A guide to the Dos & Don'ts of Swagbucks!

Searching 

• For a chance to earn SBs each time you search the web, you have three options:

1. set your browser search engine to Swagbucks Search (Click here)
2. use the search bar on Swagbuck.com, and
3. visit Search.Swagbucks.com

• When using Swagbucks as your search engine, use it exactly the way you would on any other search website

Searching Don’ts

• Search the web only to win SB
• Click on any links that you aren't genuinely interested in
• Use any bot or program that auto searches for you

Referral and Social Media 

• Send email invitations to your friends, family, and associates through our Invite A Friend link
• Create a memorable Swag Name to make your referral link easy to use
• Place your referral link in your email signatures
• Participate in online communities/forums where people may be interested in SB
• Create a video that explains SB and features your referral link
• Share appropriate Swagbucks content, links, or ideas on our Facebook wall and discussion boards

Referral and Social Media Don’ts

• Send referral emails or texts to strangers
• Post referral links or bulletin board code on websites that prohibit them
• Promise to give rewards or payments to your "friends" in exchange for signing up with your referral link
• Create a video that makes inaccurate or false promises about Swagbucks rewards
• Repost another member’s photos, video and other content as your own
• Promote web pages other than Swagbucks.com on Swagbucks' Facebook wall or any commenting area on Swagbucks.com
• Post to public forums that your engagement with video, offers and other actions on Swagbucks.com is only motivated by getting SB
• Play videos, open articles or access content that awards SB without actively engaging with that content
• Post, share or distribute any video or content that promotes Swagbucks cheats (which are generally fake and can be dangerous info phishing scams anyhow)
• Post your referral link on any Swagbucks social media pages
• Spam the Swagbucks Facebook wall

Survey 

• Always provide honest answers
• Read all questions carefully before answering
• Report to Customer Support if you believe a third-party is contacting you about survey opportunities or to join their panel without your permission to be contacted

Survey Don’ts

• Don’t speed through surveys (this factors into disqualifications)
• Don’t share details about surveys with friends nor on public forums, including details about survey contents, survey titles, survey IDs, time of completion, screenshots, etc.

Miscellaneous Don’ts

• Submit inappropriate or offensive photos, ideas, and videos
• Bullying and/or engaging in activities that are offensive, profane or hateful toward other Swagbucks’ members and/or Swagbucks’ support teams
• Create multiple Swagbucks accounts for one user
• Spam the Rewards Store comments
• Complete surveys or offers with fraudulent or inaccurate information
• Manipulate any cookie or browser settings for the purpose of defrauding or circumventing controls established by Swagbucks or any of its advertisers or sponsors