I’m not usually a huge believer in those online websites that say they will pay you to take surveys or to search. I have read about people who have success with such websites, but a “babysitting” mentality is required. “When is the next survey posting? When will the next project email come out?” I don’t have time to do much as it is and “babysitting” my inbox won’t give me more free time. Plus, a majority of those sites simply sell your email. However, I did come across an interesting, and decent, site the other day.
I was referred to Swagbucks by a friend/reader. She stated that she has been using the site since February and has accrued enough “bucks” for about $35 in Amazon.com gift cards. That’s not too bad. It’s a great bonus to cap off other sources of income. So, I signed up.
The main premise of the site is searching. You are paid in swagbucks to search for things on the Internet. Instead of using Google or Yahoo!, simply use their Google/Ask Jeeves search engine and get your results. Every now and then, you’ll earn a swagbuck or two for a search that you do. It’s a pretty simple concept.
There are other ways to accumulate swagbucks, too. You can donate old mp3 players and cell phones for swagbucks and you can refer friends. I haven’t expanded beyond the search feature yet but it seems like a pretty easy and legit website. When you earn enough swagbucks, you can trade them in for practically anything – gift cards, video games, DVDs, mp3 players. You name it, you can probably get it.
Overall, Swagbucks is a good site with a simple concept – get rewarded for searching. Sometimes the best things in life are simple…
As I try out more features of the website, I’ll be sure to post updates. Also, if anyone would like to join the site, click here. Not only will you be joining but you can also help me since I will be your “referral.” I will be placing small ads for Swagbucks on my website in the future so you could also register that way.
Are you member of Swagbucks? If so, what do you think? What is your favorite part of the site? Let us know in the comments below!
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