A great way to earn money & free prizes is to become active in online reward sites. They are very easy to get the hang of & you'll be earning points that you can cash in for cool prizes for things you already do online - searching the web, checking your email, printing coupons, online shopping etc.! I'm sharing some of the sites I use & trust. NOTE: Majority of these sites have a rule of ONE account PER household. Please use my referral links when signing up, thanks!
Step #1: Learn 1 site at a time. Don't overwhelm yourself if you're a newcomer.
Step #2: DON'T use your personal email account to sign up for these free sites. You'll want to create another email account for these sites & freebie offers that you may do. Use common sense & be alert when or if you decided to do any offers on the sites because they are linked to 3rd parties. I tend to only do the free offers, like sign up for this newsletter & get x number of points or any video offers (you just watch them & you’ll get points).
Step #3: Don't hesitate to ask questions. If you need help, you can leave me a message on the Bargain Bridget Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/BargainBridget , or you can email me at: MustangJunkie08@aim.com
I mainly stick with just using: Swagbucks, iRazoo, InboxDollars, MyPoints, & RewardPort.
You may check the photos on the Facebook page to see that my rewards are legit, http://www.facebook.com/BargainBridget
Search & Win Sites (for prizes/gift cards)
· A Swag Buck is a digital dollar that you receive for doing searches through their web browser. Currently it is only for those who live in the U.S., Canada, & the U.K. Their search engine results come from both Ask.com & Google.com. You are not awarded Swag Bucks (SBs) every time you search – they are given at random times for random amounts. When you win, the Swag Bucks (SBs) automatically show up on your search results page. I search about 10 times in the morning, afternoon, and then again at night and I can usually win 2 to 3 times a day by doing so. Sometimes when you win you may have to enter a captcha code in order to receive your Swag Bucks (be quick to enter the code or you may lose them, just a word of advice). You collect Swag Bucks until you have enough to redeem for prize(s) that you’d like, anything from: gift cards, clothes, electronics, video games, DVDs, posters, toys, just about anything. You can redeem 5 of the same prizes each month – you can only get 2 per day though.
· Personally...
o I am using my Swag Bucks (SBs) to collect the $5 Amazon gift cards, which are 450 SB each. They are your best bet because you can add as many Amazon gift cards to your Amazon account as you’d like to and they’ll never expire, so don’t leave them on your Swag Bucks account once you receive them (otherwise they’ll expire after a year). Be patient when waiting for your prize to arrive; it can take up to 2 weeks for them to send you an Amazon e-gift code. From May 2010 to February 2011, I’ve cashed in for 33, $5 Amazon gift cards & 2 $5 PayPal cash for a grand total of $175 in FREE MONEY!
· MORE ways to win! The following can be found under the Earn tab on Swagbucks.com
o Take the Daily Poll to earn 1 SB. These add up so try & do them daily.
o Do the NOSO (No Obligation Special Offers) daily to get an extra SB or so. All you have to do is click the SKIP button a few times & then your SB will pop up.
o Click the Trusted Surveys to win a daily SB & you can take the surveys to try & get extra SBs as well.
o You can do Special Offers , but I recommend that you don’t do the ones that require downloading anything. You can check the wall & discussion tab on SB’s Facebook page to see what SO’s (special offers) others have completed & got credited for.
o Get paid in SBs for printing & redeeming coupons! Earn 10 Swag Bucks for every coupon you print and redeem at your local grocery store!
o Play games & win SBs. Watch Swagbucks TV (SBTV), fill up the meter & win SBs!
o Shop through the Daily Deals & get SBs back for certain purchases.
o Through the Shop & Earn you get 2 SBs for every dollar spent & you can choose from MANY stores of a WIDE variety! http://search.swagbucks.com/?cmd=sb-shopping
o Fridays are MEGA SWAGBUCKS DAY - this means that you have a better chance of winning a larger # SB bill when you search & win. (ex. you many normally win a 5 or 11SB bills during the week; on Fridays you may be able to get a 25 SB etc.). It's not guaranteed to get a higher bill, but your odds of getting one are better. The highest I ever got was a 59, which is A LOT lol.
o Finding Swag Codes (they’re posted at random times & worth a random amount; they expire at a certain time, here are ways to find them)
1. Get the Widget, which tells you when there active codes out & where to find them http://www.swagbucks.com/?cmd=gn-s1-widgetgrab If you don't have a place to put your widget, you can always check my blog, Bargain Bridget, I have a widget on the front page that you may use. http://bargainbridget.blogspot.com/
2. Download the Swag Bucks Toolbar. It’s safe & actually very convenient – you can keep track of the # of SBs you have, be alerted (by a yellow asterisk*) on TSG (The Swag Guy) head next to 'From TSG' for codes in the toolbar, be alerted (by a yellow asterisk*) on the SB News as to when new blogs & Twitter posts are up from TSG (The Swag Guy), connect to Facebook...you can personalize the toolbar to suit you. http://www.swagbucks.com/?cmd=sb-plugins After winning SBs refresh your toolbar so that it reflects the correct amount of SBs you have by clicking the down arrow that’s right next to “swag bucks” and then click on ‘refresh toolbar.’ You also get 1 SB daily for just being logged into your toolbar!
