Is SwagBucks legit? How to make money or get free stuff using Swag Bucks!

                       
Put simply- Yes, Swag Bucks s is completely legit.
Actually of all the sites where you can make money or win free stuff online, Swag Bucks is probably the easiest site to use (once you get a hang of it). You can earn swag bucks for doing next to nothing.

What is Swag Bucks?  Swagbucks is an online rewards website where you earn "swag bucks" for completing various tasks, games, surveys, and searches.

Redeeming Swag Bucks? These "bucks"can be redeemed for gift cards to Amazon, Paypal, Ebay, and many popular retailers. Or for as low as 1 SB you can also get sweepstakes entries for a chance to win an iPad, gift cards, and many other things.

Would I recommend it? Absolutely. Even with minimum effort a few times a week, you can probably earn a $5 Amazon card every couple of weeks. It's definitely worth a try. Tons of people claim to earn a $25 Paypal card once a month.

If you are looking to make money online, just keep in mind- the only way to make actual cash on this site is to redeem your SBs for PayPal giftcards. Which you must do in 2,500 increments.  If you have 3,000 SBs you will only be able to redeem 2,500 of them for a $25 Paypal card, or wait until you have 5,000 for a $50 card.

Pros:

• 30 Swag Bucks just for signing up.
• Well designed and easy to use.
• Lots simple ways to earn to bucks. Including just checking out http://sbcodez.com/ where they regularly post codes worth up to 8 SB!
• A variety of gift card choices.
• Great shopping offers. If you are shopping already, why not? Currently they are offering 4SB per dollar you spend at Amazon! If you are interested in earning CASH back with no minimum while shopping online, I would recommend Ebates instead.

Cons:

• Search engine rewards appear to be random. You will regularly win some  if you frequently use the search engine. Just keep in mind there is no way to predict when or how many.
• Inconsistent SB value? You can get a $5 Amazon gift card for 450SB. However, every other gift card requires 100SB per dollar. For example, a $10 Ebay gift card is 1,000SB. A $25 Paypal gift card (the minimum for Paypal) is 2,500 SB. Meaning a swag buck is worth about 1 cent each.
• Like every similar site, generally the most valuable tasks require signing up for free trial offers or buying something. 

Open May 2013 Travel Sweepstakes

This list will be updated throughout the month. So you may want to bookmark it. 

Win A Trip For 2 To London:  Deadline: May 31, 2013. 

http://www.startle.com/londonSweepstakes?promotion=true

Eligibility: US Residents (including the District of Columbia). 18+. Entries: 1 single entry

Prize: Forbes Travel Guide is celebrating its inaugural London Star Awards. Enter to win a trip to London featuring a stay at The Savoy hotel. As well as complimentary chauffeured car service with round-trip airport transfers and local drop-offs.

Win A Trip For 2 To Ice Land: Deadline: May 31,2013

http://sadcars.com/win-a-free-trip-to-iceland

Tell the people at sadcars about your wildest travel story, photo, or video. The 5 contestants with the most popular profiles (most Facebook likes) will be reviewed by a selection panel which chooses the competition winner. The better the profile, the better your chances are of winning!

Prizes: The trip to Iceland includes flights for 2 people from select locations in North America*, a car from SADcars, 1-2 nights at Bus Hostel Reykjavik, the camping card, a tent and several exciting day tours which will be announced later. Eligibility: 21+ w/ valid driver’s license.

Win $10,000! Deadline: May 16, 2013.  

https://www.facebook.com/RosettaStone/app_568450113196002

Rosetta Stone is giving away $10,000 for the happy winner to take the trip of their dreams. Enter for a chance to win.

Win A Trip To Bonaroo! Deadline: May 22, 2013.

http://forms.visitmusiccity.com/winatrip_bonnaroo

You can enter to win a trip to the famous music festival in Nashville, TN and much much more. Including, 4 night hotel stay, car service, and backstage passes!

Eligibility: Must be 18 and a legal resident of the 48 contiguous United States.

Win A Trip For 2 to Berlin! Deadline: May 17, 2013.  

https://smithcollections.com/us/mms/competition/win-a-long-weekend-in-berlin

The prize includes round trip air for two, three nights lodging, $500 for spending money and a $3,000 travel wardrobe.  Eligibility: 21+

Win A Trip For 4 To California: Deadline: June 1, 2013. http://www.visitcalifornia.com/Playground-California

Enter to win a free week long trip to California, with the opportunity to choose between Northern and Southern California. I highly recommend southern california! Perfect summer family vacation.

Go To New York Fashion Week: Deadline: July 31, 2013. http://www.powertothepen.com/sweepstakes/

Are you like many people wondering how to get into fashion week? Well the people at powertothepen are giving one lucky winner and a friend the ideal experience. The prize includes round trip air for two, two nights lodging, a $2,500 shopping spree, two tickets to fashion week events and a $650 stipend for food. You must travel Sept. 6 – 11, 2013.

