What is Swag Bucks? How Do I Make Money Online with Swag Bucks?

Did you know there's a legitimate way to make money online by searching the internet? Sure, most websites that promise you can earn cash by searching, win prizes with surveys, and get free gift cards by completing easy offers prove to be scams. However, Swagbucks is different.

What is Swagbucks?

You may be asking: What are 'swag bucks'? How do I get swag bucks? What are swag codes? Quite simply, Swagbucks is a website where you earn virtual money called 'swag bucks' for searching the internet, completing special offers, completing surveys and for referring friends. Once you earn swag bucks, you can trade them in for prizes in the Swag Store, such as books, music, eco-friendly gifts, and electronics. You can also use the swagbucks you earn to enter Swagstakes, a Swagbucks version of sweepstakes giveaways. You can win big prizes in the online sweepstakes through Swagbucks, such as 10,000 swagbucks redeemable for prizes such as DVD players and gift cards in the Swag Store.

How Do I Earn Swag Bucks?

First, you have to sign up. If you choose to sign up under my affiliate link found here, I will earn swag bucks when you earn them (I have no access to your account information or knowledge of what you do on Swagbucks). I will delve deeper into referrals later on in the article. After signing up, I would recommend downloading the Swagbucks toolbar, this way you will be able to conduct searches through Swagbucks, and be informed of any swag codes released. You will be able to keep track of your swag bucks' tally without having to log on the swagbucks website. You also receive swagbucks for just downloading the toolbar! It only takes a bit of space on your desktop, and I have not had any issue with bugs or viruses. The Swagbucks site seems very secure, they recently caught a hacker and removed them from the system.

Then, begin searching. You will be awarded swagbucks randomly for authentic searches. I would not recommend simply searching like crazy to try and trick the Swagbucks system. It rarely, (if ever) works and your account will be deleted. Rather, use Swagbucks as you would any other website, and you will begin racking up virtual currency before you know it! Here are some other ways to earn swag bucks:

Swagbucks' Trusted Surveys

Another way to earn swag bucks is through their new Trusted Surveys feature. You'll earn enough for a gift card just by filling out the profiles alone practically. Then, you will be matched with surveys which can yield several hundred swag bucks at a time. They are awfully boring but it's worth it when you realize your account balance is growing!

Swagbucks Special Offers and Shopping Online

You can earn additional Swagbucks by completing offers or shopping online through the Swagbucks website. These offers credit swag bucks when you complete them -- and often cost money. There are some free offers which typically offer low swag bucks. I would recommend checking the offers when you are looking for a service to see whether Swag Bucks has partnered with the particular company. For example, they are offering nearly 10,000 swag bucks for signing up with Direct TV. That's enough to get about $100 in Amazon Gift Cards, which would be an excellent incentive if you are already going to sign up with Direct TV. There is also a similar Netflix offer.

Referrals

One of the best ways to earn money and prizes online with Swagbucks is through their referral program. When your friends sign up under your referral link, they earn swagbucks every time you do (up to 1000 swagbucks). You can see where this can add up if you gain a lot of referrals! Like I mentioned before, the person who refers you to Swagbucks has NO access to your account, your swagbucks, or your search information. The only piece of information I can see relating to the people who have signed up under my Swagbucks referral link is how many swag bucks I've earned under them. This is simply so the system can keep an accurate tally.

I would not recommend spamming your referral link to people or places who have absolutely no interest in becoming part of Swagbucks. Not only is that bad form, but you will get removed from the Swagbucks website if there are complaints lodged against your referral link.

How Much Can I Make With Swagbucks?

I personally opt for the Amazon Gift Cards when I redeem my swagbucks. You can earn cash, but for example: A $5 Amazon Gift Card will cost you only 450 swagbucks, whereas $5 in cash through Paypal will cost double. I can personally attest that Swagbucks DOES pay, and I have the Amazon Gift Cards to prove it! The downside is they only pay out on the 1st and 17th of each month, but you can earn swagbucks and purchase prizes in the Swag Store and enter Swag Stakes in the interim.

As far as how much money you can make, truthfully, the sky's the limit -- but realistically, think pocket money. I am stockpiling Amazon Gift Cards to use during the holidays. I imagine by Christmas I will have a couple hundred dollars which will come in very handy. It certainly isn't a website I would count on to pay my bills, but it can definitely help supplement holiday shopping, help with back-to-school shopping, and provide you with anywhere from $5 to $50-$75 a month in extra spending money depending on how much time and energy you put into it and how many referrals you get.

Glossary

Swagbucks.com: The website where you can earn money, gift cards, and prizes by searching the internet, completing surveys, shopping online, completing offers, and referring friends.

Swaggernauts: The affectionate term The Swag Guy and The Swag Gal call people who use Swag Bucks.

The Swag Guy and The Swag Gal (TSG): Consider them your friendly Swagbucks hosts! They post the updates on the Swag Bucks Facebook page, in the blog, and in your 'inbox' on the toolbar.

Swag Codes: These are special 'codes' that appear in your Swag Bucks' toolbar inbox, on the blog, or hidden with clues on the Facebook page that when entered into the swag code box on the home page, will get you extra swag bucks.

Swag: This can either refer to the merchandise, gift cards, or money you have received through The Swag Store, or as a slang term for the digital dollar (swag bucks) in general.

Tuesday Phrase That Pays (TPTP): If you 'follow' Swag Bucks on Twitter, you will be rewarded with a large sum of swagbucks for 'tweeting' about Swagbucks by using the phrase TSG gives their followers every Tuesday (if yours is chosen).

If this article has helped you in any way, will you consider signing up under my referral link? Thanks!