Every month when I post my earnings report, I get asked "how do you make so much on Swagbucks?" And my usual generic answer is.. well I do a little bit of everything. And that is true. You will see in the tables below that I did many different things through the month. But the bread and butter of my earnings are free/paid trial offers and the dreaded surveys.
The first question you all might have is.. why do you do surveys at all? And its a legit question. Earnhoney and GG2U are better for surveys. Plus I have Mturk etc. Well.. And this is a lesson for any program owners out there... I love my streak of not missing a daily goal since Feb 2016. I havent missed it in over 1000 days. I know its stupid.. but seriously. I know there are lots of others like me. Program owners.. find a way to put something like this (and regular bonus codes) into your site. Make people want to come to your site daily or multiple times a day. Listen.. honestly swagbucks is a mediocre GPT.. but they do things like SWAGO and team challenge and swag codes and monthly master that really engages people.
Monthly Gross and Net Earnings
For the month I earned 28883 SB. or $283.83 Plus an 842 ($8.42) Monthly master Bonus. BUT.. I consider that a gross amount. When I report my earnings I subtract referral earnings. And I subtract the cost of any paid offers. My Net earnings for Swagbucks for August was:
$194.63
Here is the table showing the final numbers:
| Item | Add/Subtract | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| SB Earned | Add | 28883 SB |
| Monthly Bonus | Add | 842 SB |
| Referral Earnings | Subtract | 531 SB |
| Cost of Offers | Subtract | 9731 SB |
| Net Total | 19463 SB |
Here is the complete breakdown of my activity for the month:
| Activity | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Trial Offers | 20000 SB | |
| Surveys | 4556 SB | |
| Survey DQ Points | 173 SB | |
| Watch | 1311 SB | |
| Mobile Watch | 55 SB | |
| Discover - Adgate | 109 SB | |
| Daily Poll | 31 SB | |
| To-Do List Bonus | 294 SB | |
| Search Win | 81 SB | |
| Swagcode | 69 SB | |
| Swagbucks Live | 149 SB | |
| Coupon Prints | 334 SB | |
| Shop | 142 SB | |
| Referral Earnings | 531 SB | |
| Profile Questions | 16 SB | |
| Discover - RevU | 188 SB | |
| Discover - Acorn | 30 SB | |
| Discover - OfferToro | 4 SB | |
| Swagasaurus Rex | 10 SB | |
| SWAGO | 500 SB | |
| MyGiftcardsPlus | 300 SB | |
| Total | 28883 SB |
Surveys Suck.. but can be lucrative
I know some people will be upset to see that surveys are 24.2% of my net swagbucks earnings. Yes GPT surveys suck. They are often unfair. They are frustrating.. but they also can be lucrative. During the month I completed 73 surveys and got credit for 91 DQs. Since they dont credit every DQ, im sure I got over 100 for the month. Yup its a pain in the ass. But do em while watching tv, or on your phone at work when the boss isnt looking, or when you are out getting a pedicure, and it wont seem as bad. And I say this for ALL GPT surveys no matter where you do em.
Big Offers Rule
Throughout the month I either did or got credit for 8 different offers that were either free trials, or profitable trials where I had to pay something to make more SB back. These there those offers:
| Offer | Amount Earned | Cost | Profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apres Protein | 2500 | 1495 | 1005 |
| Hello Fresh | 4000 | 2016 | 1984 |
| Highlights | 1000 | 100 | 900 |
| Lifelock | 3700 | 899 | 2801 |
| Spot & Tango | 3500 | 1546 | 1954 |
| Care/of | 2000 | 1875 | 125 |
| Save The Children | 3000 | 1800 | 1200 |
| DogTV | 300 | 0 | 300 |
| Totals | 20000 SB | 9731 SB | 10269 SB |
As you can see, a profit of $102.69
Now this isnt going to happen every month. Some months i have only 1 or 2 offers like this. You cant count on it. Also.. if you try to use SB just to do the big offers, there have been reports of Swagbucks nuking accounts for that. And you should respect the advertisers. Have a genuine interest in most offers. I tried the Apres Protein but its too carbish (Keto rules), the Hello Fresh had keto friendly stuff but is too expensive. Highlights I sent to my nephew. Spot and Tango I gave to a friend with a dog with instructions on how to order if the dog liked it. etc etc. If the advertisers get 0 benefit from these kinds of offers, eventually they will go away like passive earning did. Don't be greedy.
And always remember to set up reminders to cancel any offers you dont wish to keep. I put it in my amazon Alexa to remind me. And you will have to sometimes call to cancel instead of just cancelling online.
Final Thoughts and Why you should or should not use/join Swabucks
There are many ways to earn on Swagbucks. I would say they have the most variety of any GPT. But unfortunately they are also the most corporate, so they offer some of the most mediocre rates. So you should be doing surveys and stuff at other sites unless you are going to go for monthly master. High paying offers, coupon prints, shopping portal (still compare with others like Rakuten) are the 3 big things Swagbucks is still good for. If you have the time, getting the swag code, running swagasaurus rex off a cliff, the daily poll and the 3 easy points each day on Adgate take like 5 mins total. If you have an extra monitor run Swagbucks Watch/Ncrave if it lets you.
