Free Mini Photobook from My Publisher

...and free shipping! They seem to always get you at shipping, so it's nice to get free shipping also. You will need to download their free software if you don't already have it.

Click here to see the offer

If it asks for a code use: FREEMINI

I don't know which pictures to use for mine... hmmmm....

Free $10 California Pizza Gift Card from Plum District

How it works: Follow the link, sign up for Plum District's mailing list (they send approximately 1-2 emails per day) and "refer" two friends. If your two friends also sign up on the mailing list by midnight tonight (that's when the offer expires), you will get the gift card.

This is how I earned my Pinkberry gift card, and I got the gift card within a week in the mail!

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About Plum District: They are a daily deal website. Everydy they post a few "daily specials" from various retailers. The deals are usually along the line of "Buy $30 worth of _____ for only $15." They also occasionally offer free gift cards for referring your friends. 

It's Friday! Topic: Online Surveys

Finally, it's F r i d a y! I don't know why I'm so ready for the weekend; I only worked four days week this week. . .

This week has been "gift card week" for me. Okay, so that sounds like I got 32 gift cards. Not quite. I got one $10 Pinkberry gift card, and I received my order from Macy's, which I purchased with a free $25 gift card. I ordered two hoddies on clearance plus an 15% extra off for Presidents Day-- I still have a little over $2 left on the card!

I received the Pinkberry card from a "daily deal" website called Plum District, but I was more excited about my $25 gift card from Macy's. I love Macy's. I earned the gift card via an online survey site called e-Rewards. I just did a Google search on e-Rewards and got a wide variety of opinions. A lot of sites called it a "scam," others called it a "waste," and others categorized it as "typical." I would have to agree with the "typical" category. It is not a scam; I redeemed my points for what I wanted, I promptly received my Macy's gift card in the mail, and I had no problem redeeming the gift card. Two drawbacks that were mentioned on other websites were that individuals were not accepted to complete entire surveys, and that there are not very many options to redeem your points for. 

I regularly do not qualify to complete entire surveys (you don't as many points for uncompleted surveys). I will answer the first 5 evaluation questions and then be told I do not match the criteria they are searching for (I still get a few points for at least trying though, which is better than other sites that host surveys). In my mind this standard to meet criteria in order to complete the survey made e-Rewards more valid. If I am really taking "research surveys," then they need to make sure the appropriate people are providing the information. The other most common complaint about e-Rewards was that there were few rewards to choose from. This is true. There are several magazines you can select for 1-year subscriptions, there are several frequent-flyer programs you can obtain points for, and there are a few gift cards you can select from. I had to earn $40 worth of e-Reward dollars in order to "buy" the $25 gift card, but this is typical from what I have experienced in online rewards earning. Last fact about e-Rewards: it is an "invite only" survey site. I originally was invited through Macy's credit card account. I later received another invitation to join through a different store credit card I had. 

There are only a few other survey sites that seem to be deemed "worth it." One highly recommended survey site is Pinecone Research. Of course this site is also "invitation only." I actually tried to join them a long time before I started with e-Rewards but I could not join. I am happy to say that this past week I was able to join them! I have only received one survey from them thus far and that was just a basic "profile" survey so they can know a little more about me and what kind of surveys I can qualify for. One of the most favorable things I've read about Pinecone Research is that you can actually have the points/money you earn sent to your PayPal account. Again, it will take a while to accumulate a notable amount of money; I read that the average payout for a completed survey is $3.00. I will let you know how it goes. :]

There are a few more sites I am looking into that claim to pay cash for surveys. I will discuss those in a later post. Last thing: Survey Police is a website that has rankings of survey sites. Remember this one thing: NEVER give out sensitive information (SS# or credit card #); any real survey site will not ask for this information.

"Think about it... Getting paid... For swag!"

 It's a wonderful concept!! I could make millions!!!... Hahaha ok... Maybe not millions...

Thank you, Lina, for a topic, title, and introduction to my next post!

Everytime I post my new "Swagbucks" earnings, I get some interesting comments from some people, so I shall explain the concept and the benefits of Swagbucks.

I originally found the site when a friend from college posted their Swagbucks earning on Facebook with the caption: "Two-thirds of the way to earning my Wii!" Earning a Wii? With virtual bucks? Bucks that swag? It definitely caught my attention, and I quickly signed up for an account.

What it is and How it Works
Swagbucks (SB for short) are virtual currency (or points, however you want to look at it). You can redeem your swagbucks at the Swagbuck Store. They have a wide varity of items to "purchase," from desktop backgrounds to gift cards to game consoles. They also have "Swagstakes" which allows you to "buy" an entry with your swagbucks into a sweepstakes. Obviously, the "bigger and better" the item you want to purchase is, the more Swagbucks you will need to save up. It takes time to accumulate a large amount of SB; I would say 10 SB is the average number you win/earn during an average sitting (depending on how much effort and time you put into earning them). I have my eye set on a xBox 360; I think my future husband will appreciate having one when we get married in August. :]

So, how to earn your "SB." Because there are many opportunities to earn swagbucks, I'll just give a basic list to make it a little easier:

• Use the Swagbucks search engine to search the internet (you earn/win SB after a random number of searches).
• Watch Swagbucks TV. Some videos give instant SB, others you have to watch several to get the swagbucks, but if you enjoy watching short clips and videos you will like this aspect. 
• Participate in the daily poll.
• Take the site surveys .
• Play the site games.
• Take advantage of daily deals and specials.

(In the near future I will post some hints about earning Swagbucks without having to spend13 hours a day online.)

There are many more ways to earn. One of which is a referral system (don't be scared, it's not a triangle business scheme). One way to get referrals is this: whenever you earn Swagbucks you are given the option to post the news on Facebook (and I think other sites too). If someone you know clicks on your link and signs up, you get credit for them signing up, making it a win-win situation for everyone-- Swagbucks gets more members and we get more Swagbucks. SOOOO, if you decide to sign up for an account..... click my link below,  por favor! :D