Need more referrals? See the 2018 30 Day Referral Challenge now!

One of the easiest ways to make money on sites such as Swagbucks, Prolific, InstaGC, Branded Surveys and more is to build up your referrals.

In most cases you'll earn a percentage of the earnings your referrals get, in some a set fee per referral.

Unfortunately, one of the biggest gripes over in my Facebook group for users of Get Paid To / survey sites is that it is so hard to get referrals. And it can be. Unless you develop a system.

I've been affiliate and referral marketing for over 25 years, although only in the past couple of years have I focused on GPT sites.

I've also run a number of 30 Day Challenges in the past - you can see the related publications here on Amazon and read my reviews.

With this in mind I've decided to combine the two areas of knowledge for 2018 with the launch of the 30 Day Referral Challenge.

If you're struggling to find referrals, this 30 day email course should help.

I'll cover writing ads and posts, finding places to gain referrals, 'out of the box' ways to get referrals, what not to do and more.

Each day for 30 days you'll receive an email with a 'lesson', a task and a preview of the next day's 'lesson'. You don't have to complete every task or even give feedback if you don't feel like it or don't have time - pick and choose the things you want to do.

I'm looking for people to test this out and at the end of it give feedback - it's completely free of charge, I won't use your email address for anything else or pass it on to anyone.

Missed a day? Here are links to days already published:

Day 1 is here

Day 2 is here

Day 3 is here

Swagbucks Gift Wrapping Code Extravaganza starts Wednesday!

It’s time to gather all your materials for the Gift Wrapping Swag Code Extravaganza!

There will be 6 codes worth a total of 40sb and they'll appear all over the place - Twitter, Facebook, the Swagbucks Blog and more.

But one place you'll find them all is in the UK Swagbucks & More Facebook Group so if you're not a member already, be sure to join now!

Here's what you need to know:

• The Gift Wrapping Code Extravaganza begins on Wednesday, December 13th at 9am UK time (7am PT/10AM ET) until 6pm UK time (5pm PT/8pm ET.)
• 6 Swag Codes worth a total of 40 SB
• The codes will be all over Swagbucks so be on the lookout!

Not a Swagbucks member? Why not? Join me now.

Not in the Facebeook Group? Are you mad? Come join us now!

Keep your eye out for the 6 Swag Codes - can you get them all?

Santa's Helpers Team Challenge - will YOU win 100sb?

It's Team Challenge time again on Swagbucks, and the top prize is a whopping 100sb!

Here's what Swagbucks tell us:

Let's celebrate the holiday season with Santa's most important helpers! 

The challenge begins Monday, December 11th at 8am PT/11am ET (this is 4pm UK time) so get in a giving mood. 

The Team Challenge ends Friday, December 15th at 12pm PT/3pm ET (this is 8pm UK time), but we encourage everyone to stay in the holiday spirit through New Years of course!

All members who participate and contribute at least 600 points to their team's total will receive a SB bonus! 

Members of the 1st place team will receive 100 SB and members of the 2nd place team will receive a 50 SB bonus! You'll receive your bonus by 5pm PT (this is 1am on Dec 16th UK time) on December 15th.

What does this mean for you?

Well, firstly you need to register for the Challenge - you can do this here:

Register for the Santas Helpers Team Challenge HERE

Then you just carry on doing what you usually do on Swagbucks. Everything you do adds points to your team.

Here's how you can earn points:

It's fairly easy to reach the 600sb you need to qualify, so what are you waiting for? Join the Team Challenge now!

Not on Swagbucks? Join me now!

Signed up? Come on over to our Swagbucks Facebook group to tell us which team you're on!

How about a Secret Santa Swago with Swagbucks? 300sb bonus for a full board!

Joining the board is now live!

You'll more than likely hate your Secret Santa present from the office Christmas party, but the digital rewards site Swagbucks is celebrating the Holidays with another big “Swago” promotion starting Monday, 4 December, at 5 PM GMT (9AM PT) and you're sure to get a Swagbuck present you'll love! This time filling in a full board is worth a fantastic 300 Swagbucks!

Swago is just like bingo, but in this case you’re filling out squares as you earn points on their site for doing things you already do online.  For each completed square you’ll also earn spins on the Spin & Win wheel!

