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Swagbucks

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100 N. Pacific Coast Highway, 8th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245
Contact: https://help.swagbucks.com/home

Rated #3 out of 21 GPT Sites

Swagbucks is a website where you can earn rewards by doing activities you normally do, such as shopping, searching the web, watching videos, playing games, printing coupons, and taking surveys.

Every time you complete one of these activities, you can earn points called SBs, which are redeemable for cash and gift cards.

How Swagbucks Works

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Becoming a member of Swagbucks is very simple. Start by joining their website or downloading their mobile app (available on both Android and iOS). You can then collect points (known as SB's) by participating in a variety of different activates including taking surveys, shopping online, watching videos, and more. You can then exchange your SB's for gift cards or PayPal cash.

Joining is free (and new members even get the $5 joining bonus!), and is available to residents of the USA, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, India, Australia, and Ireland.

Earning SB's

After logging in to their website (or in the app), you will see links to Shop, Search, Watch, Play, Answer, Discover.

  • Online Shopping

    Receive “cashback” for making purchases from major online stores through Swagbucks. These include Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and more. Simply log in to the Swagbucks shopping page and click on the online retailer you wish to make a purchase from. Swagbucks earns a commission from your purchases, but will return a portion of it back to you in the form of SBs which will be earned for every dollar spent.
  • Searching

    Swagbucks has a search engine called 'Swagbucks Search'. You can use it just like a regular search engine to earn bucks. If you conduct a lot of internet searches in any given day, this can be a great way to easily earn SB's. You can install the Swagbucks browser extension for Chrome which can make it easier to get into the habit of using the Swagbucks Search over Google, Bing, etc.
  • Watching Videos

    Using Swagbucks watch, you can watch videos about music, news, entertainment, pets, travel, and more, to earn credits to your account. The earning potential for this is on the low side, but it's still a method of collecting SBs if you're looking for some entertainment.
  • Answering Surveys

    Access Swagbucks Answer to take surveys and earn points. Swagbucks lists a ton of different online surveys that can be answered for rewards. Each survey will list the estimated time it'll take to complete, the topic of the study, as well as the number of SBs you will earn. Product testing opportunities occasionally become available. Expect to earn approximately 40 - 200 SB points per survey (100 SB = $1), with earning potential up to $50 (5000 SB) for longer and hard to qualify for surveys.
  • Discovering

    The Swagbucks 'Discover' section is one of the fastest ways of earning SB points. You can earn a significant number of points for signing up for product and service trials (things like TIDAL music streaming, audiobook trials, gambling website trials, etc.) or for opening new credit card accounts or bank accounts. If you're currently looking to switch credit cards, banks, or try a new financial product (such as a new type of investment account), log in to your Swagbucks account before signing up! You might be able to earn thousands of SBs just for clicking through to the service provider via your Swagbucks account.
  • Printing Grocery Coupons

    Under the 'Shop' section of Swagbucks (depending on your country of residence), you can find printable coupons for things like cleaning products, diapers, toothpaste, candy, etc. Each time you print a coupon, you will earn 1 SB. It will take a few weeks after the redemption for the SB to show in your account, however without the added bonus of receiving SB points, the printable coupons offered on this part of the website are generally for products that you probably already purchase and from big brands such as Swiffer, Mr. Clean, Febreze, Pampers, Crest, Becel, etc.
  • Referring Friends

    If you have friends who would be good candidates for Swagbucks, make sure you refer them so that you can earn 10% of what they earn (as they remain active). For instance, if your referral earns 5,000 SB ($50) in their first month, you will receive a $5 bonus (500 SB) credited to your account. Simply log in to your Swagbucks account to get your unique sign up link which you can then share with friends, extended family, on your blog, etc.
  • Entering Swag Codes

    Swag Codes are promotional codes that can be entered into the Swagbucks website which give you free SBs (Swagbucks). Find out where to find swag codes that can help boost your earnings.
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Payment and Rewards

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Millions in Rewards Awarded

You can redeem your SB's for two main reward options: cash, or e-gift cards. One SB is worth approximately 1 cent, so 2500 SBs = $25.00. To date, Swagbucks has awarded over 800 million dollars to their members!

PayPal Payments

If you're a fan of cold, hard cash, you can exchange your SBs for money by requesting a PayPal payment to your PayPal account. Payments take approximately 10-14 days to process and are issued in US dollars, regardless of where you live. If you are outside of the USA, PayPal can automatically convert these USD into your local currency, or you can keep a separate USD balance in your account if you wish. You can request a PayPal payment in the following denominations: $25, $50, $100, and $250.

Tons of e-Gift Card Options

If you choose to redeem your SBs for a gift card versus a PayPal payment, you'll find that you can receive it with a lower balance. Denominations for gift cards vary and depending on the retailer, but they can be as low as $1 and as high as $100. E-gift cards are issued within 10 days of request are available to a wide variety or retailers including Amazon, Home Depot, Starbucks, Facebook, iTunes, a huge variety of restaurants, hotels, and more. Denominations of as low as $1 - $100 are available.

