Swagbucks Tip #3 : Sniping

If you’re unfamiliar with Swagbucks, I discuss it in much more detail in my blog article.

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).

Swagbucks Tip #2 : Swago

Swago is a game which is periodically run by the Swagbucks team and is similar in nature to Bingo (hence the name).

Swagbucks is discussed in much more detail in my blog article.

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 :-).

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An example Swago board

Swagbucks Tip #1 : Keep some Swagbucks for events

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If you’re unfamiliar with Swagbucks, I discuss it in much more detail in my blog article.

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.

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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.

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Spin and Win (image credit: Swagbucks.com)

Prolific

Summary

Update: Prolific have announced that they’ll be discontinuing their use of Circle Pay on 26th June 2019. PayPal withdrawals will become fee free!

Note: Links may award me referral rewards such as in-app points or money.

Prolific is a service which helps researchers find participants for their studies. The studies are all carried out on computer via the Prolific website and do not require either the researcher or participant to travel to participate. Participants are paid varying amounts for taking part.

When new studies are available these will be shown on the site homepage or you will sometime be alerted via E-Mail.

I feel that the pay tends to be quite fair and the amount of effort is generally fairly limited. I can confirm that the site is legitimate, having received a single payout for a number of studies I took part in.

Payment is processed using either Paypal or Circle. If you choose to receive your payment via either service there may be a fee involved.

If you enjoy Prolific you might also want to check out Swagbucks.

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Ratings

Earnings: four stars
Time Commitment: three stars
Fun: three stars

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