So this is a long time coming, but I love Swagbucks. Swaging has earned me lots of extra money these past few months. I started way back in 2011 it seems, but didn't take it seriously until about a year ago. Then came the holidays last Xmas, and I was on a mission to earn! I did go a little nuts trying to make goals and such for a while, but I am now at a less ambitious pace. I comfortable pace which still earns me at least $25 to $50 per month! So let me tell you how I use this wonderful site. There are those who earn quite a bit more than me, but I can only tell you what works for me.
1st, lemme tell you about signup. Either create or use an email that you don't mind getting junked up. Use that email for everything on Swagbucks. We'll go into when that comes into handy later.
Next is my Swagbuck referral code. Feel free to use this code at time of signup. Yes, it will help me earn some Swagbucks, but again, I won't get rich from it. I think the most I've earned from a referral was $5...
1st and foremost, the easy daily points. The daily poll; NOSO's (no obligation special offers); daily crave & the toolbar. Each of these earns 1 Swagbuck (SB) except the NOSO earns 2. Total of 4 points each day for a minute or two of "work".
Next are the two apps that earn SBs. Download the SB TV Mobile app (android). Run videos each day continuously until max limit has been reached, currently maxed at 50 SBs. Then the EntertaiNow app. Same, run videos until max reached, currently 70 SBs. The 2nd app has changed the max allowable several times since I found it a year or so ago, each time luckily going up... I like to run these at night while sleeping, and when at work since I can't use my phone then anyways. I keep it plugged into the charger as it does drain my battery. As of right now, I am earning 120 SB per day just for running videos on these apps!
Now let me tell you a little about the rewards store and how that works. It takes on average 500 SBs to equal $5. So you won't be getting rich overnight. At least I don't. But for little to no effort I can earn at least $7 if I didn't so anything other than the 2 video apps.
Currently I earn close to 150 to 180 SBs per day. Again, not a lot compared to others, but I don't kill myself doing it either... Since I am on the computer all the time, sorry but it's what I love to do... It's not getting me anywhere special in life, but I like it and it makes me happy.
You can also earn SBs by searching. I have change my default search engine to Swagbucks for both my home computer and mobile phone. Search as I would normally on MSN or Google, and sometimes win SBs, it's random. On average I usually get 6 or 7 SBs for a search. Sometimes I get lots of wins, sometimes none. Just now I searched and won 26 SBs. That's a good win! Every once in a while they run special Collector Bills. If you happen to win each of the SBs in a set, you get a bonus. Not always easy to win each of the bills, but I have fun trying.
Lets see, other ways to earn... There's something new, called Read. It started just this month so I can't tel you a lot firsthand yet. But day one they linked us to 5 books, maybe it was 6. Anyways, 10 SB were earned for signing up for newsletters by the authors or publishers. Easy.