Swagbucking into 2014

Wizzbang

Lost2 wrote: »

just got an email from SB about encrave

Currently, there is only a finite amount of videos for our members to consume from the providers. This amount varies from day to day. Once the content is depleted at any given time, you may experience a message showing "More content coming soon!" This will help direct you to other earning opportunities on Swagbucks.com, such as, SBTV. Please know, this is not a cap on your earnings, it is strictly based on the content available at the time you begin the activities. Some days there will be more than others, and it is possible that some days there will be none. Please refresh your Encrave page throughout the day to see if this amount is replenished. It's in both ours, and your best interest, to get more content available for you to discover, and know with confidence that we are working hard with content providers to deliver more as soon as possible.

So what that means is- too many people were using Encrave which meant that a) they weren't using other parts of the site anymore, so advertisers were complaining. b) people were earning too many swag bucks which SB couldn't afford to pay. Essentially it's been taken away from us because I never see it anymore, it's always out of action.

Zooca

They seem to have taken the orange videos out of the challenge special offers category.... That's taken another easy/plentiful way to get team points..

Why do they do this to us so much in the UK? US it's easy to farm points until your heart's content, and here they take every little opportunity that we get and mess with it, change the rules to make it much less lucrative and far less worthwhile. In the US they can make hundreds of dollars a month, here you have to work pretty hard to get £50 and most months it'd be a definite struggle to get £100

fragmented

Wizzbang wrote: »

So what that means is- too many people were using Encrave which meant that a) they weren't using other parts of the site anymore, so advertisers were complaining. b) people were earning too many swag bucks which SB couldn't afford to pay. Essentially it's been taken away from us because I never see it anymore, it's always out of action.

to me the main encrave (the one with 20 auto play vids) has always shown content from sbtv and the same adverts ... so fail to see how content was a problem as otherwise sbtv would have the same problem. Also SB and encrave are both owned by the same company.

Al1x

JoK3rr wrote: »

Another team challenge is up:-

"Dog Days of Summer Team Challenge

Whether you love to make a splash in the pool, put your feet up and kick back, or gather round the bonfire—our Dog Days of Summer Team Challenge has something for everyone—and the battle is on! Your earning contributes points to your team's total!
Winning team members whom contribute between 1 and 399 points to the team total will receive 25 bonus Swag Bucks; contribute 400 or more and get 100 Swag Bucks! Runner-up team members whom contribute between 1 and 399 points to the team total will receive 15 bonus Swag Bucks; contribute 400 or more and get 75 Swag Bucks! Third place team members whom contribute between 1 and 399 points to the team total will receive 10 bonus Swag Bucks; contribute 400 or more and get 50 Swag Bucks! Top 5 contributors on each team will get: 500, 400, 300, 200, 100 SB respectively."

You can earn points for your team by doing the following activities:-

6 points - Answer - Get rewarded for giving your opinion on surveys and you'll also contribute 6pts to your team's total score.

5 points - Encrave - Every time you earn SB interacting with Encrave activities you'll contribute 5pts to your team's total score.

4 points - Special Offers - Complete offers and earn SB on desktop to contribute 4pts to your team's total score.

3 points - Search - Search the web and every time you earn SB you'll contribute 3pts to your team's total score.

2 points - Mobile - Every time you earn SB from SBTV mobile, special offers on mobile or EntertaiNOW on mobile, you'll contribute 2pts to your team's total score. (Not available in the UK though)

1 point - Swag Codes - Every Swag Code you redeem adds 1pt to your team's total score.

Best of luck to everyone. Shout out to my fellow laid back lounger team mates.

http://www.swagbucks.com/dog-days-summer

Just noticed, no points for SBTV or games

Zooca

Al1x wrote: »

Just noticed, no points for SBTV or games

Or NOSO or poll..

another 36 easy points we could usually get over the 3 days not included this time...

QuackQuackOops

Zooca wrote: »

They seem to have taken the orange videos out of the challenge special offers category.... That's taken another easy/plentiful way to get team points..

Why do they do this to us so much in the UK? US it's easy to farm points until your heart's content, and here they take every little opportunity that we get and mess with it, change the rules to make it much less lucrative and far less worthwhile. In the US they can make hundreds of dollars a month, here you have to work pretty hard to get £50 and most months it'd be a definite struggle to get £100

The orange videos count if there are any orange videos showing.

The US have far far more advertising revenue than we do here and it's not as though Swagbucks can share it out between everyone because obviously adverts for things like 'Michael's Crafting Superstore' isn't at all relevant to us.

In those terms, it's fair enough that they have more available.

What I find annoying is the blatant unfairness of things such as these challenges when there is no hope whatsoever of a UK user gaining a top position on the leaderboard.
There are two parts to Swagbucks but yet the challenges only ever recognise one, and that is not fair whatsoever.

Zooca

QuackQuackOops wrote: »

The orange videos count if there are any orange videos showing.

The US have far far more advertising revenue than we do here and it's not as though Swagbucks can share it out between everyone because obviously adverts for things like 'Michael's Crafting Superstore' isn't at all relevant to us.

In those terms, it's fair enough that they have more available.

What I find annoying is the blatant unfairness of things such as these challenges when there is no hope whatsoever of a UK user gaining a top position on the leaderboard.
There are two parts to Swagbucks but yet the challenges only ever recognise one, and that is not fair whatsoever.

I had four orange videos this morning, swagbucks credited, no team points.

Eyespy_2

princessmelody2009 wrote: »

:j Tanku! Just gave me 7sb! :j

Thankyou, just got 8sb from that. First search win in days.

QuackQuackOops

Zooca wrote: »

I had four orange videos this morning, swagbucks credited, no team points.

I just ran the Febreeze ad that came up and it has definitely counted on the team challenge.

You ought to put a ticket in.

Eyespy_2

Today is going to be a struggle , maybe that's what they want, people to stop earning and reaching daily bonuses.