If you’re thinking of trying Swagbucks, this is a great chance to learn all about how the site works and earn bonus points while doing it, meaning you can get more gift cards faster.

The board will be pretty similar to the usual 300sb boards; the squares people usually find difficult are the 'get a referral' and the 'activate the swagbutton' ones - read this and this to help complete them.

Click here to get started!

Here are a few tips:

• Each square on your Swago Board will contain an action item to complete. They can be anything from getting a search win, completing a survey, or just visiting one of our popular stores!
• Once you complete the action item in a particular square the square will change color signifying the action item is complete.
• You have until 8pm GMT (12pm PT) on Monday, December 11th to mark off as many squares as possible so use your time sensibly.
• Be mindful of the patterns and their corresponding bonuses located on the right of your Swago Board. The patterns will vary in difficulty and bonus value. Once you’ve achieved a pattern, the corresponding “Submit” button will light up. You can have multiple patterns available for submission, however, you can only submit ONE pattern so choose wisely.
• Each activity you successfully complete on your Swago Board will give you anywhere from 1-20 spins on the Spin & Win Wheel. PLUS, when you submit your board for a bonus you’ll get additional spins. The number of spins will depend on the pattern you complete. The wheel has all sorts of great prizes that you can win, and each spin is a winner!
• Struggling to tick off a square? Post in our Facebook group and ask for help - with 7000 members there's always someone to help.

The Spin & Win Wheel will be available all throughout Swago and you have until 7:59am GMT on Tuesday, December 12th (11:59pm PT on Monday, December 11th) to use all your spins.

Fill up your board and then submit your pattern to get even more points – if you can fill in the whole board, you get a 300 SB bonus, which goes a long way towards your first gift card from the retailer of your choice.

Click here and then click “Join” to get started!

If you don’t already have a Swagbucks account, you’ll be able to quickly sign up; PLUS, if you earn 300 SB before the first of next month, you’ll get a bonus 300 SB!

The Swago board ends on Monday, 11th December at 8 PM GMT (12PM PT).  Make sure you’ve submitted a pattern before then (but remember you can ONLY submit ONE pattern, so avoid premature submission!)

Not on Swagbucks? Join now.

Not in our fab Facebook group? Hop on in!

Want to know more about Swago? Read Hannah's fab post here!

Making more space on the Vodafone Smart 7

Lots of people in our Facebook group are buying the Vodafone Smart First 7 Android phone in order to be able to get the 7 Swagbucks video apps and be able to earn  up to 140sb a day. It's also great if you want to be able to free up your main phone as the apps can take a few hours to run. At the time of writing the phone is just £14.99 so well worth it to make around £30 a month from the video apps.

I'll do a full review of this phone in a future blog post, but one of the main complaints is the lack of storage space on the phone, and with just 8gb of space, the seven Swagbucks apps pretty much max it out unless you delete some of the pre installed apps on the phone, which you really don't need (you won't want to use this phone as your main phone, trust me!)

But, thanks to the fab Bobbie Marie Kelloway in our Facebook group, we can show you a video of how to remove the things you don't need. Thanks Bobbie Marie! (You can show your appreciation to Bobbie Marie by joining Swagbucks via her referral link or thanking her in the group.)

Click here to view the video:

Once you've deleted all the extras, this really is a fab little phone for the price - I've managed to get all 7 Swagbucks apps, CC Cleaner, EngageMeTV app and still have room to spare.

Let us know how you got on in the Facebook group, and if you don't have the phone yet, buy it now to increase your earning power!

Why you should join the UK Swagbucks & More Facebook group

Many months ago I set up the Facebook group UK Swagbucks and more. Currently we have 6000+ members, all helping each other to make the most of Get Paid To sites such as Swagbucks, Mintvine, Prolific, InstaGC and more.

I love to see people tell us how the group has helped them, and in a lot of cases helped them make a life changing amount of money from these sites. An exaggeration? I really don't think so. Some people were making £5 every few weeks from sites such as Swagbucks and are now making a couple of hundred pounds a month. Some have found sites they never even knew existed before joining the group. Some use the group as a way to motivate and encourage themselves.

Don't take my word for it though, see what our members say:

So if you're looking for support, help, encouragement and hints, tips and ideas, come and join us now!

Are you ready for another Swagbucks Swag Code Extravaganza?

