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Miles · 05-01-08, 08:16 PM

Jan 5 2008 by Chris Robinson, The Journal

WHILE most teenagers earn the minimum wage from weekend jobs, entrepreneur Jonathan Grubin has logged on to an online success which turned over £75,000 last year.

The 16-year-old launched his first business aged 12 offering free screensaver downloads for mobile phones.

Now his success is already beginning to show with the launch of ForFree4U.co.uk, which offers visitors free iPods and digital cameras for signing up their friends to its advertisers.

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ForFree4U · 05-01-08, 08:20 PM

That's right - we made the front page of The Journal, a one of the north-east's biggest regional papers. We were also covered in The Chronicle and on Sun FM.

Cheers

Praj07 · 05-01-08, 08:20 PM

Hey I can see Mr.ForFree4u!!! He's younger than me!!

Dim Tim · 05-01-08, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForFree4U

That's right - we made the front page of The Journal, a one of the north-east's biggest regional papers. We were also covered in The Chronicle and on Sun FM.

Cheers

Don't see plurals mentioned in the article lol

Joke, before Artic jumps on me for having a dig at you.

Alexd · 05-01-08, 08:24 PM

Another congratualtions are in order. I am so impressed that you are only 16, I looks forward to seeing your next adventures.

cd02 · 05-01-08, 08:25 PM

congrats.. but am i right when i see that you made roughly £50,000 profit last year ?

£75,000 turn over - £25,000 sent out in gifts.. or is the £75,000 after you've sent out gifts etc ? cause wow.. thats a fair bit of money...

ForFree4U · 05-01-08, 08:27 PM

Nope, our profit wasn't £50,000, but I won't be disclosing what it was. We have other running costs too

Cheers

bmh16 · 05-01-08, 08:30 PM

Wow, you are so mature for your age i must say lol I though you were well into your twenties! Well done getting there!

Praj07 · 05-01-08, 08:30 PM

Lol a tenner a month for hosting etc.. haha just kidding!! You can probobly retire at 30 lol, buy a small island near the maldives or something!

connorbob21 · 05-01-08, 08:32 PM

Wow, I can't believe you're only 16... Now I can stop feeling ashamed by my age when I'm talking to people on the Internet

But seriously, I'm only 14 myself (the same age you were when you opened FFFU right?), and I've been paid by a couple of people in the past for making them websites. But now I feel so inspired by you, I've wanted to do a lot of things in the past but I thought I was too young, and now I know I'm not!

When I speak to people on the Internet they think I'm a lot older than I am and it's weird telling them that I'm only 14, but whenever I've spoken to you (or receive a PM from you) I thought that you must be at least 30!

Anyway, sorry if I got a little over-excited lol, I just feel really inspired by you, now I feel like I can do anything I want.

I hope you're this successful for the rest of your life, and that FFFU carries on being as popular as it is

Miles · 05-01-08, 08:32 PM

Excellent article! Could of mentioned eXceem tho

haha

owenroberts · 05-01-08, 08:33 PM

Nice one mate, good luck to you!

Dim Tim · 05-01-08, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miles

Excellent article! Could of mentioned eXceem tho

haha

Just imagine all the Newcastle people that will be signing up now

Should have went national, ForFree4U...

Congrats, it is truly inspiring

chigley · 05-01-08, 08:36 PM

Shame there isn't a "comments" section on the paper website - would have been a gold mine of a method!

Well done mate

All the best for the future.

bmh16 · 05-01-08, 08:37 PM

Should of said, is it BBC or SKY next interviewing you forfree4u?

ForFree4U · 05-01-08, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DariusTim

Just imagine all the Newcastle people that will be signing up now

Should have went national, ForFree4U...

Congrats, it is truly inspiring

We may well have some national coverage soon

Feel free to show the article to prospective referrals to prove that we're legit, the direct link is Advertising success of online business - JournalLive

Cheers

Praj07 · 05-01-08, 08:47 PM

Will probobly be adding that to the proof section of my site lol, get some more tunesforfree referrals hopefully!

