“Twitter Tuesday Phrase That Pays.” Kind of an obnoxious acronym, but a fun challenge. Thanks to the constant blogging by my friend Laura on how awesome Swagbucks is, I finally signed up not too long ago. Basically, it’s just a sponsored search engine that earns you points (Swagbucks) every once in a while for your searches.
At first, I was annoyed by it, as the first few results for any search are more like advertisements, but their search engine is powered by Google, and I found that the list after the few sponsored results is the exact same as what comes up when I search in Google. So I have made Swagbucks my default search engine. The perk is in the bucks, as you can then spend them on a number of different swag items, perhaps the most useful of those being gift cards. (I’m currently saving up for some Amazon gift cards.)
Well, they also have a lot of fun over at Swagbucks. They have a blog, photos, newsletters, polls, special offers, and even a twitter account (really, who doesn’t have that these days?). So every Tuesday they offer prize Swagbucks for the Twitter Tuesday Phrase That Pays. You go to their blog where the phrase is listed, and then use that phrase in a tweet, along with @Swagbucks, of course, and you could win 50 Swagbucks (which could get you a $5 Amazon gift card!).
On Thursdays at the Swagbucks twitter account you can participate in trivia and earn some more bucks, too. There’s a lot of stuff that goes on over at Swagbucks, and if you’re interested in signing up, now is definitely the time to do it. This Thursday is SB’s 2nd birthday, and there’s hints of crazy stuff going down that day, resulting in a lot of extra bucks being passed out. There will probably be some scavenger hunting for codes at many of SB’s retail partners, which is always a fun waste of time.
And if you’re one to shop on-line anyway, there are many places (like Target) where you can shop for whatever you would normally buy, but if you enter through a link off of Swagbucks, then you’ll also earn Swagbucks for making your normal purchase. So there really is no catch other than signing up. You don’t ever spend money or need to do anything other than what you typically do—search, and win! (Or buy, and earn.)
I was hesitant at first, too. But I’ve been converted. It won’t cost you anything but a little bit of time. Check it out!
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