SwagBucks 101

So you've heard about all of your friends earning free Amazon gift cards and you want in on the action?  You're still confused about how it all works, and if they REALLY are getting free money, right?  You've come to the right place.  I have had so many friends ask me to explain how this works, so I thought I'd save my breath and break it down for you Swagger Newbies and help you on your way to becoming a Swaggernaut.  All you have to do is follow each of these steps everyday (or when ever you feel like it) and you'll be bringing in the SwagBucks.  In my first two weeks I earned enough SwagBucks to redeem three $5.00 Amazon Gift Cards (also referred to as AGC) and was half way to earning my fourth.  That's $17.50 in my first two weeks!!  Amazon Gift Cards are just ONE of many prizes to choose from.  This page will show you exactly how I did it.



What is SwagBucks?
Swag bucks is a search and earn website that awards you for your time and effort with virtual currency (Swagbucks) that can be traded in for prizes such as, my favorite, Amazon Gift Cards.  They also offer gift cards from Pay Pal, Starbucks, iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Lowes...and the list goes on. 


How do I Earn SwagBucks?

1.    REGISTER  get 30 free points for completing this step.  No worries, they don't ask for anything crazy, just the basic contact information.  NO Credit Card #'s or Bank Acct. info. PROMISE!

2.    TOOLBAR -  (optional, but highly recommended by me)
       Install the toolbar by clicking the purple button in the upper left hand corner.


3.    FAITHFUL FOUR - I call these the Faithful Four (FF) because no matter what, everyday, if you go to these 4 areas, you will get your points.  Easy schmeezy!          

• (1) Daily Poll - answer and receive 1 SB
• (2) Toolbar Use - If you installed the toolbar, use it!  You will earn 1 SW everyday.
• (3) NOSO - This stands for "No Obligation Special Offers".  Click the orange button, view offers (less than 30 seconds if you're not interested in the offers), fill out anything you're interested in, or just click "skip this offer" a few times and when you're done fill in the blank with whatever it asks for to receive 2 SW per day.
•  (4)  Surveys - Just by going to this Surveys page each day, you will be rewarded with 1SB.  I check the Surveys area multiple times each day.  This is where I have earned the most SB's.  If there isn't a survey available, or you end up not qualifying for a few, don't give up, it will happen.  In my first two weeks I earned  439 SB just from participating in survey's!  If there are no survey's available to you, click "Profiles" just below where it says "Welcome back (your name here)"to earn SB by answering questions about yourself to help them find survey's to match up to you. You can do this anytime.

4.    SEARCHING - Either use your SB Toolbar, or search from the SB home page for your normal everyday searches.  This is a search engine just like the ones you're use to, except here, your searches can earn you SwagBucks!  Not every search will win you SwagBucks, and there's no rhyme or reason to when you'll earn, but if you use it daily, you will earn!  I usually get SB on one or two of my searches each day.  Don't get search happy though.  It will know when you're repeatedly putting in searches just to win SB and will temporarily suspend you from searching.  Just use it when you would normally do a search of the internet.

5.    GAMES -  Just play!  There are areas where you spend a few SB's to enter tournaments to win SB, or just play the free games and win up to 10 SB's per day.  If you're not in to the games, get those kiddos to help you out a bit.

6.  SB TV -  Earn 5 SB's for every 20 videos you watch.  The videos vary in length from less than a minute to around 4 minutes.  There are multiple categories that actually have some interesting info.   You can win up to 11 times per day for a total of 55 SB's.   I don't always have the time to do this, but when you do, you'll see how fast those videos roll on by.   


7.  SHOP & EARN - Don't ever shop online without coming here first!  If you have a store you want to buy from online, I can almost guarantee you will find it here.  You can access all of your favorite shopping sites, just go through this link first.  Want Target?  No problem, go to the link, select Target, and you'll be taken to their website where you'll shop as you normally would, EXCEPT, you will earn SB's for all of your purchases.  Earn 2 SW's for every dollar spent.  So easy!

Ok, I have to breathe.  I'll update with more information later.  This should get you started!