Happy Birthday to Swagbucks, a 3 point bonus code, and lots of changes!

Swagbucks is celebrating their 2nd birthday today and it’s going to be a BIG day full of Swag codes and other surprises!  I’ve posted about Swagbucks many times before on my blog.  If you’re not familiar with Swagbucks, you earn “Swagbucks” by searching online and your Swagbucks can then be redeemed for gift cards or other prizes and merchandise. I typically redeem mine for Amazon gift cards.  I joined Swagbucks last January, saved my Amazon gift cards all year, and used them to pay for most of our Christmas!

If you haven’t joined Swagbucks previously, today is a great day to join!  You will get 6 bonus bucks just for signing up using my link here and entering the code MELISSASCODE3.  (This bonus code will be valid through 3/4).  Then, watch for the Swag Codes on the blog, Facebook, toolbar (you have to download this) and Twitter today and you’ll be well on your way to your first Amazon gift card!  According to their Twitter page, the festivities will begin at 10 am PST (1 pm EST).

If you’re new to Swagbucks, you’ll also want to check out this post on how to make the most of your Swagbucks account.

If you’ve been using Swagbucks for awhile, here are some of the changes that are coming:

Starting today, you will notice that your Swag Bucks in your account will be multiplied by 10 (as will the prices in the store, so for example, if you had 45 bucks in your account you will now have 450 SB;  The Amazon which was 45 SB will now be 450 SB).   NO prices are being raised on prizes (it will all be proportional – so have no fear about that), but what this split will allow them to do is to award bucks to users in ways that were not before imaginable (such as being logged into the toolbar, and viewing our special offers).   So with that said,the sign up code that is worth 6, it will actually be worth 60 SB.  You can find more info on the split here.

Here are the other changes:

1) More ways to earn Swag Bucks every day:  With Swagbucks.com 3.0 users will be able to earn by having their toolbar visible on their browser and also by simply viewing our ‘No Obligation’ special offers.   This means that in addition to all the regular ways to earn, the more you are engaged with Swagbucks.com, the more you will earn!


2) New look home page and Swag Store & rewards store:  Swagbucks.com 3.0 will include a revamped, cleaner interface that will provide a better user experience.

3)  Launch of the Swagstakes Portal:   As you may know we currently run about a dozen on-going sweepstakes (called Swagsttakes) at any given time.  With the launch of 3.0 we are going to have a brand new, fully stocked Swagstakes portal in which there will be dozens of Swagstakes running at all times! Some contests will be limited entry (meaning a set number of entries will be offered) so the odds for a user to win are greater.  The tentative list of items that will be offered during initial launch should include: $100 Amazon Gift Cards, Sony Bravia 32″ TV, Amazon Kindle, Apple iPod Touch, Flip Ultra HD Camera, Panasonic Blu Ray with Remote, Apple iPad, Sopranos Complete Series Box Set, Rachel Ray 10 piece cookware set, Playstation 3 system + games bundle, Canon Powershot Camera, Seinfeld Complete Series DVD box Set, Viziio 22″ LCD TV and plenty more!

Have fun Swagging today!

It’s Mega Swagbucks Friday – start out with another new Swag Code!

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Happy Friday!  Fridays at Swagbucks are Mega Swagbucks days! Typically, you can earn 1-3 Swagbucks from searching, but on Fridays, you can earn 3-100 from one search!

Also, don’t forget to go get the latest Swag code in the special offers section.  Click on the blue “No Obligation Offers” box (on the right hand side of the screen) and start scrolling through the offers (you don’t HAVE to do any offers to get the code).  Eventually, you will come to a screen with the code on it! Copy the code and paste it in the box on the main page.

If you’re not familiar with Swagbucks, you earn “Swagbucks” by searching online and your Swagbucks can then be redeemed for gift cards or other prizes and merchandise.

If you haven’t signed up for Swagbucks yet, you will get three bonus Swagbucks if you sign up using this link here.

If you’d like to learn more about Swagbucks and how it “works” check out this post

Two new Swag codes!

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There are two new Swag codes available on the Swagbucks site right now!

