for the Blog Code Hunt on 11-7-09.

There wasn't an alert on the Swidget, but I'll explain why in a minute.

Here was the header of the blog post, which always lets you know a Code Hunt is going on:

Here is the top part of the blog, letting you know the code is 7 letters long and there are clues on how to find each letter:

At the bottom of the blog post, it tells you the code is worth 2 swag bucks IF you get it before 4pm PDT and worth 1 swag buck if you get it after 4pm PDT, but before 5pm PDT:

In the middle of the blog post were all the clues you needed to find the letters of the code.

Here was your 1st clue:

On the Swidget, you would have found the 1st letter:

This gives us "E______".

Here was your 2nd clue:

It tells you the icon is in the drop down menu next to the word SwagBucks. So, you needed to click the arrow on your toolbar:

The clue also told you the letter was immediately to the right of the "Refresh" symbol:

This gives us "ER_____".

Here was the 3rd clue:

On the Quick Links menu, you needed to click the "Polls" option:

The clue tells you that the letter is in a comment on one of the polls. To get to the comments, you needed to click "View Results":

Then click "View Comments":

You would have found the 3rd letter in the comments of the above poll:

That gives us "ERR____".

Here was the 4th clue:

On the Quick Links menu, you needed to click "The Swag Store" option:

On the Categories menu, you needed to click the "Apparel & Accessories" option:

Then choose the "Swag Bucks Gear" sub option:

This was the item you needed to look in to find the 4th letter:

In the description of that item was the 4th letter:

That gives us "ERRA___".

The 5th clue just gave you the 5th letter directly on the blog:

This gives us "ERRAN__".

Here was the 6th clue:

It tells you the letter is directly on Swagbucks.com and to use your "birds-eyed" vision. This was a hint to look at the button for the Twitter posting:

This gives us "ERRAND_".

Here was the 7th and final clue:

On the Quick Links menu, you needed to click the "Shop & Earn" option:

After scrolling through all the offers on the first page, you needed to click "Next" to go to the second page:

On the second page, you would have found the code:

This gives us "ERRANDS".

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

If you entered the code correctly before 4pm PDT, this was your reward:

If you entered the code correctly AFTER 4pm PDT, but BEFORE 5pm PDT, this was your reward:

This was a somewhat lengthy code hunt, but if you took your time, READ and followed the clues, you should have got this one with no problems.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 5pm PDT*

There has been a lot of talk about what IS and what is NOT an acceptable code hint. Hopefully, this post will clear things up for you.

For starters, we'll take a look at the Do's and Don'ts section, to see what they say about code hints.

The part I want to point out is inside the red box.

The hints you give need to help others still find the code on their own. Think of it as pointing them in the right direction, without taking their hand and leading them to the code.

Again, the part I want to point out is in the red box. Your hints can NOT help someone figure out the code without going to the page where the code is located. If someone gives a hint and the other person can go straight to their code box, it was a bad hint.

Say there is a code somewhere in the blog:

Your hints can point them in the right direction, but that person still must go to the blog themselves to get the code. The only way that person should be able to finally see the code, is with their own eyes and on the blog. They MUST find it ON THEIR OWN. If the person can guess the code without actually going to the blog to see it themselves, then you gave a bad hint.

The only way you should have known this code said "SwagBook" is if you saw the code for yourself.

Say there is a code somewhere in the blog:

If you give a hint to someone and they can figure out what the code is, without going to find it, that is a BAD hint. People need to be able to see the code for themselves.

The steps should be:

-know a code is out

-get the hints

-find the code

-enter the code

Your hint should NOT allow someone to skip the "find the code" step.

So, if I use the red code above, and give you this hint:

"Take Swag Bucks + Face Book and that will be your code." This allows you to figure out what the code is, without going to find it. Those hints are NOT allowed.

Say there is a code somewhere in the Swag Store:

This code could be anywhere, in any section. You can give them hints about which section it is in. So, if it was in the electronics section, you could say "You might want to check where the most expensive items in the Swag Store are located." This points them in the right direction, but still makes them put some effort into finding the code. You don't want to take all of the "find the code" step away.

