scr888 I've been working with freebies for about a year now, and I had all of the same problems you are going through right now. I contacted no less than 150 friends, family, Facebook/Myspace contacts, email contacts, anyone I could think of, thinking there HAD to be at least 7 or 8 of them who would do me a solid. WRONG. Out of all of those, one person tried and failed to sign up to give me a hand. I was forced to either give up, or find an alternative. So what's the alternative, right? Because obviously I didn't give up...
Referral Trading forums. There are communities out there consisting of literally thousands of people, like yourself, who are using freebie referral sites. These communities offer many ways to help you get the referrals you're looking for, so much so that many people have made freebies a lifestyle, and a means of supplemental income. I believe in them so strongly that I have started a community myself, and it is doing very well.
Don't get me wrong here, there is no "get rich quick" aspect to freebies at all, but for those who have succeeded in the referral trading game, freebies earn them a sizeable additional income. Referral trading communities are essential to this income, bringing like-minded freebie-seekers together for one purpose, to get free stuff. Not only are the communities succeeding, but they are excelling at this.
The most important part of succeeding at freebies is knowing the rules, and there are MANY. By joining a freebie referral trading community you can educate yourself to the expert level, make friends (who don't think you are crazy or the victim of a scam), and, most importantly, GET YOUR FREEBIE you so desire! So forget all the crazy YouTube videos you have seen promising thousands of referrals for doing nothing, hacked links, all that garbage. Become a member of a real, legitimate freebie community and get to know the people in it. Arm yourself with the information they provide, and get started getting your freebie the right way. Knowledge is power!