney
Rating:*****
Share Status: Not yet Issued
Aiming to pay you for receiving email they send to you on behalf of advertisers, plus more cash for people you introduce. Currently still building up membership, and very few actual paid emails have been issued. 5 free shares when you sign up plus 2 more shares for introducing friends.
The Slammer
Rating:*****
Share Status: Not yet Issued
Slammer offer good prices on computer games - PC, Playstation, Gameboy, whatever. Shares were to be allocated between January - March 2001, but there doesn't appear to be any mention of free shares on the site anymore. More info to follow...
Closed Share Offers:
 50Connect
Rating:*****
Share Status: Not yet Issued
"The UK's leading internet channel dedicated to today's over 50's". You don't have to be 50+ to join though! 50 free shares credits awarded on joining, plus additional points awarded for . 50Connect reckon an active member may expect up to £200 upon an IPO or takeover. Extra points can be earned by shopping via the site, introducing friends, opening an email account or sending an article (presumably writing rather than 'an item'!). Quite basic at present but gets an extra * for potential due to the rapidly growing 'silver surfer' market.
 KewlBrits
Rating:*****
Share Status: Not yet Issued
This company are mainly suppliers of corporate and family entertainment, i.e. artists such as comics, magicians, lookalikes etc. But also, oddly, have branched out into internet services and many other areas. Perhaps too many as the network of sites can be baffling! What the shares are and how the offer works also seems to change faster than we can keep up with - which accounts for the low rating.
 TheMutual
Rating: *****
Share Status: AIM Listed
TheMutual give you free shares just for joining (which is also free of course). And these are not just any old shares either, these are real London Stock Exchange listed shares. This is a company that saw a 90% increase in share price in 2002, and a 30% surge when reporting profitability levels to the city on 30 June this year. And not only do you get free shares in the company just for joining, this company will also give you more when you shop at online stores linked from their site. And with over 500 shopping sites to choose from, these are places you already shop! Sites such as Amazon UK, Tesco, Argos, Homebase, Lunn Poly, John Lewis plus loads more. So where's the catch? Well, none really. You get 'units' at first rather than shares, but these are simply converted to shares in bulk at regular times - so don't let that put you off. Join for free today and you get 1,000 units to start you off.
 The Share Centre
Rating:*****
Share Status: ShareMark Listed
As well as share dealing, The Share Centre provide ISA and PEP management. If you take out an ISA, or transfer your existing PEP or ISA to them, they award free shares in Share plc. 100 free shares per £5,000 ISA/PEP transferred in, or a sliding scale for a new ISA starting at 40 free shares for a £3,000 lump sum ISA. Free shares are traded on ShareMark, a market set up by The Share Centre. (Follow the 'More Free Shares' link on the right hand menu for offer details).
 Virtual Trader
Rating: *****
Share Status: Not Yet Issued
Latest: Offer ended 10/05/2001
Play the real stock markets completely free, with virtual money, but you can win up to £2,500 real cash or 1 million member shares! Nicely done and great fun - if you've always thought you could do better than the cautious 'experts' now you can prove it!
 MyAd
Rating:*****
Share Status: Not yet Issued
Latest: Site dead for some time...
"Get paid up to £1 per hour while you surf, plus up to 25p an hour for any friends you introduce". 5 free shares of Myad for every 5 members introduced. Was launching late Summer 2000, delayed until end of 2000, but now unlikely to ever really happen.
 Lets Share It
Rating: *****
Share Status: Not Yet Issued
Latest: Domain appears to have been bought by someone else... dead!
100 free shares just for signing up. Gain 100 more for up to 3 sensible business ideas you submit. Plus, should one of your ideas be chosen you get a 10% stake in the new company.
Free Chariot
Rating:*****
Share Status: Not yet Issued
Latest: Site design improved greatly, though that free shares offer seems to have completely disappeared...
Somewhat baffling site. Telecomms provider who appear to offer free shares for customers transferring their BT telephone account to them. Unmetered internet access and free local call packages - but if the amateur site design is anything to go by, I wouldn't personally want to risk my phone account... Disclaimer: The information contained in this Web Site does not constitute investment or financial advice. Please consult an independent financial adviser before acting on any information contained within. | 