Say there is a code somewhere in the Swag Store:

You NEVER want your hint to give the exact location of a code. You also NEVER want to post a link directly to the code. Those things completely remove the "find the code" step for someone. So, if the code was in the electronics section and your hint was "Electronics section, 2nd page, top row, middle item" you just took out the entire "find the code" step. The same goes with posting a link directly to the code. Do NOT spoon feed people the codes. They need to learn to "hunt" on their own, or else they'll never understand how to find codes.

I hope this has cleared up some understanding about which hints you can give and which hints you can't.

I know we all love SwagBucks and want them to make as much money as possible, so they can continue to make SwagBucks the best site out there.

I want to know how you feel about the new Special Offers feature, as well as a few other options.

Please vote on these polls and leave a comment with your feelings about everything.

Thanks!

If you've been paying attention (and even if you haven't), you may have noticed a new button up at the top of your SwagBucks page:

That's right! Now you can connect your FB profile with your SwagBucks account!

I'll walk you through the process and tell you at the end why this is something you will want to do.

You'll want to click the "Connect with Facebook" button:

In the new window, enter your e-mail and password. Then click "Connect":

(Note: This is your Facebook log in information, NOT your Swagbucks)

You'll get the chance to set 2 permissions now, which you can change later at any time. The first permission is to allow SwagBucks to send you e-mails through Facebook:

The second permission will allow SwagBucks to publish things like when you win from searching, get swag bucks from codes, redeem a prize and much more:

Here are all the preferences you can set. Choose as many or as few as you want:

When you are done, click "Save Settings":

Here is an example of a post when you win from searching:

Here is an example of a post when you get swag bucks from a code:

You may be wondering, "why would I want to do this?"

Simple...The more you show everyone how much you search, win and redeem prizes, the more they will want in on the fun. Each post of yours is covered in your referral link. The more you win, the more posts you will have, which means the more chances someone will join using your referral link.

Always remember this simple math...

Active referrals = GOOD

for the World Series Poll code on 11-5-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

You may have caught this alert on the SwagBucks FB wall:

for the TTPTP code on 11-4-09.

Here was your alert on the Swidget:

Now, if you were like me, you went and checked Twitter and/or the blog post about the TTPTP winner. At first glance, there was no sign of a code anywhere...but look at the Swidget again.

It says "Thanks for Twitter Tuesday". Thanks was your very tiny hint.

If you checked out the blog post about the TTPTP winner, you may have noticed something. Here was the top of that blog post:

In the blog post, read the first paragraph:

Notice how TSG is thanking us because "Responsibiliswag" was a Trending topic on Twitter (as shown in the image on the blog). So, TSG was thanking us (Swidget clue) for making the phrase a Trending (there is your code) topic on Twitter.

Enter the code into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

I'll be honest...This one had me stumped for a little while. When I know I am at the correct page I need to be for a code and it's not there, I start typing in key words from that page. I tried all CAPS and all lowercase of a few words, along with only making the first letter caps for those words too. Finally, I found it when I did Trending.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 7pm PDT*

for the Swidget code on 11-3-09.

Here was the code posted directly on the Swidget:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Easy-peasy lemon squeezy (meant the code was an easy one).

*This code expired at 5:30pm PDT*

It's that time again!

Time for the TTPTP!

The phrase this time is:

Tweet the phrase, using it in a sentence, on Twitter...

adding @SwagBucks somewhere in the tweet...

if you spam the phrase, you will not be entered...

The winner gets 50 swag bucks!

Good luck!

for the Swidget code on 11-2-09.

Here was the code posted directly on the Swidget:

Enter it int your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Had to be quick on this one...but it should have been very easy!

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 5:45pm PDT*

for the Twitter code on 11-1-09.

Here was your alert on the Swidget:

If you checked Twitter, you would have seen this tweet from TSG with the code in it:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Even though I don't think we deserved a code, due to the immature actions of some people, it was nice TSG gave us one anyway.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 8:10pm PDT*

for the Toolbar code on 10-31-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

You needed to click the "From TSG" button, then choose the new message:

You would have found the code in the new message:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

A nice little treat from TSG on Halloween.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 6pm PDT*

for the Gift Card Code Hunt on 10-30-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

This was the top of the new blog post:

Here was the bottom of the new blog post:

Notice how it says "Start with the card shown above." If you would have clicked that image, it would have taken you to the correct page AND the first letter.

