Those using swagbucks ???

[havaneselover]

First thank you for the warm welcome. I look forward to reading all sorts of tips. Primarily right now i'm doing the Watch and just building that way. I just did my first swag code via alert. I did the daily poll, noso and other one.

Havaneselover - How much time are you devoting to this? Cashing in 2,200 pts a month seems like a lot to my measley 86 points i've been working on all day!!

About 90 minutes in the morning while I'm exercising (with the tv on and whatever time I can in the evening between running the kids to activities. Plus a few hours on the weekend--again while I'm exercising, cleaning, folding laundry, watching tv, etc.

I started the third week of June and by next week I should have $350 in Disney gift cards. I work full time so I can only do it before and after work and on the weekends. I started slow too. My strategy is to get through the swagbucks app and watch videos in the morning (although I try surveys--laptop on my stairmaster while I'm exercising). I also do Swag Run in the morning (10 sb/day). Once I finish the SB app I switch my phone to another app like sportly. In the evening, I run through as many apps as I can, watch videos, and try surveys. Today I've gotten lucky with surveys so I'm at 385 sb.

 

[cnavarrete]

I also do Swag Run in the morning (10 sb/day).

Mind if I ask - what is Swag Run? TIA!

 

[havaneselover]

Mind if I ask - what is Swag Run? TIA!

It's a free game under Play. Its 2 sb / 2 games so you have to play 10 games to max it out. It takes about 10 minutes. I have my kids do it sometimes.

 

[toyotaae86lg]

Mind if I ask - what is Swag Run? TIA!

I'm an Ultra Marathoner who runs 33-50mi races, so when I saw Swag Run I thought it was an app that maybe you can run to get SB's!! I was like jackpot!!!

 

[havaneselover]

I'm an Ultra Marathoner who runs 33-50mi races, so when I saw Swag Run I thought it was an app that maybe you can run to get SB's!! I was like jackpot!!!

Lol. No, it's a silly game where you make a running dinosaur jump.

 

[toyotaae86lg]

Once a month I cash out for a Target gift card for 2,200 SB. I use that to buy Disney gift cards. The rest of the time I cash out for PayPal gift cards which I use to purchase Target gift cards at Kroger (again to buy Disney gift cards).

Do you have to cash out each month or can you just let it build? Pros/Cons? Like I said my trip isn't till September 2016 so I have a little while. My preference would be to just keep building till closer to trip and then cash out for Target cards.

 

[DisneyMandC]

Do you have to cash out each month or can you just let it build? Pros/Cons? Like I said my trip isn't till September 2016 so I have a little while. My preference would be to just keep building till closer to trip and then cash out for Target cards.

The biggest advantage is you get a $25 gift card for 2200 points for the first gift card you redeem each month instead of 2500 points.

 

[DIS_MERI]

Do you have to cash out each month or can you just let it build? Pros/Cons? Like I said my trip isn't till September 2016 so I have a little while. My preference would be to just keep building till closer to trip and then cash out for Target cards.

Because other sites similar to swagbucks have suddenly shut down in the past, it is probably better to cash out pretty frequently. Also, some people have had their accounts closed and it is very difficult to get them re-opened. Probably a "better safe than sorry" kind of thing. You can load Target gift cards into your target app as you get them, so you don't have to worry about keeping track of them.

I started out pretty slowly with swagbucks (probably $50 in my first full month, doing surveys constantly), but got to where I am averaging about $125 a month; I do a $25 target card for 2200 and cash out the rest to payal. I run apps on my ipad (4082 SB so far in September) and run nCraves for most of the rest. I start a new nCrave about 3 times an hour, and average 3-4 days a month where they disappear entirely; I am at 3357 so far this month for that. Another 1226 from referrals and 1347 from other stuff (bonuses from meeting goals, swagcodes, team challenges, etc). I think I did 1 12 point offer for printing a coupon. I do some shop and earn, but only for stuff I was already going to buy (mostly ebay, all of which has come from buying target gift cards with ebay gift cards from target, lately, but those take forever to post). I do also print out coupons for stuff I am already going to buy from the grocery store. I tried to do some surveys a few weeks ago, but quit after not qualifying 6 times, lol. Oh, and I did the hefty trash bag thing, but nothing from that yet. Good luck!

