Try Swagbucks - It's like getting FREE money, gift cards & other stuff!!

What is Swagbucks?

Swagbucks is a site that lets you earn Swagbucks (points) by literally just searching the web - something we do on a daily basis anyways! They also have an excellent referral program! If you refer someone over to Swagbucks and they earn a Swagbuck by doing online search, you will earn a Swagbuck too - up to 1000 Swagbucks for each friend you refer! To refer your friends, just click on "Promote" at the top of the Swagbucks website.

Once you accumulate enough Swagbucks, you can cash them in for various rewards, including Amazon.com gift cards, PayPal cash, Target e-gift cards and a lot more! Yay! Since joining Swagbucks awhile back, I've earned  2 Amazon.com gift cards as well as $5.00 in PayPal cash.  And I'm basically just getting started!  It's a really fun way to get more FREE stuff!  Yay!

How do I get started?

• Go here and register on Swagbucks by creating an account
• They will give you 30 Swagbucks to get started and you can also use the code JoinIn2010 to get an extra 30 (if you sign up before 12.31.10)! So with 60 points just for signing up, you will be 13% to a $5 Amazon gift card!
• After registering, you can immediately start searching for anything you want on the web just by using the Swagbucks search engine on their page.  You'll want to replace your existing search engine with this one if you want to maximize your swagbucks!  To make it even easier to do searches, click on "Toolbars" at the top of the page and then download their Toolbar.  Once you do, you'll have a "search" box as well as the number of your current swagbucks and other helpful links.
• Periodically, while searching, you may see a pop up that says you’ve won anywhere from 1 to 20 or more in Swagbucks. From what I’ve heard, the best time to search is in the morning or the evening.
• Another way to earn Swagbucks, is by entering the Swag Code that is released almost everyday (there's a place to enter them on the right side of the home page).  Swag Codes can appear anywhere, and at any time, throughout the Swag Bucks network.  Another great way to find out about current Swag Codes is to "like" Swagbucks on Facebook here!  They sometimes even post the codes right on their wall.  I'll try to keep you updated!
• There are lots of other ways to earn Swagbucks, so click on the "Earn" tab on their website to get more information!

How do I get the gift cards and other rewards?

• After you’ve earned enough points, you can click on the upper tab labeled “Rewards”.  Now you can start scrolling through all the gift cards they have available. The Amazon.com gift card is by far my favorite reward! You can score a $5 Amazon.com gift card with just 450 Swagbucks, so literally in a month (possibly less) you could earn a $5 Amazon.com gift card!

I’ve heard from other bloggers and readers that they were able to pay for all of their Christmas presents last year by using Swagbucks! Can you believe that? They had earned so many Amazon.com and other gift cards, that the gift cards covered the full cost of their purchases! With that being said, my goal next year is to pay for all of my Christmas presents with gift cards I’ve earned through Swagbucks! I’m so excited about this challenge of mine and I hope some of you are up for the challenge too!

If you are already using Swagbucks, then please let us know your thoughts below! And if you’re new to Swagbucks, I’d love to hear if you’re going to start swagging with me!

(Thanks Hip2Save & CouponingToDisney!)