Here was the 1st card:

The 1st letter was in the item's description:

So far, we have "C_______".

This was the 2nd card:

The 2nd letter was in the item's description:

That gives us "Co______".

Here was the 3rd card:

The 3rd letter was in the item's description:

This gives us "CoS_____".

Here was the 4th card:

The 4th letter was in the item's description:

This gives us "CoST____".

This was the 5th card:

The 5th letter was in the item's description:

This gives us "CoSTu___".

Here was the 6th card:

The 6th letter was in the item's description:

This gives us "CoSTuM__".

This was the 7th card:

The 7th letter was in the item's description:

This gives us "CoSTuME_".

Here was the 8th card:

The 8th and final letter was in the item's description:

This gives us "CoSTuMES".

Enter the code into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

This code should have been very simple if you took your time and read the clues. There was less than 3 full pages of gift cards, so not much to have to look through to find the next letter and clues. Remember, you need to READ everything CAREFULLY and TAKE YOUR TIME.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 5pm PDT*

for the Swidget code on 10-29-09.

Here was the code posted directly on the Swidget:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Very, very simple...if you have the Swidget. If not, read this post which has 2 ways to get and place your Swidget.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code was set to expire at 6pm PDT but it expired 30 mins early at 5:30pm PDT.

May have expired early due to it being posted somewhere.*

for the Swidget code on 10-27-09.

Here was the code directly on the Swidget:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

This is as easy as it gets people!

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 2pm PDT*

Woot! It's time for the TTPTP!

We're going to jump right into it...The phrase this time is:

Remember to:

-add @SwagBucks somewhere in your tweet

-use the phrase in a sentence

-don't spam the phrase

And the winner gets 50 swag bucks!

Good Luck!

for the Swagstakes code on 10-26-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

To get to the Swagstakes, you needed to click "The Swag Store" on the Quick Links:

Then click "Swagstakes" on the sub menu:

This was the Swagstakes you needed to find:

You would have found the code in the description of the Swagstakes:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Should have been fairly easy.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 5:30pm PDT*

for the Toolbar code on 10-25-09.

Here was the alert and a clue on the Swidget:

Most people thought what was on the Swidget was the CODE, but really, it was a CLUE.

Another way to say UtensilRow is ToolBar.

You needed to click the "From TSG" button on your toolbar, then choose the new message:

You would have found the code in the new message:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

One thing you need to do is not rush. People assumed that what was on the Swidget was a code. If you would have taken your time, you would have realized it was a clue and you could have figured it out easily.

TAKE YOUR TIME AND READ THE CLUES.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 7:30pm PDT*

Having trouble remembering which SwagBucks e-mail you need to send something to?

Well it just got a whole lot easier!

You can check out the new SwagBucks support page by going to your navigation bar and clicking "More":

Then click "FAQs":

Always a good idea to read the FAQs, but this time, you'll want to click on "Question Not Answered? Click here to contact us.":

On the support page, you will see a drop-down box where you can choose a reason as to what you are contacting SwagBucks about:

Below is a list of the reasons you are contacting SwagBucks:

You'll notice that some options will bring up a sub menu of options to choose from. If you choose "Prize Information" from the options:

This sub menu will appear:

Choosing the "Accounts" option:

Will make this sub menu appear:

Choosing the "Trade-In" option:

Will make this sub menu appear:

Choosing the "Compliance" option:

Will make this sub menu appear:

Choosing the "Miscellaneous" option:

Will make this sub menu appear:

After you choose a reason for contacting SwagBucks support, you can then enter a Subject to the message (the subject is optional):

Then you can tell SwagBucks what information you need to by entering it into this box:

Finally, click "Submit":

The support page helps get your e-mail to the right place, without making you remember all those SwagBucks e-mail addresses.

You can easily get to the Support page by clicking the "Contact Us" image at the top of this post.

Enjoy this useful new tool!