Alexd · 05-01-08, 08:53 PM

In my sites proof section already

Adam552 · 06-01-08, 10:57 AM

What do you use to make the scheme work? Like how to get the tracker and that. I might make my own =P! I know how to code HTML/Javascript/PHP/MySql all that stuff..

arcticfox · 06-01-08, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam552

What do you use to make the scheme work? Like how to get the tracker and that. I might make my own =P! I know how to code HTML/Javascript/PHP/MySql all that stuff..

what scheme?

05-01-08, 08:16 PM	#1
Miles Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,763 Thanks: 94 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	We've got news for you! Jan 5 2008 by Chris Robinson, The Journal WHILE most teenagers earn the minimum wage from weekend jobs, entrepreneur Jonathan Grubin has logged on to an online success which turned over £75,000 last year. The 16-year-old launched his first business aged 12 offering free screensaver downloads for mobile phones. Now his success is already beginning to show with the launch of ForFree4U.co.uk, which offers visitors free iPods and digital cameras for signing up their friends to its advertisers. Read More... __________________ Recieved iPod Nano 8GB \| iPhone \| 120GB iPod \| Macbook Pro \| 80GB iPod \| iPod Touch \| Samsung 42" \| 80GB PS3 \| Wii (x3) \| Macbook \| Mac Mini \| Xbox 360 \| 4GB Nano \| 80GB iPod \| Mac Mini \| iPod Shuffle 1GB \| Macbook \| Xbox 360 \| LG 800 Chocolate Phone \| DS Game \| 2GB iPod Nano \| Samsung 17" HDTV \| Canon Pixma MP500 \| 1GB Shuffle \| iPod Video 30Gb \| Canon IXUS 750 \| iPod Mini \| Namco 5-in-1 Arcade Classics \| iPod 20GB \| Skype VOip Phone \| In Ear Headphones www.designbyaltitude.com Last edited by Miles; 06-01-08 at 12:28 AM..
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Praj07 Advertise your link here. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Leicester/Sheffield Posts: 5,537 Thanks: 630 Thanked 1,591 Times in 1,479 Posts	Re: We've got news for you! Hey I can see Mr.ForFree4u!!! He's younger than me!! __________________ Spoiler Received Nintendo Wii Console Consoles.FJ \| Nintendo Wii Controller RewardPig \| £30 Amazon Voucher RI Competition \| Nintendo DS Lite + Accessories Consoles.FJ \| Samsung U600 Mobiles.FJ \| 8GB iPod Touch iStuff.FP \| 8GB iPod Touch Gifts.FP \| 1GB iPod Shuffle TunesForFree \| 80GB iPod Classic Apple.FJ \| £162 Bank Transfer Gifts.Kudos \| GHDs Gifts.Kudos \| £300 Amazon Voucher DigitalCameras.FP \| £115 Bank Transfer iPhone.GA \| £50 Amazon Voucher Jerseys.FP \| £700 Amazon Voucher Laptops.FP \| Wii Fit Gifts.Kudos \| £428.50 Bank Transfer HDTV.FJ \| £60 Bank Transfer Gifts.Kudos \| £672 Bank Transfer FJ Top spots up for grabs in the HDTV.Kudos Conga Join before someone else does! Click Here!
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ForFree4U ForFree4U Network Staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,334 Thanks: 123 Thanked 576 Times in 288 Posts	Re: We've got news for you! Nope, our profit wasn't £50,000, but I won't be disclosing what it was. We have other running costs too Cheers __________________ Portal \| ForFree4U \| HDTVForFree \| WiiForFree \| CameraForFree \| SpeakForFree \| GamingForFree \| TunesForFree \| AppleForFree \| ShuffleForFree \| iPhoneForFree \| efree.be \| FreeXmas \| MoPodForFree \| Point Rewards \| Free Noise Magnets
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