3. Like SB on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/swagbucks Just by checking the wall, other member’s posts will let you know when there’s a code out (a lot of people will be posting “Thanks TSG (The Swag Guy)”). Note: It’s against the rules to ask WHAT the active code is; however, you may ask for CLUES or HINTS as to where to find the active code. Also, do NOT post your referral link on SBs Facebook page; however, you can post it all you want everywhere, but there.
4. Follow Swag Bucks on Twitter. On Tuesdays & Thursdays you have extra chances to win SBs by participating in little posts they have, you’ll get more info about those through the Blog posts. They also will sometimes post Swag Codes on here too. http://twitter.com/swagbucks
5. Sign up for the Swag Bucks Newsletter. It comes out once a month or so and may have a Swag Code in it. Go to the Swag Bucks home page and on the Quick Links on the left-hand side menu click ‘Newsletter’ & submit your email address.
· More info can be found on their site.
· After your logged in, search using web browser & occasionally you’ll win a random amount of points for a search. Be sure to enter the Captcha (a coded word to enter to verify your human & not a robot cheating the system) & submit it before the timer runs out, otherwise you won’t get your points.
· Earn GUARANTEED points by doing the following everyday:
o 100 points daily – by recommending & commenting on 2 websites (from your search results) everyday
o 50 points – for every time you refer a friend & you also get rewarded with matching points. For example, if your friend earns 45 points instantly, so will you! (up to a cap of 3,000 pts per friend)
o 5 points daily – by clicking on the “Offers” link (which is under the “Earn Points” menu item)
· Other ways to earn points:
o Surveys, Offers, Coupons, Treasure Codes (which can be found on their Facebook page, www.facebook.com/iRazoo, they randomly post them & they have an expiration date & time; copy the code & go to the iRazoo website, click “Earn Points” > “Treasure Codes” & paste the code there & submit it for points.)
· Comments
o I recommend the $5 Amazon gift card, at 3,000 points. I highly recommend that you cash in for your prize as soon as you get enough points. It’s been known to take a month to receive your gift card code on this site. They’re slow delivering, but they always deliver. I’ve cashed in for 10, $5 Amazon gift cards!
3. Zoom Bucks >> Sign up using my referral link, http://zoombucks.com/join.php?ref=BNel
· It seems to take a long time to earn points on this site, but I’ll share it anyway. Just like Swagbucks & iRazoo, you search using their web browser & will randomly win a round amount of ZBs.
· Shop online & get a certain number of points back.
· You can take surveys & tasks for points.
· Promo Codes are like that of Swagbucks & iRazoo’s. ZB releases their code hunts on their Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/Zoombucks , they do expire at a certain time & are for a random amount
Earn Points for Gift Cards Sites
1. MyPoints >> It’s a referral by email; so send me an email w/ your 1st name & I’ll email the referral.
· This site is more email based. I get about 10 emails a day from them & all I have to do is open the emails and click at the bottom of the messages on the link to receive 5 points. The points add up really fast. I have cashed in for one $25 Red Lobster/Olive Garden gift card, which I’ll be using this Mother’s Day 2011 to take my mom to Olive Garden J
· You can take surveys for points. You get 50 pts if you qualify & complete the survey, and you still get 10 pts for surveys you don’t qualify for.
· Earn 100 Points (once) for trying the new toolbar & get up to 75 Points each month for searching the web. It’s safe to download & use.
· Shop online & get a certain number of points back.
· Print & redeem coupons.
2. Reward Port >> It’s a referral by email; so send me an email w/ your 1st name & I’ll email the referral.
· This site is more email based. I get about 10-20emails a day from them & all I have to do is open the emails and click at the bottom of the messages on the link to receive my points. The points add up really fast. I have over 3,100 points (as of 4/8/11); I’m working towards a Best Buy gift card as my 1st cash out prize.
· You can take surveys for points.
· Shop online & get a certain number of points back.
· Print & redeem coupons.
· I DON’T recommend doing any of the Easy Point offers under the “Earn Points” tab.
Cash/Money Sites
1. Inbox Dollars >> It’s a referral by email; so send me an email w/ your 1st name & I’ll email the referral.
· This is an actual cash out (in the form of a check) site. No gift cards or prizes, just a check mailed to you. You get a $5 bonus for signing up & you can cash out once you’ve earned $30; however, there is a $3 processing fee (so you’ll only get $27). As of 4/8/11 I have $48.26 in my account; I’m waiting until I reach $53 before I cash out.
· Paid emails are the main ways to earn cash. I get about 10 emails from them daily. Just open them up & click the “Paid Email” link at the bottom. When the new page opens be sure there isn’t another “Paid Email” link on there, if so click it to get credited.
· You get $0.10 per printed & redeemed coupon, which adds up really fast! This is basically the only money site that I print my coupons from.
· Get a $1 for downloading their toolbar. It’s safe & an efficient way to keep up with your current earnings & any un-read paid emails that you need to check.
· Surveys, videos, tasks, etc. are other ways to earn cash.
