Freebies from the Internet

I recently joined a website called Swagbucks.  Out of all the internet "freebies" concepts out there, this one seems to be the most rewarding.  It may take a long time to stack up enough Swagbucks to earn something, but they sure do seem to add up quick.  The concept is that you earn points through various ways and can redeem them for a wide variety of items in the Swagstore.  They have various things from gift cards, to books, to magazine subscriptions, MP3s, TV show episodes.  Maybe you could even save up for a PS3...

There are various ways you can earn the points.  The first and easiest way is to use the search function.  It is a search powered by Ask and Google, so the results are decent.  I do find what I'm looking for when I used the search function.  For some reason there are only two or three pages of results, but I know that if I don't find what I'm looking for by the second or third page, it is time to reform my search.  I have earned close to twenty Swagbucks in just under two weeks by casually searching.  They offer special search sites that feature a specific band or sports team, and the Swagstore from that site will also carry specific merchandise.  For example, I search with The Who, and have access to a variety of The Who merchandise if I choose.

The next way is to refer somebody.  My referral link is on the side bar of the blog, and also where the link above will take you.  For every person you refer, you earn one Swagbuck for every Swagbuck they earn for the first 100 Swagbucks.  If you have many friends, this could add up quickly.

Swagbucks also runs many different competitions or offer random codes for redemption of Swagbucks.  I've gotten an email newsletter with a code, gone on a quick scavenger hunt on a t-shirt website (all I had to do was find a red shirt with Chuck Norris on it, the code was in the product description.)  They do Twitter word contests, trivia, prediction polls, and many other things.

The final way that I've found is through the completion of special offers.  I renewed my subscription to a magazine I normally read anyway, and earned a quick 20 Swagbucks.  Haven't tried Netflix yet?  Sign up for another 75 Swagbucks.  Disney Movie Club?  150 Swagbucks.  Those two things I had signed up to prior to Swagbucks, so I'm a little bummed I missed out.

In just two weeks I've already earned enough points to redeem for a $5 Amazon gift card, $25 dollar Resturaunts.com gift card, several different comic books or gift cards, and a Detroit Lions' pennant, just to give some examples.  This is two weeks of doing no extra work at all, just using Swagbucks in place of Google.  I'll have to post an update when I actually redeem something, but in the mean time, it is definantly worth a shot.