By far, the most asked question on the SwagBuck's FB wall is:

After about 10 billion times of being asked, it starts to get old, mainly because checking to see if a code is out is SIMPLE!

Here are some ways to check to see if a code is out:

First, if you don't have the Swidget...GET IT!

Need help?

Try this post to add the Swidget to a blank web page.

Or, you can check out this option to make your Swidget stay on your FB page (Thanks Tree Bear!).

Ok, so now that you have the Swidget, it's time to learn to check it for a code!

Start out by clicking the "Swag Codes" button:

Then click "Check if there's a Swag Code":

Now, from here you can get 1 of 2 things.

First, you could find a code (or a clue to where a code is, as shown in this example):

Or second, it will tell you there is no code out:

The Swidget will NOT update automatically. This means that every so often, you'll want to click "Check Again" to see if a code is out:

for the Swidget code on 10-24-09.

Here was the code posted directly on the Swidget:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Nice and easy! Also a good reason to have the Swidget somewhere close by.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 3:30pm PDT*

for the Discussion Board code on 10-23-09.

There was no Swidget Alert for this code.

You could have gone to the Quick Links on SwagBuck's main page and clicked "Facebook Fan Page":

You needed to click on the "Discussions" tab at the top of the page:

This was the topic you needed to look in:

In the topic, you would have seen a post by TSG with the code in it:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

One good reason to follow me on Twitter...I had about a 2-3min head start on everyone. I got bored on the wall and went to the discussion boards, only to find that TSG had posted there. When I checked it out, there was the code and I sent out a tweet to alert my followers the code was out.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 4:10pm PDT*

for the Swag Store code on 10-22-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

There was also this alert on FB:

In the blog, you should have checked out the new post:

The red box was a good link for you to click.

At the bottom of the blog, it tells you about a "rewarding surprise" in the Swag Store:

This was the item you needed to find:

You would have found the code in the item's description:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

The code was NOT in any of the 3 items in the blog post. What you needed to do was click the link (in the red box shown earlier in this post) which would have taken you to the correct list of items in the Swag Store. Then you should have started with the 1st Lion's item and gone through each one until you found the code.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 3:30pm PDT*

for the Facebook code on 10-22-09.

There was no Swidget alert for this code.

If you were on FB, you would have seen this post from TSG which had a code in it:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

This code began at about 9:55pm PDT (12:55am my time).

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 11pm PDT*

for the Toolbar code on 10-21-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

You needed to click the "From TSG" button, then choose the new message:

Way back when this blog first started, I did a little post titled "Swagbucks - What You Need To Know". Everyone knows that as time changes, other things change along with it. That being said, I think it's about time I update the "What You Need To Know" post.

So, I present to you...

1. Starting Out on SwagBucks.com

*Before you do anything else, I want to make something clear. To learn about SwagBucks.com, you actually need to READ the stuff that is posted here and on the SwagBucks website. This information won't magically jump into your brain.*

• Luckily for me, I did a post on this not too long ago. Click here to read about joining SwagBucks.com and some of the Do's and Don'ts you should be aware of.
• In addition to that post, it's best if you read all of the Do's and Don'ts as well.
• You should also read the FAQs page on SwagBucks.
• It also doesn't hurt to read the How it Works or the Winning Tips pages.

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Now that we have that out of the way, it's time for me to do what I do best!

When you are first starting out, searching will be your main way to get swag bucks.

• Leave about 2-5 minutes between searches to avoid over searching.
• Instead of bookmarking sites you visit often, why not search for them on SwagBucks.com first. That way, you have a chance to win swag bucks by going to a site you were planning on going to anyway.
• If you do not win from searching, don't worry. We all have those days where we get none from searching, but it's not the end of the world. Who knows, you could win big tomorrow.

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3. Swag Codes

I'm sure I am forgetting some stuff, so if you have something else to add, feel free to e-mail me, or post it as a comment under this post.

Thanks!

for the Twitter code on 10-20-09.

(Note: This will be posted AFTER the code expires)

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

You may have seen this post on FB from TSG:

On Twitter, you would have seen this tweet from TSG with the code in it:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

This code didn't last too long, so you needed to be around to get it.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code was set to expire at 4:45pm PDT, but it seems to have ended about 5 minutes early*

It's that time again! Time for TTPTP!

