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laraemily and altered only to replace her personal SB experiences with mine.)
Swagbucks is essentially an on-line portal in which you can win digital dollars called Swagbucks for using their Google powered search engine, shopping at some of your favorite stores through their website, redeeming Swag "codes" and more! You build up Swagbucks and can redeem them for things like gift cards, electronics, etc.
I've really enjoyed Swagbucks for the several months I've been using it and highly recommend it for a fun way to earn cool prizes. I've already earned enough Swagbucks for a $50 Southwest Airlines gift card and $155 worth of Amazon gift cards and it's been easy. Below are some tips for making the most of your Swagbucking experience.
1. Join! If you haven't joined Swagbucks yet, you're missing out. You automatically get 3 free Swagbucks just for signing up! You can sign up through visiting this link: http://swagbucks.com/refer/bethanybro
2. Make Swagbucks Your Home Page. Every time you open up your internet browser, you'll be reminded of Swagbucks and have it right there in front of you to do a search on the internet.
3. Install the Swagbucks Toolbar, Plugin or Widget. By installing these, you make it that much easier to use Swagbucks for searches.
4. Search Everything. Instead of clicking on my favorites, I've taken to using the Swagbucks search engine to access the websites I visit most frequently. It takes very little extra time and makes you do more searches, which increases your chances of winning Swagbucks! Because of this, it's common for me to win at least two Swagbucks a day.
5. Invite Your Friends and Family. Once you've discovered how cool Swagbucks is, you'll want to tell everyone you know because it's pretty cool! The plus side is that if someone joins because of you and signs up through your own personal referral link, you win Swagbucks when they win Swagbucks!
6. Become a fan of Swagbucks on Facebook or following them on Twitter. Most days, Swagbucks will update their status with a Swag Hunt - a clue on how to find a Swag Code usually hidden within the Swagbucks website. Once you find the code, you can enter it by visiting your account page.
7. Shop Through Swagbucks. Before you buy something on-line, see if the store you are purchasing from participates with Swagbucks. You earn Swagbucks based on the dollar amount you spend. I don't use this method, but it's available.
8. Trade-In Old Electronics. If you have an old cell phone, MP3 player or gaming console laying around that you don't use anymore, you can actually mail it in and get Swagbucks!
9. Share When You Win. Swagbucks has added a nifty feature that allows you to notify the people you know through social networks of when you win. Just click on the box next to the picture of a Swagbuck when you win. This helps remind your friends to keep using Swagbucks and also shows that you can win quite frequently. However, since you can win several times a day, use this feature sparingly. People don't like spammers. ;-)
10. Submit Polls and Photographic Evidence of Prizes. Swagbucks has fun polls you can vote in. If you submit a poll idea that they use, you get rewarded for it. And if you send in a picture of yourself with a prize that you've earned through Swagbucks, you get rewarded for that too!
Of all these tips, I use 1-6 (and 9 for Bethany) and it's worked really well for me! I'm only 1 SB away from another $5 Amazon gift card!
Enjoy!
laraemily and altered only to replace her personal SB experiences with mine.)Swagbucks is essentially an on-line portal in which you can win digital dollars called Swagbucks for using their Google powered search engine, shopping at some of your favorite stores through their website, redeeming Swag "codes" and more! You build up Swagbucks and can redeem them for things like gift cards, electronics, etc.
I've really enjoyed Swagbucks for the several months I've been using it and highly recommend it for a fun way to earn cool prizes. I've already earned enough Swagbucks for a $50 Southwest Airlines gift card and $155 worth of Amazon gift cards and it's been easy. Below are some tips for making the most of your Swagbucking experience.
1. Join! If you haven't joined Swagbucks yet, you're missing out. You automatically get 3 free Swagbucks just for signing up! You can sign up through visiting this link: http://swagbucks.com/refer/bethanybro
2. Make Swagbucks Your Home Page. Every time you open up your internet browser, you'll be reminded of Swagbucks and have it right there in front of you to do a search on the internet.
3. Install the Swagbucks Toolbar, Plugin or Widget. By installing these, you make it that much easier to use Swagbucks for searches.
4. Search Everything. Instead of clicking on my favorites, I've taken to using the Swagbucks search engine to access the websites I visit most frequently. It takes very little extra time and makes you do more searches, which increases your chances of winning Swagbucks! Because of this, it's common for me to win at least two Swagbucks a day.
5. Invite Your Friends and Family. Once you've discovered how cool Swagbucks is, you'll want to tell everyone you know because it's pretty cool! The plus side is that if someone joins because of you and signs up through your own personal referral link, you win Swagbucks when they win Swagbucks!
6. Become a fan of Swagbucks on Facebook or following them on Twitter. Most days, Swagbucks will update their status with a Swag Hunt - a clue on how to find a Swag Code usually hidden within the Swagbucks website. Once you find the code, you can enter it by visiting your account page.
7. Shop Through Swagbucks. Before you buy something on-line, see if the store you are purchasing from participates with Swagbucks. You earn Swagbucks based on the dollar amount you spend. I don't use this method, but it's available.
8. Trade-In Old Electronics. If you have an old cell phone, MP3 player or gaming console laying around that you don't use anymore, you can actually mail it in and get Swagbucks!
9. Share When You Win. Swagbucks has added a nifty feature that allows you to notify the people you know through social networks of when you win. Just click on the box next to the picture of a Swagbuck when you win. This helps remind your friends to keep using Swagbucks and also shows that you can win quite frequently. However, since you can win several times a day, use this feature sparingly. People don't like spammers. ;-)
10. Submit Polls and Photographic Evidence of Prizes. Swagbucks has fun polls you can vote in. If you submit a poll idea that they use, you get rewarded for it. And if you send in a picture of yourself with a prize that you've earned through Swagbucks, you get rewarded for that too!
Of all these tips, I use 1-6 (and 9 for Bethany) and it's worked really well for me! I'm only 1 SB away from another $5 Amazon gift card!
Enjoy!
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