 

[Mr. lncredible]

How do the ncraves work? Do you hit them once and let them keep playing and they keep building points or do you have to re clock after every offer?

 

[DIS_MERI]

The first nCrave of the day will be a regular one. I usually do Miranda with a play button over her face because it will autoplay (although some of the content is pretty inappropriate; I do it at 430am while fixing DH's breakfast). After the initial one, you can run in discovery mode. You can find the ones that will do this by looking on the lower left for a circled arrow with a play button in the middle. On those, you can hit the button to the right of where it says discovery mode at the top of the page, and it will autoplay all the videos on that page. When it finishes that page and awards your SB, you can close that window and go open another discovery mode autoplay nCrave. Quick and easy

 

[DisneyMandC]

Because other sites similar to swagbucks have suddenly shut down in the past, it is probably better to cash out pretty frequently. Also, some people have had their accounts closed and it is very difficult to get them re-opened. Probably a "better safe than sorry" kind of thing. You can load Target gift cards into your target app as you get them, so you don't have to worry about keeping track of them.

I started out pretty slowly with swagbucks (probably $50 in my first full month, doing surveys constantly), but got to where I am averaging about $125 a month; I do a $25 target card for 2200 and cash out the rest to payal. I run apps on my ipad (4082 SB so far in September) and run nCraves for most of the rest. I start a new nCrave about 3 times an hour, and average 3-4 days a month where they disappear entirely; I am at 3357 so far this month for that. Another 1226 from referrals and 1347 from other stuff (bonuses from meeting goals, swagcodes, team challenges, etc). I think I did 1 12 point offer for printing a coupon. I do some shop and earn, but only for stuff I was already going to buy (mostly ebay, all of which has come from buying target gift cards with ebay gift cards from target, lately, but those take forever to post). I do also print out coupons for stuff I am already going to buy from the grocery store. I tried to do some surveys a few weeks ago, but quit after not qualifying 6 times, lol. Oh, and I did the hefty trash bag thing, but nothing from that yet. Good luck!

I'd love to know which apps you're using on your iPad! I usually run SBTV, Lifestylz, and EntertainNow, but I'm not coming anywhere close to near your numbers!

 

[DIS_MERI]

I'd love to know which apps you're using on your iPad! I usually run SBTV, Lifestylz, and EntertainNow, but I'm not coming anywhere close to near your numbers!

I win the "SBTV bonus rounds" lottery a lot. Also, I get up at 430am and start my SBTV as I stumble in to make DH breakfast, so I get a lot of very long days. 1706 of my 4082 at 1030pm yesterday were from SBTV bonuses (900 from regular).

I run SBTV first (I have a 10 sec vid favorite). If/when it runs out of bonuses, I switch over to lifestylz (10 sec video favorite) until it runs out of 15 video bonus rounds (250 regular and 566 from bonuses). Then I run EntertaiNow like lifestylz (16 sec how to train your dragon video favorite), assuming I even run out of lifestylz (178 regular and 324 bonus). I have a 30ish second sportly video favorite that I got to 9 out of 25 days of September (90 regular and 68 bonus). I did not need to run movieclips (25ish seconds, Big Eyes favorite; not sure why I run the longer sportly video first, probably accidentally put sportly before movieclips on my ipad screen and I play them in order or it was getting commercials that hang less but I have not moved them and will play movieclips before sportly) or IndyMusic (2.5 minute favorite lol) because I was still running the faster payout apps.

This website will help you find the shortest videos to favorite http://www.reddit.com/r/SwagBucks/comments/2dyb6h/swagbucks_app_video_times/

 

[travelbug]

Hello, I just started swagbucks today. I'm hoping to build up for my September 2016 trip. My question is what giftcards do you guys use the rewards for that help contribute to your Disney vacation?