As always, you need to use the phrase in a sentence and tweet that sentence to @SwagBucks on Twitter.

This time, the phrase is:

Remember...

Use the phrase in a sentence and tweet it on Twitter.

Add @SwagBucks somewhere in your tweet (so they can see it).

Do NOT spam the phrase, or you won't be entered at all.

and...

The winner gets 50 swag bucks!

Good Luck!

for the Swag Store code on 10-19-09.

Here was your alert on the Swidget:

You needed to click on "The Swag Store" under the Quick Links:

Then click on "Recently Added Prizes" on the sub categories:

This was the item you were looking for:

You would have found the code in the description of that item:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

If you pay attention to the clues, and go through the items one-by-one, you would have had no problem finding this code. Remember, TAKE YOUR TIME!

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 6pm PDT*

for the blog code on 10-18-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

You may have also seen this code alert in TSG's tweet:

Or, you could have seen this code alert on TSG's FB post:

Here was the top of the blog post, explaining what lead up to the reason for this code:

You would have found the code at the bottom of the blog post:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

It pays to stand behind your team...even if it is against a team TSG is rooting for.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 5pm PDT*

for the FB code on 10-17-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

You needed to look under the post of "Urdeep Singh" to find TSG's comment with your clue:

So, if you search that (on SwagBucks.com to give yourself a chance to win from searching):

Then choose one of the results (Wikipedia is always a good one):

You would have fount the code in that Wikipedia article:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Remember, it was in a COMMENT (not a post) by TSG, but that comment was under a user's post.

Congrats to to those who got it!

*This code expired at 9pm PDT*

for the Newsletter code on 10-16&17-09.

(Note: This will be posted AFTER the code expires)

Here is what the code should have looked like in the newsletter:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

If you are having trouble with getting or even seeing the newsletter, go check out my other post by clicking here.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 3pm PDT on October 17th*

for the Twitter code on 10-16-09.

There was no Swidget alert for this code.

On Twitter, you would have seen this tweet by TSG with the code in it:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

This code only lasted 15 minutes, so you needed to be quick.

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 4:45pm PDT*

for the Swidget code on 10-15-09.

(Note: This will be posted AFTER the code expires)

Here was an alert on the SwagBucks FB page:

Here was the code posted directly on the Swidget:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

This code didn't last too long, but it came out because TSG was happy about baseball!

Congrats to those who got it!

*This code expired at 8:15pm PDT*

for the toolbar code on 10-15-09.

Here was the alert and clue on the Swidget:

Here was the answer to your clue:

T__l_ar = Toolbar

You needed to click the "From TSG" button and then click the new message:

You would have found the code in the new message:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Not sure why the code was about balloons? There was a story on the news about something related to it (won't go into details).

Congrats to those who got it!

Just in case you didn't catch it, this code expired at 5pm PDT

for the MLB polls code on 10-14-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

Or, you could have seen this alert on Twitter:

Or even this alert on FB:

You needed to find this poll, and click on "View Results":

Then click on "View Comments":

TSG's comment had the code:

(Sorry for small picture)

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

This could be the beginning of a beautiful code time.

Congrats to those who got it!

for the Twitter code on 10-14-09.

(Note: This will be posted AFTER the code has expired)

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

On Twitter, you would have seen this tweet from TSG with the code in it:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Nice and easy :)

Congrats to those who got it!

for the Facebook code on 10-13-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

On Facebook, there was this post from TSG. It talked about how the last code had to be ended early, and even gave us another code in its place:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Another nice and easy one for ya.

Congrats to those who got it!

As you may or may not remember, we had the chance for a 5SB code if we got all 6 polls about the Emmys correct...We went 0 for 6...

But now we have a chance to redeem ourselves! Check it out below...

As you can see, even if we get these 2 poll right, it will earn us a 3SB code:

(The 2 polls being: winner of the NLCS and winner of the ALCS)

Oh yes, it gets better...

If, in addition to the first 2 polls, we can get these 4 polls correct, it will earn us a 4SB code:

(The 4 polls being: winner of NLCS, winner of ALCS, MVP's position from NLCS and MVP's position from ALCS)

Still not good enough for ya? Keep reading...

