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swagbucks.com
by illusiveman
I have been using Swagbucks since December 2012 and I have found it a good experience overall but it does have problems, I have found that after I had used up most of the high point offers there was nothing left apart surveys, games and Swag bucks TV.
On Swag bucks they have a daily goal for you to try and meet which usually ... varies between 60-120sb, there is also a bonus for completing 7, 14, 21 and the full month for a bonus (up to 300SB for the full month), there is also a daily bonus (usually 10% of the target) so if you hit the goal for a full month you could potentially gain about 500SB, some days it can be hard to meet the daily goal as there might not be any surveys or offers available and the only way to reach the goal might be to spend hours watching Swag bucks TV (people usually abbreviate it as SBTV) which give 3SB every 10 videos watched (there is supposed to be a limit of 150SB per day from SBTV).
The Games give 2SB for every two games played (up to 10SB per day), there are some fun games available on swag bucks such as Fzyood which lasts for a minute which usually helps get the points a lot quicker.
There is also the daily poll for 1SB per day and the NOSO for 2SB per day (you click the arrows to look through the offers available).
Daily surveys give 70SB when there are surveys available, I often find some days there might not be a daily survey or I might be disqualified from the only survey available that day.
Trusted surveys vary between 50 - 300SB and can take between 5 minutes and 30 minutes to complete, some days there might not be any available or you might get 3 or 4 appearing in one day, the only annoyance with surveys (this includes the daily surveys) is that you might get to the end of the survey only to be disqualified, I find that this mostly happens with Toluna surveys as most other surveys will have the screening questions at the beginning of the survey.
There is also the special offer walls which are split into 8 different tabs known as Trial Pay, Radium One, Payment Wall, Peanut Labs, Sponsor Pay, Sometrics, Supersonic and OMG (I would advise you steer clear of the OMG wall as it is just offers to sign up for credit cards and are not worth the swagbucks).
These walls often have videos which are usually worth 1-4SB which can be handy on a hard day, they also often have free trials to services such as Audible (run by Amazon), Now TV (run by Sky) and E-Music (these free trials are usually worth between 100 and 500SB).
They also have offers to download software such as VLC Media Player which I find are offers you should avoid as they could contain viruses and spyware, the only exception to this would be games such as Planet Side 2 as they direct to official websites to download the software (the points are often received before you download the game).
There is also the chance to win SB by searching (You can get up to 4 search wins per day), the search wins normally give between 5-10Sb, sometimes you can win up to 59SB from searching (this is the highest I have seen people win), random phrases such as "gonads" also seem to result in a win occasionally.
The tasks also give about 4SB per task complete, although the SB are only awarded when you "bank" 20SB, the easiest tasks are the casino tasks as you just have to search google for "casino online" or something similar and look for something like "get $700 free to play casino blackjack", record the page it was on and the ranking, you also have to visit the page and record information such as a telephone number and one of the featured games.
The only Major problem with swag bucks is that offers don't always credit (same with some surveys) and it can be a major pain trying to raise a ticket to get the points you are owed (quite often results in a reply of "the company can't find a record of completion" etc), also customer service seems to be a bit lacking as problems can often go ignored on the UK Facebook page for swag bucks, there is also a highly banterful thread on the Money Saving Expert Forums where people will happily help out when people need it.
One thing I forgot to mention is that they have codes usually once a day and are usually worth about 2-5SB (sometimes higher) so they help if it is a high target and it saves a round of SBTV.
They also have Amazon Gift Cards and PayPal available in the reward store, here are the current prices;
Amazon
£5 849SB
£25 4,199SB
PayPal
£5 1,049SB
£10 1,999SB
£25 4,949SB
£50 9,399SB
£100 17,999SB
They also have gift cards for Marks and Spencer which I've read can be used in store as well as online by printing them out and taking them to the checkout, most people spend their swag bucks as soon as they have enough for a smaller gift card rather than save the points for a more expensive option.
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swagbucks.com
by emma_08
I joined this site in February and really wished i'd heard about it sooner. So for those of you who don't know Swagbucks is site where you can earn rewards through a range of different activities.
Surveys
The biggest way to earn is by completing surveys everyday you can complete one daily survey which is worth 70 ... swagbucks, which is about 40p. There is also the opportunity to complete trusted surveys which are normally worth between 80-200 swagbucks, you can answer as many of these that are avaible. Although the money earned from surveys doesn't seem much if you answer a few surveys a day the points soon add up.
Games
There are a number of games on the swagbucks site, you normally earn 2 swagbucks for every 2 games played up to a maximum of 10 swagbucks a day.
Searches
Swagbucks is also a search engine, but unlike other search engines swagbucks gives you the chance to win points when you search. This wins are random but I normally win twice of three times a day.
SBTV
SBTV is a series of videos on different topics, once youve watched 10 videos you get 3 swagbucks, this is a guaranteed way to earn swagbucks if there hasnt been many surveys available.
Shop and Earn
Shop and earn is a feature that gives you with swagbucks when you shop online, however I have found that other cashback sites such as Quidco pay a lot more.
Rewards
Once you have earned a sufficient number of points you can start claiming rewards, there are plenty to choose from but most people choose amazon vouchers or cash through paypal. A £5 Amazon voucher costs 849 points. Where as a £5 paypal payment is 1049 points, I normally earn £10 through paypal every week.
Problems
Recently there has been a lot of complaints over surveys not crediting or disqualifying you near the end, but I havent experienced these problems myself.
So overall I think swagbucks is an excellent way of earning a little bit of extra cash.
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onepoll.co.uk
by 12jane
I joined onepoll in January 2012 and have used it on and off ever since. I don't always remember to check it, but have received £40 from them, and am back up to £20 again.
Onepoll is different to other sites in that is has shorter surveys, which can only be a few questions long. Their surveys are worth 5-25p, with 10 or 15p ... being most common.
Onepoll does not email you when they have a new survey, unless you haven't been on the site for a while (in which case you will get an email sometimes to remind you to do the surveys). Because of this you have to check the site regularly.
The surveys fill up quickly, so to get the max out of the site you need to check it several times a day. The site is best for people that can access it during office hours, as surveys seem to be only added between 9-6pm on Monday-Friday.
There are no profile surveys on the site, so the screen out rate is quite high. I am very often screened out for saying I am single/self employed/my age. However the surveys are quick to do and if you are going to be screened out it is usually within the first 2 questions. They have a bar along the bottom of your account, which shows exactly how much you have in your account, and I have never had a problem with non-crediting surveys. The surveys are on a variety of subjects.
They have a high threshold for cashout, at £40, which takes a long time to reach. When I cashed out, I received my paypal payment after 27days, and they say up to 28 days.
I do like onepoll and award it 4/5 stars. There are better sites out there, but onepoll is nice and quick and receiving a £40 payment was great, cant wait for my next one!
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