Thanksgiving is coming to America and so Swagbucks are having a Turkey Day Swag Code Extravaganza!

There will be 5 codes and they'll appear all over the place - Twitter, Facebook, the Swagbucks Blog and more.

But one place you'll find them all is in the UK Swagbucks & More Facebook Group so if you're not a member, be sure to join now!

Here's what you need to know:

• The Turkey Day Swag Code Extravaganza begins on Wednesday, November 15th at 6am GMT until 1PM GMT
• 5 Swag Codes worth a total of 40 SB
• The codes will be all over Swagbucks so be on the lookout!

Not a Swagbucks member? Why not? I've made over £1000 on there this year with more to come - come and join me!

Be sure to be on the lookout for those Swag Codes tomorrow!

It's time for another Swagbucks Team Challenge!

In need of some extra spending power as we head towards Christmas? 

Swagbucks is holding a Swag Feast Team Challenge to help you earn free gift cards! For those of you who don't know what Swagbucks is, it's a website where you can earn cash back on everyday tasks you do online like shopping, answering surveys, discovering deals, and watching videos. You can even earn for searching the web! 

Click here to join Swagbucks.

If you've never tried Swagbucks before because you didn't know where to begin, their Team Challenges are a great way to learn the ropes and earn points towards free gift cards and PayPal cash! The challenge runs from 4pm UK time on Monday, November 13th until 8pm UK time on Friday, November 17th.

Here's how you can join the challenge and the site:  

1. Click here to join the challenge and be assigned to a team.

2. In addition to earning SB, you'll contribute to your team's total as you complete different activities on Swagbucks.

3. Check back on the page often to see the scores and what you've contributed so far.   

All members who participate and contribute at least 600 points to their team’s total will receive a SB bonus in the form of a SB Swag Up Rebate on their next gift card! 

Not only that, but if you sign up under me this month and earn 300 SB before December 1st, you'll get a 300 SB bonus!

Members of the 1st place team will receive a 100 SB Shopping Swag Up Rebate, members of the 2nd place team will receive a 50 SB Shopping Swag Up Rebate, members of the 3rd place team will receive a 30 SB Shopping Swag Up Rebate, members of the 4th place team will receive a 15 SB Shopping Swag Up Rebate, Your Shopping SB Swag Up Rebate will be made available on Friday, November 17th at 10pm and will expire on Thursday, November 30th at 7.59pm.

Get your Swago on with Swagbucks Spin and Win!

The digital rewards site Swagbucks is celebrating November with another big "Swago" promotion starting Monday, 6 November at 9am PT! Swago is just like bingo, but in this case you're filling out squares as you earn points on their site for doing things you already do online. If you're thinking of trying Swagbucks, this is a great chance to learn all about how the site works and earn bonus points while doing it, meaning you can get more gift cards faster. Here are a few tips: 

• Each square on your Swago Board will contain an action item to complete. They can be anything from getting a search win, completing a survey, or just visiting one of our popular stores!
   
• Once you complete the action item in a particular square the square will change color signifying the action item is complete.
   
• You have until 8pm UK time on Monday, 13 November to mark off as many squares as possible so use your time wisely.
   
• Be mindful of the patterns and their corresponding bonuses located on the right of your Swago Board. The patterns will vary in difficulty and bonus value. Once you’ve achieved a pattern, the corresponding “Submit” button will light up. You can have multiple patterns available for submission, however, you can only submit ONE pattern so choose wisely.
  
• Each activity you successfully complete on your Swago Board will give you anywhere from 1-20 spins on the Spin & Win Wheel. PLUS, when you submit your board for a bonus you'll get additional spins. The number of spins will depend on the pattern you complete. The wheel has all sorts of great prizes that you can win, and each spin is a winner!

The Spin & Win Wheel will be available all throughout Swago and you have until 7:59pm UK time on Monday, 13 November to use all your spins. 

Fill up your board and then submit your pattern to get even more points - if you can fill in the whole board, you get a 300 SB bonus, which goes a long way towards your first gift card from the retailer of your choice.  

Click here right now and click "Join" to get started! If you don't already have a Swagbucks account, you'll be able to quickly sign up; PLUS, if you earn 300 SB before the first of next month, you'll get a bonus 300 SB!