Member's Tip! Look out for “sales” on gift cards, where you can redeem your SBs for around 10% less the SB's they normally require.

You may also donate your SB's to charities such as Unicef, Doctors Without Borders, Red Cross, etc. Donation amounts start at only 5 SB’s ($0.05).

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Swagbucks Features

Bonuses

Swagbucks offers daily goal points where you can receive bonus SB's if you reach the daily goal by the end of the day. Simply log in to your account to see what that day's daily goal is. Receive another bonus when you reach the daily goal 7 days in a row. Bonuses are paid on or around the first day of the following month.

Swagbucks is Immensely Popular and Offers a Huge Community

Swagbucks has been around since 2005 (the same year SurveyPolice was created!) and has over 13 million members and over 2.4 million Facebook fans. Incredibly, they have awarded over 800 million dollars in rewards to their members making them by far, the internet's largest GPT website! Every day, they award 7,000 gift cards to their members.

Eligibility: Swagbucks is open to residents 13 years of age and older who reside in the USA, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, India, Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, and Ireland

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Swagbucks Alternatives

If you're already a member of Swagbucks and are looking for something different to join to make extra income, there are literally hundreds of alternatives out there. Here are a few of our suggestions. TGM panel is popular survey platform with tons of survey inventory. Branded Surveys offers online surveys, a low $5 cash out minimum and a $1 joining bonus! Tellwut is a fun community where you can take surveys, create surveys and answer daily polls for gift cards.

Swagbucks Reviews (403)

5 Star Reviews (172) 42.7
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4 Star Reviews (66) 16.4
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3 Star Reviews (28) 6.9
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2 Star Reviews (20) 5.0
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1 Star Reviews (117) 29.0
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Just awful awful awful

November 26, 2017 by Joe from United States

I could not wait to get to the $30 min to get out of Inbox dollars. I left after pulling my hair out daily on this site for three week.. Absolutely hated it. So I sought a replacement. Talk about Jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire. Holy Smoke. Swag Bucks was so much worse. You will get disqualified at least 10 times before you get a $0.40 survey that will last 30 min. Then they want you to spend 2 hours asking extremely personal questions claiming it will help them find you better surveys. BULL!!! I know my self very well so I was able to get through the process quickly as I belong to many survey sites. So I grinded my teeth and finally got done only to be informed that I went through it to quickly and the 2 hours I spent was tossed in the trash can and I was brought back to the beginning to start all over again. THAT DID IT. I left the $2.60 and canceled out. They must really need that money. They are just like Inbox that they are so heavily commercialized. You WILL pick up viruses from both sites. At least Windows based, I do not now about Mac. It took me a week to track down all the ones from Inbox. I would not even call them a survey sight at all as the surveys are so skewed to get positive surveys to please there company's. To me that is not a survey at all were you will only people that only love brussel sprouts to take it. So in summation I hope my review will save you headaches and disappointments this these 2 horrific web sites. I have read very positive reviews from Survey Police and is the reason I gave it a try. I can only assume that very recent changes have been made since the positive review.

Swagbucks Don't waste your time

November 25, 2017 by Sandie from United States

Little little little little tiny dollars for a long long long period of time. Don't even start or you'll get frustrated by the day

Horrible

November 5, 2017 by Hope from United States

Swagbucks is a waste of time! You only get 3 swag bucks for watching an hour long video and it takes over 2000 to get anything when you take a survey it says it will give you a couple hundred swag bucks and after you do the whole survey it only gives you 2 swag bucks because it says not all can be accepted or that your not a good fit so they pretty much get all the answers they need for their surveys but tell you that your not fit for it or they can’t accept it so your getting ripped off while they are getting all the stuff they need don’t waste your time when there aren’t plenty of other sites that will actually compensate you for your time and answers! Swagbucks is a rip off!

Simple and easy.

October 19, 2017 by Nathan from United States

I'm not big on surveys which is part of why I like Swagbucks. I am able to reach the daily goal almost everyday just buy watching videos and doing the daily tasks. The support for the site is quick if there is ever a problem. If you attempt a survey but can't complete it you still get points. I make an average of $50 a month without much effort. Download the video apps on your phone or tablet for easy points.

My experience has mostly been positive

October 18, 2017 by caroline from Australia

I've been a member for about 18 months. For the main part things have worked well and through regular daily commitment (to the first goal), I've been able to redeem regularly. Like most survey sites, pay is not that great but every bit helps. Downsides are sometimes it can take several hours to reach the goal if there are no surveys, sometimes the surveys don't credit and there are a number of earning opportunities that we don't have access to in Australia (hence only 3 stars).