I want to help you, new swaggernaut, get up and running Quickly with Swag bucks. I want to help Everyone rake it in and feel the joy I do every time the mailman or UPS guy comes with a package!
To that end I created SwagMelt. This is a rough draft of the Beginner Tips FAQ that will soon occupy this space. I say rough because when I started blogging, I didn't know what I was doing at all, and neglected to include screenshots to help explain what I was typing about. The information on here is copied from my original Beginner Tips post, so it's kind of rough. This page will improve over time, but for now, I hope it helps get you started!!
There are a few ways to earn swag bucks. The easiest is searching with their browser. Their engine pulls from Google and Ask so once you get used to the way it looks, the search results are pretty good. I do recommend getting the toolbar- it doesn't slow my computer down at all, has no viruses, and is very useful. I use it to check messages from TSG (sometimes there is a code there) and I search from it all the time.
I have the best results with searching if I space it out over the day. I learned early on that not only is it Frustrating to keep trying and trying, but it actually lessens your chances, because you can be put on a "timeout". So I search a few standard things several times a day. It doesn't matter what they are, but for me its gmail, swagbucks facebook, twitter, netflix, flickr, photobucket, good morning america *chuckle*. I win with at least one of those a day, more often a couple times. I also search other things, say if I need to track down a virus alert on my computer, I will search for the file name- for some reason I almost always win within a few search pages when I am doing REAL research :)
You can expect to get an average of 3 wins a day if you spread it out. Sometimes more. And if you are ever up in the middle of the night, at 12am (central) the win algorithm resets, and a lot of people get 1 or 2 wins between 12 - 12:15. However, beware! Sometimes when you win 4 times in a day, or you hit midnight bucks, it can take a while to get your first win the Next day. I have had to try until 7 pm sometimes. I usually still manage to get 3 wins by the end of the night though. On the rare occasion I only get 2 wins, I usually get four the next day. It averages out, so if it seems like you aren't getting anywhere, don't stress it! Try again later!
Do The Daily Four! If you have the toolbar installed, then the first time you use your browser every day, you get a free swagbuck. Click DAILY POLL from the "Earn" tab at the top of the homepage. (Or from the Ways To Earn tab on your toolbar.) Vote every day for a free swagbuck. Click NOSO from that same earn tab, and SKIP through the offers shown. Today there was only 1 to skip through, Free easy 1 swagbuck. Lastly, visit your Trusted Survey page after you have been a member 7 days. Another easy free swagbuck! May not sound like much, but after a month thats 120 free swagbucks for Very little effort.
Last but not least for this morning- visit the Facebook Swagbucks page. Its the most active community of all the "Search & earn" sites. The members there are Generally VERY helpful, and will answer any question you have. Its a little slow in the mornings but by evening its Hopping!
There is a thread titled General Info for Newbies on the Swagbucks Facebook page. LONG, lots of information to go through in there.
There are a variety of other ways to earn swag bucks.Let me link some of the other blogs. Again, this page will look MUCH better before long, but for now it's late and I have to gather material for tomorrows blog. Sorry for just copying my old blogs here :P
SBTV and Special Offers
(General run down of Special Offers, check Novembers series 1-7 for each offer wall in detail.)
Swag Codes
(Incomplete- SBTV has codes sometimes too now. The Swag Guy will usually post in Facebook with clues for which video to find. When you are watching the right one, a code appears below the description 30 - 60 seconds into viewing.)
Swago, Swagstakes, and Partner Codes
Refund, Referrals, and Other Issues
Until soon, Happy Swagsurfing!!