86 SB up for grabs with Swagbucks' Holiday Harvest Collector's Bills!

I've moved - find me at http://gptgenies.com/2017/11/86-sb-up-for-grabs-with-swagbucks-holiday-harvest-collectors-bills/

Quidco Snow Me The Money game - how to play

This is a guest post by Naina Clayton, a member of our UK Swagbucks & More Facebook Group - pop into the group to say thank you and please consider using her referral link below.

Here's how to play the new Quidco game. Competition runs until 23 November 2017

First of all if you are not registered for Quidco, you need to sign up.

Then you need to use a browser, doesn't matter if on phone or pc, you must use a browser for the game. A browser means Internet explorer, google chrome, firefox, etc

1. Log into Quidco and at the bottom of your page you should see a banner. As so many are playing, it is taking a while to load for some.

2. Click on opt in.  Once you have opted in, you can just click on play now daily.

3. Read the daily clue, or cheat and look for a post on this group with the answers. You get 2 chances.

4. Click on the x in the corner to close the banner.

5. Go hunt the answers by searching on the quidco search button.

6. When you find the retailer, click through to the quidco cashback page.

7. In theory, it should pop up with a winning page. I can't show you one as already played. It MAY NOT be a cash prize. It may only be an entry into the prize draw. Don't moan. You have 2 chances to play everyday.

8. Nothing popped up? Don't know what you won?

Go back to the banner at the bottom of the page. Click on play now. Click on prize board.

9. It will tell you your winnings so far, you may have a cash prize on the left,or you may only have draw entries

10. When and how will you get paid?

Super Draw prizes as follows:
1st place - £5,000 cash

Instant Win prizes as follows: £50 x 50 = £2,500 / £25 x 100 = £2,500 / £10 x 250 = £2,500 / £5 x 500 = £2,500 / £1 x 2500 = £2,500 / 50p x 5000 = £2,500 / 20p x 12,500 = £2,500 / 10p x 25,000 = £2,500

Instant win cash prizes will be allotted to the accounts of winning members by 24 December 2017

Terms and conditions are here.

Good luck one and all.

My referral if you haven't signed up yet

https://www.quidco.com/user/237185/2549869/

You will receive £4 once you have earnt £5

You get paid via bacs, paypal, vouchers, etc

I have been doing this for over 8 years and have earned £712.16

Let us know in the Facebook group if you win!

Featured Swagbucks Discover - Amazon Prime trial 130sb

Over on Swagbucks, another easy Discover that costs you nothing and needs no credit card details - Amazon Prime 30 Day Trial.

Perfect for November if you're buying Christmas presents from Amazon!

Prime membership gives you free next day shipping on a whole load of items, and I wouldn't be without it.

Simply sign up, make a note in your diary or calendar to cancel before the 30 days are up - should credit 130sb instantly.

It's in Most Recent Offers so go sign up now! (Please note in order to get this offer you must NOT have had a Prime trial in the past)

Another easy Swagbucks Swago board starts on Monday!

Christmas is close and the online rewards site Swagbucks has a smart and fun way for you to earn and save while you spend.

Swagbucks is hosting another round of Shopping Swago! What is SWAGO you ask? It's a bingo-inspired promotion run by Swagbucks, a website that rewards you with points (called SB) for completing everyday online activities. You can redeem those SB for free gift cards. If you've never used Swagbucks, participating in SWAGO is a great introduction to the site and an easy way to earn a good amount of points quickly.

Click here to get started!

Here’s what you need to know to get your 25 SB Bonus (and don’t worry, you don’t have to make a purchase to complete a pattern):

• Shop Swago will begin on Monday, October 23rd at 5pm, make sure you hit “Join” otherwise you won’t get credit for completing the action items. Each square on your Swago Board will contain an action item to complete.
• Once you complete the action item in a particular square the square will change color signifying the action item is complete.
• You have a limited amount of time to mark off as many squares as possible so use your time wisely.
• Be mindful of the patterns and their corresponding bonuses located on the right of your Swago Board. The patterns will vary in difficulty and bonus value.
• Once you’ve achieved a pattern the corresponding “Submit” button will light up. You can have multiple patterns available for submission, however, you can only submit ONE pattern so choose wisely.
• The game ends Friday, October 27th at 8pm. So make sure to hit “Submit” on the pattern you wish to submit. If you don’t hit “Submit” before the game ends you won’t receive your SB bonus.