Welcome! I just started Swagbucks back in April and this thread has been super valuable, with lots of tips and helps. So far I've cashed in $280 of gift cards, and I'm on track to cash in another $100 next month. I've mostly gotten Walmart cards that I use to buy Disney cards via the Sam's Club website. But I've also started using some of my SBs for gas gift cards to use for a road trip to Hilton Head (DVC resort - can't wait!) in April.

Just wanted to mention that you should be sure to turn on the goal setter on your Swagbucks home page if you haven't already done so. Lots of bonus points to be had through the daily bonuses! They accrue through the month and will be added to your account in the first 5 days or so of the following month. You may have already done this of course, but I thought I'd mention it just in case you hadn't yet.

Good luck and have fun watching that free money grow!

 

[cnavarrete]

I run SBTV first (I have a 10 sec vid favorite).

This website will help you find the shortest videos to favorite http://www.reddit.com/r/SwagBucks/comments/2dyb6h/swagbucks_app_video_times/

So how do you mark these videos as "favorites"? I have just been running these apps blindly!

 

[DIS_MERI]

So how do you mark these videos as "favorites"? I have just been running these apps blindly!

You put your finger on the video in the list and slide to the left until the heart turns red, that means it will show up under favorites You then go into favorites and pic that video and it will auto play that video (or those videos) over and over and over.

ETA: You can take something off favorites in the same way, slide left from the favorites list until the heart stops being red.

 

[cnavarrete]

You put your finger on the video in the list and slide to the left until the heart turns red, that means it will show up under favorites You then go into favorites and pic that video and it will auto play that video (or those videos) over and over and over.

ETA: You can take something off favorites in the same way, slide left from the favorites list until the heart stops being red.

Thank you!!! Works on the iPad - I guess that feature doesn't work on Android phones.

 

[DIS_MERI]

Thank you!!! Works on the iPad - I guess that feature doesn't work on Android phones.

Yes, it disappeared from android a few months ago and it hasn't reappeared (although they did promise it would a while back...). I'd love to use a cheap android instead of my ipad, but until they add favorites back on android I am sticking with the ipad!

 

[adudeinblue]

Yes, it disappeared from android a few months ago and it hasn't reappeared (although they did promise it would a while back...). I'd love to use a cheap android instead of my ipad, but until they add favorites back on android I am sticking with the ipad!

I think the favorites features are now back in all Swagbuck apps on the Andriod platform earlier this week.

I just bought a cheap $15.00 prepaid Verizon LG Exceed 2 from Amazon last week. It freed up my primary phone for personal use while I can keep swagging on the apps. Sometimes when I know where we are going has free Wifi, I bring both phones with me.

Thank you!!! Works on the iPad - I guess that feature doesn't work on Android phones.

I think it's a different gesture to favorite on the Andriod. I think it's press and hold? Make sure it's the right version that allows favorites.

 

[DIS_MERI]

I think the favorites features are now back in all Swagbuck apps on the Andriod platform earlier this week.

I just bought a cheap $15.00 prepaid Verizon LG Exceed 2 from Amazon last week. It freed up my primary phone for personal use while I can keep swagging on the apps. Sometimes when I know where we are going has free Wifi, I bring both phones with me.



I think it's a different gesture to favorite on the Andriod. I think it's press and hold? Make sure it's the right version that allows favorites.

Awesome, I have one less Perk phone now, but I would much rather run on a cheap android Thanks!

 

[cnavarrete]

I think the favorites features are now back in all Swagbuck apps on the Andriod platform earlier this week.

I just bought a cheap $15.00 prepaid Verizon LG Exceed 2 from Amazon last week. It freed up my primary phone for personal use while I can keep swagging on the apps. Sometimes when I know where we are going has free Wifi, I bring both phones with me.

I think it's a different gesture to favorite on the Andriod. I think it's press and hold? Make sure it's the right version that allows favorites.

You guys are the best! I updated SB TV on the Android and now I have the Favorites feature. Tap and hold on Android. Thank you!!!