If we get the 4 polls (mentioned above) AND also correctly pick the duration (number of games) AND the winner of the World Series, it will earn us a 5SB code:

(All 6 polls are: winner of NLCS, winner of ALCS, MVP's position from NLCS, MVP's position from ALCS, World Series duration, World Series winner)

I hope we can do better than the 0 for 6 record we hit on the Emmy polls.

0 for 12 is still pretty impressive, but no one wants to be 0 for 12 in anything...ever...

Good Luck and get voting!

for the SwagBucks.com code on 10-13-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

Here was where you needed to look to find the code:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

When TSG says to "Read everything carefully," he means it.

Congrats to those who got it!

for the 4 codes at once on 10-13-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

The new blog post had this at the top:

The top part of the blog post, explaining that there were 4 codes out at once:

Here is a list of all 4 clues for all 4 codes:

Now, finding these codes wasn't the only challenge. Here was the part of the blog that told us the amounts and expire times of the codes, but doesn't tell us which one is which. Now, not only do you have to find all 4 of them, but you have to try and get the ones that expire first:

Starting here, I will start with the top clue and work completely through each code.

Here was the 1st clue again:

On the Quick Links menu, you needed to click "YouTube":

Right in the description of SwagBuck's YouTube profile was the code:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Here was the 2nd clue:

The polls are created by Swaggernauts and are updated every Monday. So, on the Quick Links menu, you needed to click "Polls":

The code was one of the options on one of the polls:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Here was the 3rd clue:

The clue tells you it is in the blog. On the Quick Links menu, you needed to click "Blog":

Here was an easy way to find this code.

At the top right of the blog, you should notice a search box. Type in "Bacon" and click search:

You should see this message, which is telling you it is displaying all posts that have the word "Bacon" in them:

There were only 2 posts with the word "Bacon" in them. The 1st was the blog post that had the clue for the code you were currently looking for. The 2nd was the post you needed. Here is the top of that post:

At the bottom of that post, you would have found the code:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Here was the 4th and final clue:

The clue tells you it is on Facebook. It also tells you to look where we share our thoughts (specifically TODAY). On the Quick Links menu, you needed to click "Facebook Fan Page":

On the wall, you needed to click on the "Discussions" tab:

This was the topic (for today) that you needed to look in:

In that topic, you would have found this post by TSG, which had the code in it:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Wow!

Doing this breakdown was almost as hard as finding all 4 codes.

This was a good test of your code hunting skills. If you didn't get all of them (or any of them) don't worry. There are always new codes coming out. Just make sure to read up on some of my breakdowns, so you'll know how to find the codes for next time.

Congrats to those who got some or all of these!

for the Barnes & Noble code on 10-13-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

This was the top of the new blog post:

You needed to click on this link, or the picture at the top of the blog post:

This was at the bottom of the blog post letting you know you needed to click a link somewhere in the blog post to go to the Swag Store:

The link from the blog would have taken you to the Swag Store page of this item:

You would have found the code in the description of the item:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

The Swidget said to check the blog. Sometimes you really need to READ the entire post before you know what to do.

Congrats to those who got it!

Here it is! Another weekly edition of TTPTP!

Keeping with the Halloween theme, this weeks phrase can be found in the image at the top of this post!

Or, just in case you can't see the image, it's Swag or Treat.

Remember:

Use the phrase in a sentence and tweet it on Twitter

Make sure to add @SwagBucks to your tweet

Don't spam the phrase!

The winner gets 50 swagbucks!

Good Luck!

for the Twitter code on 10-13-09.

I was out while this code was active, so I didn't get the Swidget screen shot on this one.

If you were to check Twitter, there was a tweet from TSG with the code in it:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

See, even I miss codes sometimes (I'm only human). Bummer it was a 3SB code I missed, but there will always be more!

Congrats to those who got it!

for the Swidget code on 10-13-09.

Here was the code directly on the Swidget:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Sorry I missed the code that expired at 8am my time.

Since today is the big code day, expect lots of fun and lots of breakdowns!

