Swagbucks: Free gift cards earned fast!

My Swagbucks Review

I’ve been a Swagbucks member for a few months and must say that it’s pretty fun! I’m a member of some other points programs such as Mypoints and My CokeRewards, but Swagbucks is the one that keeps me coming back day after day to earn points fast!

Swagbucks is free to join and the points add up fairly fast, which was a surprise to me when I first joined. There are several ways to win “Swagbucks” ranging from the 1 Swagbuck you earn each day for answering a fun poll to the many hundreds of Swagbucks you can earn by doing searches, shopping through the Swagbucks site or answering surveys and offers.

I personally do the poll every day as well as funnel my searches through the Swagbucks search engine. Swagbucks earned from searching can range from a very small amount (6 or 7 Swagbucks) to as many as 50 Swagbucks for a single search. From what I can see, the Swagbucks awarded are random and you don’t earn Swagbucks for every single search. But if I can earn 20-40 Swagbucks a day from doing something I normally do anyway (search!) then, well why not?

Swagbucks members can also earn additional matching Swagbucks when people they refer earn them. Considering that everyone does searches, usually several times a day anyway, it’s easy to see how these can add up fast!

Swagbucks can be redeemed for sweepstakes entries, prizes or, my favorite: gift cards!! The gift cards range in value from very small ($5) to very high depending on the store chosen. I personally like the Amazon gift cards because they can be selected at a very low $5 amount which is a nice little bonus when shopping online. I imagine there are people who hoard their Swagbucks and save up for something really cool, but I’m just not patient enough to do that! After just 450 Swagbucks you can get a $5 Amazon card and for only 700 Swagbucks you can get a $5 PayPal reward.

More Swagbucks Tips:

1. Try to do some of your searches in the morning for maximum chance of winning. Some Swagbucks experts believe that the SB reward system is a little more loose in the morning.

2. Do the Daily Poll every day if nothing else. It may only be 1 Swagbuck, but after a month you have 30 of them for doing nothing more than a 2 second click.

3. Funnel all of your searches through Swagbucks! Use it for everything and anything!

4. If you’re planning to buy something online, visit Swagbucks first and click through to the merchant. You’ll earn 2 Swagbucks for every dollar you spend!

5. Check the Swagbucks blog for secret codes that can be entered for additional Swagbucks. These pop up pretty frequently so keep checking!

6. Consider downloading the Swagbucks toolbar which has instant access to the search feature for easy searching.

7. Tweet your wins! Swagbucks offers you the option of telling your Twitter followers about your wins! Each tweet generated by this has your referral link embedded too!

8. Tell your friends and family about Swagbucks! It’s a great way to earn some extra holiday cash too! Why not do points programs all year and save up for your holiday shopping at the end of the year?

9. Be sure to go Swagging on Fridays! Friday is Mega Swagbucks Friday where even MORE Swagbucks are given out!

10. Have fun with it! Brag about your wins!

All in all, I’d say Swagbucks is my favorite points program right now! I plan to save up these points for Amazon gift codes ($5 in Amazon credit for only 450 Swagbucks!) to help with this year’s Christmas shopping!

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