Millions of these MP3 players have been sold worldwide. The Apple device is iconic and synonymous with MP3 player. Since the community of users is huge, it is natural that people want to find free music to download for iPod. After all, not every fanatic can afford to pay $0.99 per song transfer. Call it cheap but the fact is, the device can store thousands of songs and it can be quite costly. Pay attention to the following tips and you will be able to find cheap quality music.

1. File Format

Before you download anything, make sure that the website actually provides the music in the following iPod-supported formats - AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV.

Of course, you can always go to another site with other file formats but you will then need to use a file format conversion application to convert the songs. It can prove to be an expensive and time-consuming exercise.

2. Multiple Genres

There are both specialist sites that deal with specific genre as well as general sites that offer multiple genres like Jazz, Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, Rock and Classical. If I were you, I will choose a general site with a wide range of genres.

3. Safe To Use

By that, it is important to make sure that you can access and transfer files at the site safely. This means that you will be protected from adware, spyware and virus infiltration. The safest is to use popular sites like iLounge, Macidol and the like for quality music. Try the trial of eMusic which gives you 25 songs free.

Always play safe by installing powerful anti-virus and anti-spyware software on your computer before you look for free music to download for iPod.