Congrats to those who got it!

for the Blog code on 10-12-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

Or you may have seen this alert on FB:

Or even this alert on Twitter:

Here was the top of the blog post:

You would have found the code in the blog post:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

If you actually read through the entire blog post, you would have seen this:

Really READ this part:

The massiveness of the codes is still to come. Notice how it says "The bonuses to the bonuses." That means that those codes that were only for 1 or 5 people were NOT the only codes what will be released. There will be codes for EVERYONE.

Congrats to those who got it!

Here was the top of the same blog post from the first code:

This was letting you know this code was for the first 5 people and worth 50 swagbucks:

Here was your clue for the code:

In case you didn't know, Gutenberg invented movable printed type, which made printing easier. Printing for things like books.

You needed to head to the Quick Links and click on "The Swag Store":

In Categories, you needed to choose "Books & Magazines" and then choose the subcategory of "Books":

This was the book you would have found the code in:

I wasn't able to get to this one either, but the reward was 50 swagbucks:

Congrats to those 5 people who got it!

for the First 1 person code on 10-12-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

The top of the new blog post:

Your clue for the First 1 person code:

You needed to go to the Quick Links and click "The Swag Store":

Then, you needed to click "Swagstakes":

This is the Swagstakes that you needed to find:

Inside, you would have found the code:

(As you can see, I didn't get this one)

The reward was 25 swagbucks!!

Congrats to the person who got it!

I want to thank everyone who has visited this blog. This blog is for you and really, it's even made because of you!

That's right! Much of what I do here on this blog is the result of someone not understanding something about SwagBucks. That gives me a reason to explain things in deeper detail with the hopes of you understanding SwagBucks better! Let's face it...If 1 person is having trouble with something, there are plenty more who are having the same problem, but not saying anything about it.

As always, I will continue to try and bring you the information you need to know, so you can enjoy SwagBucks as much as possible.

Thank you again!

Adam S

TattooAstronomy

for the Swidget code on 10-11-09.

Here was the code directly on the Swidget:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Very, very simple. It might be smart to review past codes on my blog. Tomorrow will be an INSANE day full of multiple codes. Prepare yourself for it!

Congrats to those who got it!

for the Facebook code on 10-10-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

If you happened to be on Twitter, you might have seen this tweet alert:

On Facebook, you would have seen this post from TSG, with the code in it:

Enter the code into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Just a thought:

TSG + Happy = Swag Codes for us!

So, help keep TSG happy, lol.

Congrats to those who got it!

for the 10 minute Twitter code on 10-10-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

You would have found the code on this tweet by SwagBucks:

Enter the code into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

This was a quick one.

Congrats to those who got it!

for the Swag Store code on 10-9-09.

If you were hanging around Twitter, you would have seen this tweet from TSG, telling you to check your Swidget:

Here was your alert on the Swidget:

On SwagBuck's blog, this is the post with the featured item you were looking for:

(Clicking the image on the blog would have taken you to the correct page)

In the description of the item, you would have found the code:

Enter the code into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

It pays to read EVERY post on SwagBuck's blog, even if you don't think it will be interesting or relevant to you. There can always be a code hidden in the post itself, or you may need to go back to an older post to get to a code.

Congrats to those who got it!

for the 100K FB Fans code on 10-8-09.

Here was the alert on the Swidget:

On FB, you would have seen this post by TSG:

Enter it into your code box (not search box):

This was your reward:

Remember, because we made it to 100K fans before 11:59pm PDT on Friday, October 9th, we will have a HUGE day of codes on Monday, October 12th. If you haven't heard about Monday yet, check out SwagBucks blog post by clicking here.

Congrats to those who got it!

I'm pretty sure the most popular items on SwagBucks are the $5 Amazon gift cards/certificates. How would you like to win 20 times that amount?

That's right, every Thursday from October 15th until Thanksgiving, a $100 Amazon.com gift card will be given away in a Swagstakes!

If you count, that's a total of 7 - $100 Amazon.com gift cards!

Here is the Entries list:

This is your chance to go big when it comes to Amazon cards!

To check out the item in the Swag Store, just click either image in this post.

Good Luck!