Swagbucking into 2017

First swago square I click on is the earn from search and get a 20 SB search win.

Already a much better spin and win for me than last time, 2 survey and 2 search double ups, a 50 swag-up for the next gift card and 26 SB in bucks

Swag Code Alert! Enter LuggageMule in the Swag Code box until 7PM BST to earn 3SB

remember to redeem through the swagbutton (joining swago first)

Without wishing to intrude on others' use of it to chat, this is the forum thread that the MSE "Top 25 Online Survey Sites" article points to for #2 Swagbucks.

I think it'd be helpful if it, or another thread, gave info about the site's wrinkles even if (especially because?) they're well known to its established users here.

I signed up last month, and several negative experiences have already made me think it doesn't (still?) deserve to be rated #2, but I'm not sure if they're particular to me or general, and don't find a conversation about these issues here.

To be specific IME surveys often 'terminate' a long way in, the 'time-required' quoted is often self-evidently bogus (changing as you're referred onwards, and always longer) and it's quite common to be ripped-off with SB not being paid for completed surveys. I'd say the 'Peanut Labs' sub-contracted ones are worst for that, to the extent that I already don't bother with them at all any more.

Personally, I suspect that part of my problem is that I answer questions about socioeconomic status (ABC1C2DE) and educational level truthfully, according to the criteria given, but don't consistently fit with the varying descriptions, and so appear 'unreliable'. Is that plausible?

Do other, long-standing users have tips to pass on to new-users for navigating this site's practices, and objective advice on what to expect? Obviously, it's 'free pocket-money' for time spent but that shouldn't exempt it from being honest in its offer(s) and I'm currently thinking it's overall a dodgy outfit, unlike Populus @ #4 on the MSE list, which I've been happily subscribed to for years.

GinCo wrote: »

Do other, long-standing users have tips to pass on to new-users for navigating this site's practices, and objective advice on what to expect? Obviously, it's 'free pocket-money' for time spent but that shouldn't exempt it from being honest in its offer(s) and I'm currently thinking it's overall a dodgy outfit, unlike Populus @ #4 on the MSE list, which I've been happily subscribed to for years.

I find the swagbucks surveys to be fairly poor - however, you have a plethora of other options to raise Swagbucks. I tend to leave SBTV running on my tablet all day when Im at work which regularly wracks up 40+SB, theres also other things you can have running. Regularly checking during the day will net you an Instant Survey a few times a week. There are referrals should you choose to eat through Just Eat etc.

I think there are better individual survey sites out there, but few that have such a wide range of activities. It wont earn you massive money - but I make around £10 a month. Which at £120 a year is a decent bonus for relatively little output on my part.