Swagbucks is an online service that will reward any number of activities on the Internet — including filling out surveys, watching videos, searching the web and playing online games — with points called SB (from SwagBucks), each of which is worth a single cent.
Swagbucks is available in a few countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, Canada, Germany, France, and India. Once you sign up, you will be given a variety of opportunities to earn SBs, some of which we will details here.
Swagbucks Money Making Opportunities
There are a few different opportunities offered through Swagbucks, including:
Swagbucks Answers
This is Swagbucks’ platform for taking surveys, and paying users for their effort to fill them out. Not all surveys are made equal, and you will be offered anywhere between 1 and 1000 SB for a completed survey. Naturally, the bigger the survey, the more rewarded you will be. Also, based on your demographic, you may not be able to participate in all surveys since some of them could, for instance, ask participation of women in Los Angeles. If you are disqualified though, the first 5 times Swagbucks will pay you 1 SB, which is a nice touch to get you going.
Search Engine
Swagbucks runs a search engine of its own — powered by Yahoo — and every time you use it, you get to earn a few SBs. This isn’t Google, but if you are searching for anything close to the mainstream stuff, you should have no problems finding what you are looking for. And get something in return for your “effort.”
Cash Back
If you already plan to buy something from top online retailers such as Amazon, Macy’s, Target, Walmart and Best Buy — Swagbucks could get you a piece of the money spend back. You won’t directly get cash back, but SBs, which you can later turn into cash. No need to leave any money on the table.
Swagbucks Watch
This is Swagbucks’ in house video channel that will allow you to earn SBs just for watching various clips. There is a limit though, and you can earn up to $5 per day for watching videos. That’s not much, but again — not much work is required either.
Games
Another way of earning money with Swagbucks is to play some of their games, including Wheel of Fortune, Bejeweled Blitz and Scrabble Cubes. Typically you earn 1 to 10 SBs per game, but if you are already doing this — why not get something in return.
Referral Program
Know someone who will enjoy watching videos and playing games — refer him/her to Swagbucks and get 10% of their lifetime earnings. So every time your friend earns 100 SBs, you will get 10 SBs. This is arguably the easiest way to earn money with Swagbucks — as long as the people you refer to the service are committed to using it regularly.
Swagbucks Tools
In order to help you maximize your earnings, Swagbucks has developed a number of tools, including:
Swagbutton
This tool will allow you to take surveys and watch videos from your browser as well as notify you whenever you have a Cash Back opportunity. It does that automatically, without having to login to Swagbucks every day.
Daily Goal
On its homepage, Swagbucks has a meter that flashes an amount of SBs that is your daily goal to reach. If you score the goal, you will receive a 10% bonus on your day’s SBs.
Mobile Apps
Available for the iPhone and Android devices, mobile apps really make Swagbucks rock. Now you can turn your commuting time or waiting in the queue into a rewarding experience. You can fill our surveys and play videos on your phone or tablet to earn extra SBs.
Before you go…
Swagbucks is straightforward about the earning potential — it won’t replace a regular job for anyone. But it will help you to earn hundred or a few hundred dollars every month (if you put in extra time to it). You can ask for that money to be sent to your PayPal account (100 SBs = $1), get an Amazon gift card, or redeem SBs through the Swagbucks reward store, which features a ton of options to choose from.
If you are already spending time on the web watching videos and playing games, give it a try. Heck, even if you don’t do this but have some free time — sign-up for Swagbucks. There’s little to lose, only to gain…