If you arent much of a survey doer and you prefer just to do offers and videos and a few other bells and whistles, then Swagbucks is a decent option for you for a GPT. Because of their size they get more big offers than any of the other GPTs. For now they are still the king of the GPTs. Might as well be smart and utilyze what you can from their position.
Complete Daily Breakdown on how I earned this month
Finally.. because data rules... the following 4 tables show a daily breakdown on how I earned this month. One note. I run my fiscal Swagbucks months from the 6th of one month, to the 5th of the following, since the 5th is the day the monthly master bonuses are posted. Thats why It runs Aug 6th to Sept 5th.
| Activity | 8-6 | 8-7 | 8-8 | 8-9 | 8-10 | 8-11 | 8-12 | 8-13 | 8-14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watch | 38 | 25 | 47 | 2 | 63 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 48 | |
| Mobile Watch | 6 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Discover - Adgate | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Discover - RevU | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Daily Poll | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| To-Do List Bonus | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
| Search Win | 6 | - | - | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | - | |
| Surveys | 120 | 390 | 170 | 295 | 135 | 114 | 180 | 180 | 171 | |
| Survey DQ Points | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | 10 | 1 | 17 | |
| Swagcode | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Swagbucks Live | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
| Coupon Prints | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | 50 | - | |
| Free/Trial Offers | - | - | - | - | 3500 | - | - | - | - | |
| Referral Earnings | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 10 | - | 15 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 178 SB | 433 SB | 244 SB | 373 SB | 3717 SB | 141 SB | 299 SB | 284 SB | 254 SB |
| Activity | 8-15 | 8-16 | 8-17 | 8-18 | 8-19 | 8-20 | 8-21 | 8-22 | 8-23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watch | 67 | 61 | 26 | 37 | 43 | 29 | 61 | 69 | 4 | |
| Mobile Watch | 4 | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Discover - Adgate | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Discover - Offertoro | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Discover - Acorn | - | - | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Discover - RevU | 58 | 71 | ||||||||
| Daily Poll | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| To-Do List Bonus | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
| Search Win | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | |
| Surveys | 60 | 130 | 70 | 70 | 44 | 175 | 130 | 210 | 70 | |
| Survey DQ Points | 3 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 5 | - | |
| Swagcode | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Swagbucks Live | 6 | - | - | - | 42 | - | - | 5 | 7 | |
| Coupon Prints | - | - | - | - | 50 | - | 50 | 50 | - | |
| Free/Trial Offers | 2500 | - | 3700 | - | 4000 | 2000 | - | 1000 | 3000 | |
| Referral Earnings | 1 | 19 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 18 | |
| Total | 2660 SB | 246 SB | 3890 SB | 157 SB | 4229 SB | 2242 SB | 301 SB | 1447 SB | 3114 SB |
| Activity | 8-24 | 8-25 | 8-26 | 8-27 | 8-28 | 8-29 | 8-30 | 8-31 | 9-1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watch | 41 | 38 | 61 | 40 | 58 | 54 | 41 | 1 | 51 | |
| Mobile Watch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Discover - Adgate | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Discover - RevU | - | - | - | 9 | - | 24 | - | - | - | |
| Daily Poll | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| To-Do List Bonus | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| Search Win | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | |
| Surveys | 120 | 220 | 87 | 173 | 250 | 190 | 170 | 100 | 138 | |
| Survey DQ Points | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Swagcode | 2 | - | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | |
| Swagbucks Live | - | - | 22 | 7 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | |
| Coupon Prints | - | - | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Shop | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Free/Trial Offers | - | - | - | 300 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Profile Questions | 2 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Swagasaurus Rex | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | |
| MyGiftCardsPlus | - | 300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Referral Earnings | - | 151 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 14 | - | - | - | |
| Total | 253 SB | 722 SB | 266 SB | 574 SB | 361 SB | 306 SB | 229 SB | 120 SB | 212 SB |
| Activity | 9-2 | 9-3 | 9-4 | 9-5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watch | 56 | 56 | 32 | 43 | |
| Discover - Adgate | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Daily Poll | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| To-Do List Bonus | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
| Search Win | 6 | 6 | 12 | - | |
| Surveys | 50 | 120 | 120 | 100 | |
| Survey DQ Points | 5 | - | 1 | - | |
| Swagcode | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | |
| Swagbucks Live | - | 15 | 7 | 13 | |
| Coupon Prints | - | 34 | - | - | |
| Shop | - | 70 | - | - | |
| Referral Earnings | 1 | 24 | 15 | 23 | |
| Total | 139 SB | 343 SB | 202 SB | 193 SB |
Hope this helps
Hope this answers your questions about my Swagbucks routine. Feel free to ask any questions you have. I may be slow to answer, catching up from being sick but I will answer at some point.
Submitted September 11, 2019 at 12:00PM by themightyox https://ift.tt/30ar42u
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