Get an Invitation to Superpoints Here and Start Earning Free Gift Cards!

January 19, 2012 · 12 comments

It’s called the Super Lucky Button, and you can’t help but want to click it.

Come on.  You know you want to!

Superpoints is an invitation-only points program that allows you to earn points in various ways and then cash them out for gift cards, PayPal, or merchandise (like iPods and Kindles).  The Super Lucky Button is one way to earn, and in my opinion it’s the most fun, but it’s not the fastest.  I’ll give you some tips on how to earn points fast at Superpoints in a second.

But first, here are some one-time use invitation links to Superpoints.  Give each one a try and if it’s been used, go to the next one on the list.  If they’ve all been used, email me and I’ll send you an invite.

Invitation Links to Superpoints:

HURRY!  This special invitation link is good for FIFTY BONUS POINTS when you join!  ONE USE ONLY!:  http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/hrlewm

These are valid as of 11pm 1/26:

1.  http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/9t5b4d
2.  http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/9azh3f
3.  http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/ez57k0
4.  http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/f79e05
5.  http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/uio0cr
6.  http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/1kxcam
7.  http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/5ilpr2
8.  http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/aac3tb
9.  http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/lsy4id
10.   http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/0vo3pj

Now, here are my tips to earning fast on Superpoints:

  • Open their email daily.  They send out one email a day with a random number of free points.  Click the email to claim them.  I’ve earned as many as 25 points in a daily email.  (500 points = a $5 gift card)
  • Visit the Get Points tab on Superpoints daily.  That daily email will give you a reminder to visit the site.
  • Click the Super Lucky Button as many times as you have available every day.  Don’t miss out on any opportunity to get points!  (Also, as a courtesy, occasionally click one of the banner ads and interact with the advertiser’s website.  These ads help generate revenue for Superpoints to keep the free gift cards coming!)
  • Take 10 minutes and complete the requirements to become Platinum.  This is really easy and the rewards are huge, including 100 chances to win with the Super Lucky Button each day instead of 30, and being able to cash out at a $5 minimum instead of $25.  Here’s how you upgrade:  Refer 5 or more friends and have them validate their info and complete their basic info.  (You have Facebook, or you surely have 5 friends – this should be easy!)  Add a valid picture and complete the advanced profiler.  Boom, you’re Platinum!
  • Watch videos daily.  These aren’t worth a lot of points but they’re easy to do.  Turn off your speakers and let the video run in another window if you’re not interested in them.  Don’t see any videos available?  Try earlier in the day or at different times of the day.  Note: there may be more videos available in the next section:
  • This is the big one:  complete offers!  You don’t have to spend a dime in this section (again, it’s under the Get Points tab).  Surveys can be anywhere from 40 points to over 120 points.  Some offers will give you points just for submitting an email address (I set up a free Hotmail account just for doing these).   If you did want to sign up for paid services for Blockbuster Online, Columbia House, etc., you can earn points for that, too.  There are some shopping rewards, too (like points for FTD orders).
  • Another big one:  refer your friends!  You’ll earn 25 points when you refer someone who becomes a basic member (meaning they confirmed their email address and completed the basic profile info).  Platinum members also win points when their friends win, and earn points when their friends complete surveys.  Do not refer fake accounts or spam your referral links, as this is against their terms and they WILL catch you.  Past member fraud is why this program is invitation-only now.  Please play fair!

While you can earn points for downloading toolbars, games, and other software, I always recommend against doing these offers.  Compromising  your computer’s security isn’t worth a free gift card!

Is Superpoints Legit?

Yes, having been paid by them 24 times since 2007, I can tell you that Superpoints is a legitimate, paying rewards program.  Here is the site’s background:  Superpoints originated as LuckySearch.com in 2007, and it was set up as a search and win program very similar to Swagbucks.  Some new site features were added, and since “search” wasn’t the only way to earn points, they changed their name to Superpoints.  (The name LuckyPoints had been taken by Publisher’s Clearinghouse.)  However, some of the site’s new features proved unpopular, and member fraud was rampant (primarily people referring themselves to get bonuses), so the site was taken down in 2010 to retool the business model.  Since its return under new management last September, Superpoints has paid me seven times, each time within a week of my cashout request.

I’m very happy with the new Superpoints, and I feel confident in recommending them as a way to earn free gift cards online.

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Welcome, MSN Money Readers!

January 19, 2012 · 0 comments

I want to wish a warm welcome and hearty hello to the folks visiting the site today due to the kind mention by Donna Freedman in her wonderful MSN Money article, “Free gift cards — yes, really!”

CompareRewards has been up and reviewing points and cashback shopping programs since October of 2001, so I’ve been at this for quite a while.  I had to figure out a way to make ends meet after leaving my job to be a SAHM and these rewards programs helped me to do just that.  Do they pay my house note?  No.  But do they pay my water bill and give me some spending money I wouldn’t otherwise have, for birthdays, the holidays, and the occasional date night?  YES!