The first is on the blog and is a special “Valentine’s Day” code.  It’s only valid today, so hurry and find it so you can enter it in your account!

The second code is in the special offers section.  Click on the blue “No Obligation Offers” box and start scrolling through the offers (you don’t HAVE to do any offers to get the code).  Eventually, you will come to a screen with the code on it!

If you’re not familiar with Swagbucks, you earn “Swagbucks” by searching online and your Swagbucks can then be redeemed for gift cards or other prizes and merchandise.

If you’d like to learn more about Swagbucks and how it “works” check out this post

It’s Mega Swagbucks Friday!

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If you’re new to using Swagbucks, Fridays are Mega Swagbucks days! Typically, you can earn 1-3 Swagbucks from searching, but on Fridays, you can earn 3-100 from one search!

If you’re not familiar with Swagbucks, you earn “Swagbucks” by searching online and your Swagbucks can then be redeemed for gift cards or other prizes and merchandise.

Also, check your e-mail inbox for the February newsletter. There’s a swag code worth one point at the bottom!

If you haven’t signed up for Swagbucks yet, you will get three bonus Swagbucks if you sign up using this link here.

If you’d like to learn more about Swagbucks and how it “works” check out this post.

It’s a great time to start "Swagging"

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If you haven’t signed up for Swagbucks yet, now is a great time! Every day this week, they will be posting a Swag code on the Swagbucks toolbar. You will also get three bonus Swagbucks if you sign up using this link here.

If you’ve already signed up for Swagbucks, but haven’t really started using it, this week is a great time to start!

If you’re not familiar with Swagbucks, you earn “Swagbucks” by searching online and your Swagbucks can then be redeemed for gift cards or other prizes and merchandise. I joined Swagbucks last January and spent the whole year cashing out for Amazon gift cards (you can cash out for a $5 gift card for every 45 bucks you earn). I was able to save these and used them to pay for a large chunk of our Christmas. If I had to pick a “favorite” site that I discovered in 2009, this site was definitely it!

Here are a few tricks that I have learned to help you make the most of your Swagbucks account:

*Do a few searches every day until you earn at least one Swagbuck. I search from things that I would normally be searching for online anyway and I have found that I can easily earn 1-3 Swagbucks each day by doing this. Your searches do need to be “natural” searches. If it does not seem like your searches are legitimate, they may freeze or even close your account.

*If you have a Facebook account, become a “fan” of Swagbucks on Facebook. Click here to do this. If you check out the wall, there are bonus codes posted from time to time that you can add to your account. (To add bonus codes, log into Swagbucks, and then click on the icon that says “You have X Swagbucks.” There will be a box that says this: Have a SwagCode? Just enter it here and receive your SwagBucks instantly! Enter your code and click GIMME!)

*Publish your Swagbucks winnings on Facebook – when you “win” a buck, you now have the option of posting your win on Facebook. It shows up on your profile and it’s another way to promote your Swagbucks account (and get more ‘friends’)

*Read the Swagbucks blog (you can access this here). Bonus codes are posted here, as well.

*Sign up for the Swagbucks newsletter. They send bonus codes embedded in the newsletter, so it’s an easy way to earn extra Swagbucks!

*Download the Swagbucks Toolbar onto your internet browser – Click on the “toolbars” option on the left hand side of the website after you log in and follow the instructions!

*Post the Swidget on your blog or your Facebook page. You can download it here.

*Tell all your friends – When your friends sign up under you, you win when they win for the first 100 Swagbucks (this does not include any Swagcodes that they enter)

I have found that I typically earn at least 3 Swagbucks per day just by doing the things listed above. That adds up to 90 Swagbucks in one month’s time (or 2 $5 Amazon gift cards!). I work full time and I only do searched from home (non working hours) and I’m able to do this, so it isn’t something that you have to spend a lot of time on, but you should easily be able to earn $120 in Amazon gift cards in a year’s time. If you’d rather have gift cards for somewhere else, that would give you enough to cash out for $100 in Target gift cards (these can only be used online) or for 8 $10 Starbucks gift cards. If your goal is to do a 100% Cash Christmas, this will help you get started!

HAPPY SWAGGING! 🙂