Swagbucks.com is a Los Angeles based online rewards program. It enables users to earn virtual currency and real life rewards for their everyday web activity.
Members of the program are able to earn and spend Swag Bucks in a variety of ways.
Earning:
Searching- Swagbucks hosts a custom search engine that will periodically reward registered users with random amounts of Swag Bucks. The engine's layout is similar to that of Google's, though the results are compiled from multiple sources and are not necessarily the same. Theoretical payouts from searching are from 1-1000 Swag Bucks (SB). The selection of winners is completely random, and it is emphasized that searching more often will not necessarily increase the odds of winning. "Bots" that automatically search using the engine are banned, and if the system detects unnatural searching habits, the user can be blocked for a certain amount of time. Unregistered users can use the search engine, but no SB's will be awarded.
Special Offers- This allows the user to complete offers made by various companies to receive Swag Bucks. The payouts can be virtually any number of Swag Bucks. It should be noted, however, that this is a particularly risky way to earn- most offers do not offer sufficient re-compensation, and certain offers are scams or do not pay. Special offers vary greatly, and the user is advised to exercise discretion when using this feature.
Swagbucks TV- Here the user can watch videos, in a similar fashion to YouTube. Watching 10 videos (or a large portion of each) will earn the user 3 Swag Bucks. The user can only earn up to 150 SB from videos per day. Due to many users using auto-refresh bots and reloading the same video multiple times to exploit the system, more barriers have been implemented: the user can now only gain credit the first time they watch a video each day, and captchas sometimes appear to discourage the use of automated computer software. This feature requires Flash, and it is also available as a small pop-up window through the toolbar.
Surveys- Through the Surveys portal, Special Offers portals, or through email invitations, the user can complete surveys from third parties to receive Swag Bucks. Generally, surveys take longer to complete than other activities, and consequently the payouts are larger on average.
Shopping- Includes Coupons, Daily Deals, and Shop and Earn. Coupons allows the user to clip coupons (hosted by coupons.com) and upon their usage earn Swag Bucks. Daily Deals lets the user purchase certain products and receive Swag Bucks in return. Finally, Shop and Earn lets the user browser online shops (ex. Walmart, Apple, Kmart, etc.) and receive a set amount of Swag Bucks per dollar spent.
Tasks- This gives the user an opportunity to perform simple tasks, such as collecting data, for various companies in exchange for Swag Bucks. This option is maintained by CrowdFlower, a crowdsourcing company.
Games- 2 Swag Bucks are periodically awarded for playing Flash games. Tournaments are hosted which award large amounts of Swag Bucks as prizes. At one point, tournaments were removed from the section due to rampant cheating; the feature has since been reinstated, along with the Games section receiving a makeover.
Trade-in- The user can trade in video games and consoles or books for Swag Bucks.
Swag Codes- Strings of text can be periodically found on the Swag Bucks network, and can be entered into a box in the menu bar or on the ledger screen. These can appear anytime, and can expire anytime.
Referral Program- A current user can invite another person to use Swagbucks. If the other person signs up under the current user, the current user will earn matching Swag Bucks for every search win the new user receives, up to a maximum of 1000. Only search wins will be matched, though in special cases, this can be expanded to other categories.
Daily Goals- A meter on the home page shows an amount of Swag Bucks that is the user's goal for that day. If the goal is reached, bonus Swag Bucks will be awarded at the start of the next month. These bonuses accumulate, and meeting the goal for many days in a row will earn additional bonuses.
Hourly Random Winner- Users that are logged in to the site can check the SwagBucks blog every hour. If their username and avatar is displayed in the "Hourly Winner" section, the user can click "Claim Your Swagbucks" and earn 1,000 Swag Bucks. Unclaimed winnings are not distributed to anyone. The hourly random winner is now seen in the blog.
Spending:
Rewards Store- Users redeem their Swag Bucks for a variety of products. Notably, the Store offers many gift cards that can be delivered in an electronic format. These gift cards can then be spent on other vendors (Amazon, iTunes, PayPal, etc.) to receive a wider variety of rewards. There is a limit of 5 of the $5 Amazon gift card purchasable per month, likely due to its high popularity; all other gift cards and prizes are only subject to the two prizes per day limit. The user can set up notifications as to when a product's availability changes or it goes on sale.[citation needed]
Swagstakes- Sweepstakes that require the user to pay for entries in Swag Bucks. Depending on the usual price of the item being offered, the entry amounts change. Some of the rewards are Swag Buck giveaways, which if won, simply credit the user's account with more Swag Bucks.
Local Deals- Similar to coupons, but require payment in Swag Bucks. This option is maintained by Entertainment.com.
The exchange rate between Swag Bucks and US dollars varies; generally, a single Swag Buck is worth slightly less than 1 US cent (¢). However, exceptions exist, the most popular being the $5 Amazon gift card, which costs 450 Swag Bucks (in this case 1 Swag Buck is worth ~1.1 cents). SwagBucks has stated that their currency fluctuates much like real-world currency. Exploits can be made using this system, ex. purchasing enough Amazon gift cards to buy an equivalent product on Amazon, the overall result being fewer Swag Bucks spent. Gift cards have a different exchange rate system compared to other prizes, with a strict 1:1 ratio. This means that a $10 gift card costs 1,000 SB, $15 costs 1,500, etc.
