Swagbucks recently introduced a member recognition program which rewards you for reaching certain milestones. At the time of writing I’m on the Amethyst level and approaching Jade.
The rewards are mainly centred around SB rebates and bonus SBs but also offer shopping bonuses and Swag ups such as double points on your next survey completion.
The announcement post containing the complete rundown of levels can be found here.
Swagbucks local allows you to earn Swagbucks when shopping in physical shops and is available on iOS and Android. Unfortunately for me, this only appears to be available in parts of the USA but for anyone in the US it’s probably worth a look!
Swagbucks Local Logo
Swagbucks Local Map view
Swagbucks Local shop list view
Additional information can be found at the following two blog posts:
There are a number of daily earning opportunities you can take advantage of on Swagbucks.
Daily “Discovers”
One easy way to boost your points is to complete the flight search tasks within the “Discover” section of the site. Each only take a minute, pays out 1 SB each and can be completed every day!
Complete these easy tasks every day!
To-Do List
You can earn additional SBs by:
Completing 6 out of 8 To-Do tasks (currently pays 1-4 SBs)
Completing all 8 To-Do tasks (currently pays 6 SBs)
Note: Swagbucks currently has a promotion (in the UK at least) on their To-Do list payouts so the above amounts may change in future.
Almost completed To-Do List!
Daily Poll
Earn 1 SB a day by answering the daily poll (available via the “Answer” section of the site).
Swagbucks Daily Poll
Swag Codes
Swag codes are released almost every day and are usually worth 2 or 3 SBs. Personally I use the Swagbutton as it alerts me to new Swag codes and makes it easy for me to view and submit them.
The Swagbucks team periodically run team challenges where, once signed up, you are allocated to a team and you can begin earning points by completing surveys, “discovering” offers and many other things.
If you earn more than a specified number of points over the course of the event you’ll receive a reward, with the reward you receive depending on how well your team as a whole performed.
The rewards issued vary by event. See my previous post about the Spring team challenge for an example of the rules and potential prizes offered for taking part.
One easy way to boost your points is to complete the flight search tasks within the “Discover” section of the site. Although these are only worth 1 SB each, they tend to add a significant number of points (20 in the Spring 2019 event). The best thing is that you can complete these tasks every day!
Update: This has since been extended to the United Kingdom! Read about it here.
I’ve just discovered via Twitter that Swagbucks allow you to upload your receipts for SBs via the “Answer” smartphone app. Unfortunately, it’s only available in the US and Canada at the moment so I can’t use it but it sounds like a good way to make a few extra SBs.
Does anyone use this service? Do you think it’s worthwhile?
If your experience is anything like mine you’ll likely be rejected from a fairly large percentage of the Swagbucks surveys you take part in. Personally, I don’t think this is necessarily such a bad thing.
Unless explicitly marked, all surveys which reject you will pay out a number of Swagbucks in line with the amount of time you spent completing the survey. If you get screened out pretty much straight away you’ll receive 1 SB.
Sniping 1 Swagbuck
I try to use this high incidence of rejection to my advantage by “sniping” Swagbucks. This involves getting my phone out while on my way somewhere or when bored and entering surveys. If I’m lucky I can make a few Swagbucks in very little time and then carry on with my day.
Of course, you could find yourself accepted into the main survey at which point you have to decide whether you have the time and inclination to complete it.
This obviously won’t make you rich but they do add up and supplement your regular activities (surveys, games, shopping etc).
Swago gives you the opportunity to earn additional Swagbucks by completing items from a grid. These often require visiting certain websites but can also involve more involved steps such as redeeming gift cards or inviting other people to the service. You can submit your board by forming certain patterns (e.g. a cross shape or a line) to gain Swagbucks but your board can only be submitted once.
I enjoy Swago as it usually offers a fairly quick way to increase your total. It is usually worth saving enough Swagbucks to redeem a small gift card as this is often one of the harder items to tick off.
Occasionally a Swago board will be issued which has a significantly higher maximum reward (e.g. 300 SBs). In these instances they usually require referring a friend to the site, and the referral must take place during the period that the board is active. If you know anyone who may be interested in the site now is a good time to approach them :-).
The Swagbucks team periodically release Swago boards which allow you to earn additional Swagbucks usually fairly easily. It’s often the case that one of the squares requires you to redeem a gift card. Keeping some Swagbucks in your account allows you to easily fulfil what would otherwise be one of the more difficult squares to complete.
The Easter 2019 Swago Board
I discuss the most recent Swago event (now finished) here.
Another, potentially bigger reason to keep some handy is for when Swagbucks augment a game of Swago with their “Spin and Win”. Spins are earned by completing squares on the Swago board. There are often “rebates” offered where you get a certain number of Swagbucks back when redeeming a gift card. If you’re lucky enough to win several rebates you can use them to make your Swagbucks stretch further. These rebates tend to expire within a few days so unless you’ve stored a cache for events you may not be able to use all of your available rebates.
Spare Time Income 