This looks like another nice easy Swago, with just a few clicks to get your full board.

Not on Swagbucks? Come and join me now, I've made over £1500 so far in 2017!

It's a Spooky Swag Haunt Team Challenge!

In need of some extra spending power as we head into the holidays? Swagbucks is holding a Swag Haunt Team Challenge to help you earn free gift cards! For those of you who don't know what Swagbucks is, it's a website where you can earn cash back on everyday tasks you do online like shopping, answering surveys, discovering deals, and watching videos. You can even earn for searching the web! 

If you've never tried Swagbucks before because you didn't know where to begin, their Team Challenges are a great way to learn the ropes and earn points towards free gift cards and PayPal cash! 

The challenge is running now and ends on Friday, October 20th at 12pm PT

Here's how you can join the challenge and the site:  

1. Click here to join the challenge and be assigned to a team.

2. In addition to earning SB, you'll contribute to your team's total as you complete different activities on Swagbucks.

3. Check back on the page often to see the scores and what you've contribute so far.   

All members who participate and contribute at least 600 points to their team’s total will receive a SB bonus in the form of a SB Swag Up Rebate on their next gift card! 

Not only that, but if you sign up under me this month and earn 300 SB before November 1st, you'll get a 300 SB bonus!

Members of the 1st place team will receive a 100 SB Swag Up Rebate, members of the 2nd place team will receive a 50 SB Swag Up Rebate, members of the 3rd place team will receive a 30 SB Swag Up Rebate, members of the 4th place team will receive a 15 SB Swag Up Rebate, and members of the 5th place team will receive a 10 Sb Swag Up Rebate. Your SB Swag Up Rebate will be made available on Friday, October 20th at 12pm PT and will expire on Tuesday, October 31st at 11:59pm PT

Swagbucks - new Swago board starts Monday 9th October! Join now!

The digital rewards site Swagbucks is celebrating the fall with another big "Swago" promotion starting Monday, 9 October at 5pm UK time! Swago is just like bingo, but in this case you're filling out squares as you earn points on their site for doing things you already do online. If you're thinking of trying Swagbucks, this is a great chance to learn all about how the site works and earn bonus points while doing it, meaning you can get more gift cards faster. 

Not on Swagbucks yet? I make around £200 a month so it's well worth joining! Come and join me! 

Here are a few tips: 

• Each square on your Swago Board will contain an action item to complete. They can be anything from getting a search win, completing a survey, or just visiting one of our popular stores!
   
• Once you complete the action item in a particular square the square will change color signifying the action item is complete.
   
• You have until 8pm UK time on Monday, October 16th to mark off as many squares as possible so use your time wisely.
   
• Be mindful of the patterns and their corresponding bonuses located on the right of your Swago Board. The patterns will vary in difficulty and bonus value. Once you’ve achieved a pattern, the corresponding “Submit” button will light up. You can have multiple patterns available for submission, however, you can only submit ONE pattern so choose wisely.
  
• Each activity you successfully complete on your Swago Board will give you anywhere from 1-20 spins on the Spin & Win Wheel. PLUS, when you submit your board for a bonus you'll get additional spins. The number of spins will depend on the pattern you complete. The wheel has all sorts of great prizes that you can win, and each spin is a winner!

The Spin & Win Wheel will be available all throughout Swago and you have until 7.59am UK time on Monday, October 16th to use all your spins. 

Fill up your board and then submit your pattern to get even more points - if you can fill in the whole board, you get a 300 SB bonus, which goes a long way towards your first gift card from the retailer of your choice.  

Click here right now and click "Join" to get started! If you don't already have a Swagbucks account, you'll be able to quickly sign up; PLUS, if you earn 300 SB before the first of next month, you'll get a bonus 300 SB!

It's a Swagbucks spo-o-o-o-ky sale!

Now that Halloween is almost here, Swagbucks has increased cash back at a big group of their Halloween-related stores, so you can earn cash back while getting costumes, decorations, and more for the end of the month. 

Just click here to see the deals, and sign up for Swagbucks (if you haven't already) to start earning cash back in the form of SB points, which you can exchange for gift cards or PayPal cash.  

The sale is going through 31 October, and if you sign up through me, you'll get an additional 200 SB bonus when spend £25 or more!

Don't forget, you can also earn Swagbucks at Just Eat!