Those who want to join can join here-
swagbucks.com/refer/zaheenkhan
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Earn Gift Vouchers and Gift Cards through Swagbucks
Swagbucks.com is a Los Angeles based online rewards program. It enables users to earn virtual currency and real life rewards for their everyday web activity.
Members of the program are able to earn and spend Swag Bucks in a variety of ways.
Earning:
Searching- Swagbucks hosts a custom search engine that will periodically reward registered users with random amounts of Swag Bucks. The engine's layout is similar to that of Google's, though the results are compiled from multiple sources and are not necessarily the same. Theoretical payouts from searching are from 1-1000 Swag Bucks (SB). The selection of winners is completely random, and it is emphasized that searching more often will not necessarily increase the odds of winning. "Bots" that automatically search using the engine are banned, and if the system detects unnatural searching habits, the user can be blocked for a certain amount of time. Unregistered users can use the search engine, but no SB's will be awarded.
Special Offers- This allows the user to complete offers made by various companies to receive Swag Bucks. The payouts can be virtually any number of Swag Bucks. It should be noted, however, that this is a particularly risky way to earn- most offers do not offer sufficient re-compensation, and certain offers are scams or do not pay. Special offers vary greatly, and the user is advised to exercise discretion when using this feature.
Swagbucks TV- Here the user can watch videos, in a similar fashion to YouTube. Watching 10 videos (or a large portion of each) will earn the user 3 Swag Bucks. The user can only earn up to 150 SB from videos per day. Due to many users using auto-refresh bots and reloading the same video multiple times to exploit the system, more barriers have been implemented: the user can now only gain credit the first time they watch a video each day, and captchas sometimes appear to discourage the use of automated computer software. This feature requires Flash, and it is also available as a small pop-up window through the toolbar.
Surveys- Through the Surveys portal, Special Offers portals, or through email invitations, the user can complete surveys from third parties to receive Swag Bucks. Generally, surveys take longer to complete than other activities, and consequently the payouts are larger on average.
Shopping- Includes Coupons, Daily Deals, and Shop and Earn. Coupons allows the user to clip coupons (hosted by coupons.com) and upon their usage earn Swag Bucks. Daily Deals lets the user purchase certain products and receive Swag Bucks in return. Finally, Shop and Earn lets the user browser online shops (ex. Walmart, Apple, Kmart, etc.) and receive a set amount of Swag Bucks per dollar spent.
Tasks- This gives the user an opportunity to perform simple tasks, such as collecting data, for various companies in exchange for Swag Bucks. This option is maintained by CrowdFlower, a crowdsourcing company.
Games- 2 Swag Bucks are periodically awarded for playing Flash games. Tournaments are hosted which award large amounts of Swag Bucks as prizes. At one point, tournaments were removed from the section due to rampant cheating; the feature has since been reinstated, along with the Games section receiving a makeover.
Trade-in- The user can trade in video games and consoles or books for Swag Bucks.
Swag Codes- Strings of text can be periodically found on the Swag Bucks network, and can be entered into a box in the menu bar or on the ledger screen. These can appear anytime, and can expire anytime.
Referral Program- A current user can invite another person to use Swagbucks. If the other person signs up under the current user, the current user will earn matching Swag Bucks for every search win the new user receives, up to a maximum of 1000. Only search wins will be matched, though in special cases, this can be expanded to other categories.
Daily Goals- A meter on the home page shows an amount of Swag Bucks that is the user's goal for that day. If the goal is reached, bonus Swag Bucks will be awarded at the start of the next month. These bonuses accumulate, and meeting the goal for many days in a row will earn additional bonuses.
Hourly Random Winner- Users that are logged in to the site can check the SwagBucks blog every hour. If their username and avatar is displayed in the "Hourly Winner" section, the user can click "Claim Your Swagbucks" and earn 1,000 Swag Bucks. Unclaimed winnings are not distributed to anyone. The hourly random winner is now seen in the blog.
Spending:
Rewards Store- Users redeem their Swag Bucks for a variety of products. Notably, the Store offers many gift cards that can be delivered in an electronic format. These gift cards can then be spent on other vendors (Amazon, iTunes, PayPal, etc.) to receive a wider variety of rewards. There is a limit of 5 of the $5 Amazon gift card purchasable per month, likely due to its high popularity; all other gift cards and prizes are only subject to the two prizes per day limit. The user can set up notifications as to when a product's availability changes or it goes on sale.[citation needed]
Swagstakes- Sweepstakes that require the user to pay for entries in Swag Bucks. Depending on the usual price of the item being offered, the entry amounts change. Some of the rewards are Swag Buck giveaways, which if won, simply credit the user's account with more Swag Bucks.
Local Deals- Similar to coupons, but require payment in Swag Bucks. This option is maintained by Entertainment.com.
The exchange rate between Swag Bucks and US dollars varies; generally, a single Swag Buck is worth slightly less than 1 US cent (¢). However, exceptions exist, the most popular being the $5 Amazon gift card, which costs 450 Swag Bucks (in this case 1 Swag Buck is worth ~1.1 cents). SwagBucks has stated that their currency fluctuates much like real-world currency. Exploits can be made using this system, ex. purchasing enough Amazon gift cards to buy an equivalent product on Amazon, the overall result being fewer Swag Bucks spent. Gift cards have a different exchange rate system compared to other prizes, with a strict 1:1 ratio. This means that a $10 gift card costs 1,000 SB, $15 costs 1,500, etc.
Those who want to join can join here-
swagbucks.com/refer/zaheenkhan
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