Win A Trip To The Beautiful Scotland  Deadline: Dec. 14, 2013. http://www.cometoscotland.com/win/

Enter for a chance to win a trip for four to Scotland. The prize includes round trip air, an overnight in a castle, private  seaplane flight, a Loch Ness dinner, guided tours and more.

A Trip For 2 To St. Lucia Deadline: May 17, 2013. http://www.my-wardrobe.com/holiday-shop/competition

Enjoy the beauty of the Caribbean. Enter for a chance to win a trip for two to Jade Mountain St. Lucia including around $1,000 for airfare, and five nights lodging.

Win a Trip for 2 to Europe: Deadline: May 31, 2013.  http://www.statravel.com/sweeps.htm

STA is giving away a sweet trip to Europe. Enter for a chance to win either a trip to London, Paris, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Florence, Rome or Amsterdam. The prize includes roundtrip air for two, give nights lodging, trip insurance and $500 worth of tours.

5 Real and Easy Ways To Make Quick Money Online

5 Real and Easy Ways To Make Quick Money Online

I will talk more in-depth about all these options (and more) in future posts, but in this post I want to tell you about 5 of the easiest ways.

1. Flip domain names.

Domain names are the most valuable real estate on the internet. Buying ones you think may soon be wanted, has proven profitable for many people. The most catchy or straightforward ones have mostly been picked up, but you can still get lucky buying domain names that are random acronyms, variations of words, or phrases. as you never know when a person or company with those exact initials will decide to set up a website. (CPC.com, for example, sold for over $200,000 when Contract Pharmaceutical Corporation decided to go online! Generally, the shorter the more profitable.

2. Online survey sites.

Though none of them will earn you $200,000, online survey sites such as ValuedOpinions, SurveyHead, Global TestMarket, and Survey Spot, will get you some pocket change for your opinions and time. Sites such as Cashcrate and InboxDollars are great benefits if you want to do surveys because they allow you to do surveys from multiple companies but consolidate all the payment into one check. Downside: You must meet their minimum, which can be from $20-30.

3. Sell Stock Photos

Yes, someone will really pay to use this photo.

Selling stock photos is a great way to make money while having some fun. Photo buyers search for stock photos by keyword, your work will be on the same playing field as everyone else’s, meaning you should submit any generic photo you think is decent. They are used for articles  Once it has posted, your work is done, and while you won’t generally make much per sale, having a good number of photos can mean accumulating a nice monthly side income with virtually no upkeep. iStockphoto, ShutterStock, and Fotolia are a few good places to shop around.

4. Transcribing Audio

Many sites are find themselves wanting to make text available for the hearing impaired. So they hire freelancers to transcribe the audio into words. Listen. Type. Proof. Send. Get Paid. It’s that simple. There are many ways to make money doing freelance jobs but this is by far the easiest, in my opinion.

5. Job Referrals

Earn some good karma and cash by referring people you think are fit for certain jobs. If the prospective employer highers them you can earn anywhere from $50- thousands, depending on the pay and position. ReferEarn is the leader in this area.

Sweepstakes Beginner Tips and FAQ #1: Why You Must Use Valid Information

Sweepstakes Beginner Tips and FAQ #1:

One of the most common questions I get about how to win money and prizes from sweepstakes is:

Do I have to use my real contact information to enter a sweepstakes?

The short answer:

YES.YES.YES.YES.YES.

Why Use Valid Information?

I’m sure many of you (like me) don’t like giving out your contact information.

Worried that  it might be sold and/or you will receive an abundance of junk mail and spam?

I was too. However, it is an absolute must if you want to win sweepstakes. Especially high value cash or travel sweepstakes!

Email

I recommend you set up a secondary email account exclusively for sweepstakes. Gmail is the perfect platform to do this with. You can be logged into several emails at once. Which keeps your primary email free of marketing emails from sponsors, but only two clicks away from your sweepstakes email.

A tip to avoid  a lot of spam from sweepstakes sponsors: Make sure the box saying you would like to receive more information is always unchecked. Don’t worry you will still be notified if you win! It just saves you from a lot of annoying mail, unless you really do want to receive an endless amount of newsletters about their latest product...

Name

In order to claim most sweepstakes you have to provide some sort of identification that verifies who you are. So it is very important to use your actual name that can be verified via affidavit, passport, drivers license, etc.

Birth Date:

Again, after winning most will seek to verify your information before mailing you the prize. So it is important that it actually matches, or you may be disqualified.

How much would it suck to win a Hawaii vacation and lose it?

Phone Number

You will most likely be notified via phone when you first win. So it is imperative to use your real phone number, if you actually want your prize.

Address

After verifying who you are, generally the prize is mailed to you. So, make sure you use a valid street address. Most sponsors will not mail to P.O. box addresses!

Because you are giving out such sensitive information it is important to know that these contests are legit! In a future post I will advise you on how to avoid the fakes and scams.