Here’s the low-down on some of the programs mentioned in the article, and please note that all of these are totally free to join, and you can earn rewards without spending a penny:

MyPoints:  Founded in 1996, they’re owned by the same company as FTD and Classmates.com.  Complete a profiler on the site and you’ll receive as many as 3 or 4 emails a day worth 5 points each.  Complete surveys and do searches to earn additional points.  Gift cards start at 1600 points for $10 (many national retailers to choose from).   Avoid shopping through their site, because you’ll earn a LOT more through other programs!

Swagbucks:  Since 2008, members have earned Swagbucks, redeemable for gift cards and merchandise in various ways:  completing surveys, tasks, and polls, entering SwagCodes, completing offers, watching videos, and random awards given out for using their search engine or playing their flash games.  Earn when your friends earn, too!

QuickRewards.net:  Founded in 2001, QR offers daily surveys and additional opportunities based on your profile.  Earn for completing tasks and special offers, reading emails, visiting websites, playing games, and shopping online, too.  Cash out to PayPal any time (no minimum required) or for emailed or snail-mailed gift cards.  If you do other survey sites, clear your cookies before visiting QR or attempting their emails.

Superpoints:  This is an invitation-only site (see my Superpoints Invitations post for a link to join, or email me for one).  Relaunched in October, Superpoints lets members earn points redeemable for gift cards, PayPal, or merchandise, for reading emails, completing tasks and offers, clicking the Super Lucky Button, and referring your friends.

Thank you for visiting CompareRewards.com!  Please follow me on Facebook so you don’t miss out on the latest rewards program news!

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Ebay Ends Cashback Test with Ebates

January 12, 2012 · 0 comments

It looks like eBay concluded its cashback test with Ebates yesterday.  As I reported on December 11th, Ebates was given exclusive cashback privileges as part of eBay’s continuing analysis of the incremental value of partnering with incentive sites.

Ebay cut ties with all cashback sites back on June 16th as part of a “temporary” test to see whether cashback sites were bringing in more business, or if they were just costing eBay money in sales commissions for orders the customers would have placed anyway (without cashback).

In mid-November, eBay decided to end cashback indefinitely as a result of that test.

The fact that eBay was willing to give it another go, through allowing Ebates to offer cash back at least for a little while, at least gives cashback fans some hope that eBay is reconsidering.  We will have to wait and see as eBay analyzes the results of the Ebates trial to determine whether cashback is worth it from a business standpoint:  that it encourages people to shop that wouldn’t otherwise, or that it encourages people to place larger orders.

The cost of advertising online has increased drastically over time, and eBay would do well to realize that cashback programs have the ability to keep their brand at the top of MILLIONS of potential customers’ minds at no cost to them except for a small cut of the sales they generate.  How much would it cost eBay to pay for display ads to reach millions of potential customers?  How much would it cost to pay for search engine placement to reach millions of potential customers?

Cashback programs have an incentive (their sales commission) to get eBay or ANY merchant’s name and most attractive sales offers in front of as many eyeballs as possible.  They’re an important part of the marketing mix.  While yes, it will cost eBay a couple of percent of sales to partner with cashback sites, the savings in other advertising costs should more than justify that.

We shall see…stay tuned!

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Double Cash Back at Ebates for New Year’s Resolutions

January 11, 2012 · 0 comments

Ebates has just launched a double cashback promotion on stores designed to help you keep your new year’s resolutions!  (Although two merchants’ cashback rates aren’t exactly DOUBLED, one is TRIPLED so I guess it all works out.)

Backcountry.com:  Was 4%, Now 8% (plus FS on $50+ and Santa’s Afterparty Sale)
Cabelas:  Was 2%, Now 4%
Drugstore.com:  Was 6%, Now 12% (plus free shipping on $25+)
GNC:  Was 5%, Now 10%
HP:  Was 3%, Now 5% (what resolution is this addressing? ;)   Coupon provided for $25 off $125+)
HSN:  Was 2%, Now 4% (plus a coupon code for free shipping for new customers)
Puritan’s Pride:  Was 5%, Now 10% (plus a coupon code for 15% off $75+)
Sears:  Was 2%, Now 6% (with all fitness equipment on sale)
Under Armour:  Was 6%, Now 9% (plus a coupon code for FS on $75+)
Vitacost:  Was 4%, Now 8%

Remember, new Ebates members earn a $5 bonus after placing their first order at any store, so this is a great time to join Ebates!  Also, 1% cash back on Ebay orders through Ebates is still going on!

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Today Only: 6% CB at Walmart, 10% @ ToysRUs, BN.com, and Sears, 12% at Drugstore.com & More!

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Upromise’s Cyber Monday Fail

November 28, 2011

So, I’m doing the Cyber Monday shopping thing, which went live at most retailers at midnight oh-one ET, and I have windows open to Ebates, Upromise, MrRebates, and QuickRewards.net, cherry-picking rates.  I’m a tad bit irritated that while Ebates, on the west coast, has already gone live with their Cyber Monday cashback increases, Upromise (also [...]

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Best Cyber Monday Cashback Rates Will Be at Ebates

November 27, 2011

Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving, is traditionally the single biggest day of the year for online shopping, and retailers know it, with one-day-only amazing prices that in many cases will go live at midnight ET tonight. Cashback sites know it, too, and I’m going to go out on a limb here and make a [...]

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