"Good news everyone!" Always say that line with a Professor Farnsworth voice. ALWAYS!!! Now that we've gotten that out the way, let's talk about the new PrizeRebel interface. Normally, I would make a YouTube video about this, but seeing that my PrizeRebel videos usually get flagged after time, I've decided to not upload any more videos about the website. Cue the blog post! :D
I've been a member of PrizeRebel since 2010 and I've seen the website go through several design changes. However, this one is the most dynamic, feature focused design and I'm thrilled that the developers have taken this direction. If you've followed my PrizeRebel tutorials closely, you will notice the major differences in the interface, but you will still be comfortable finding all the tools you need to earn points easily.
Speaking of points, there has been a slight change in how they work - and by slight I mean MAJOR!!! Don't worry, it's a good thing which I'll explain later. To make life easier, I'll list all the major changes below.
No More Cash, Only Points! - In the older versions of PrizeRebel, users had the option to earn points or cash. Points could be used to redeem prizes, and Cash was used to redeem PayPal payouts. Why is this good for you? Because now you can use points to redeem PayPal payouts! With the current system 2,000 points can be used to redeem $20 via PayPal.
2nd Tier? You're Outta Here! - If you've had 2nd tier referrals prior to July 1, 2014 you will continue to benefit from them. However, from July 1st onward, users will no longer be able to gain 2nd tier referrals nor benefit from them. The good news? With the new interface and "tour", new members will find it easier to use and therefore become active referrals, earning you more points.
Raffle Tickets Got Sold Out! - If you had raffle tickets that you didn't use prior to July 1st, I have some bad news for you. Along with the cash balance, the raffle ticket balance has been removed. Unlike the cash, however, the raffle tickets were not converted into points so if you had any, then you lost it for good! I hope you got a chance to read this blog post I wrote prior to the change. The moral of the story is "use it or lose it".
PrizeRebel Forum is No More-um? - The PrizeRebel forum, which I've only used ONCE - one time, uno, ichi(δΈ), hana(νλ) - has been deprecated. Why? I don't know, but there is a new support ticketing system that users can utilize.
New Level, More Earnings! - Before these changes, Platinum - my current level - has been the top level for as long as I can remember. However, now there is a new top level called Diamond. Along with this comes a change in how you level up. In the past you had 2 options, earn points or refer a certain amount of people. I leveled up using the latter. However, now you can only level up by earning points. And to reach the Diamond level, I need to earn 12,000 points! OMFG!!! >.> From my previous referral banner, I know that I've earned more than 18,000 points - most of which are from referrals. So the fact that I'm not automatically at the Diamond level means that these old points don't count toward the new level. The good news? Well, now you can earn bonus points and prize discounts as you level up to Platinum and Diamond.
Lucky Numbers (Lottery) - I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You cannot go wrong with a lottery system. I've tried to suggest this for EpicDuel in the past, but to no avail. PrizeRebel has realized the awesome potential of this and has released the feature called Lucky Numbers. For those of you who play the lottery in real life, the MegaMillions for example, this is similar to that. I don't feel like explaining how this works. Join the website, earn some points, and play it yourself. It's easy.
Daily Challenges to Earn More - Each day, there is a challenge to earn a certain amount of points. Complete the challenge and earn even more points as a reward. Can this get any better?
That just about wraps up all the changes in the new PrizeRebel interface. If you have any questions or feedback, please leave a comment below. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some points to earn!
NOTE:Prize Rebel has changed their point system as of 10/8/2012!
Everything has been scaled up by a factor of 100. Meaning that the $10
UGC that used to cost 9 points, now costs 900 points. Likewise, the
amount of points you had and can earn have been scaled up by 100. Learn more about this update.UPDATED
As one of the most popular prize giveaway websites on the internet, Prize Rebel provides users with an impressive amount of methods to earn free prizes. Unfortunately, many new members are either too overwhelmed by it all or aren't properly mentored and so aren't sure what to do in order to earn prizes. Well, no worries, I'll explain how to use Prize Rebel as well as several ways to earn points that you can redeem for prizes. If you don't yet have a Prize Rebel account, register here.
Things you will need:
Several new email addresses (i.e. offer.preb1@example.com, etc.) *Required
A fake identity (i.e. John Doe, born 1/1/1980, etc.) *Required
Multiple fake home addresses (i.e. Your neighbor's address) *Required
RoboForm (Automatic form filling software) *Optional
A good antivirus software (i.e. Avast, Kaspersky) *Optional but Recommended
NOTE: You could use your real information if you want, but keep in mind that the companies who receive your information via offers/surveys will make it available to third party companies. These third party companies will continuously spam your email account, call your house phone, and send you snail mail in an effort to sell their products. It is highly recommended that you use a fake identity and home address.
#1 Finding The Right Prize Rebel Offers That Will Credit
Before attempting to complete an offer, there are several things you need to do. First, you need to find out which offer is most likely to credit you and which offer is most likely to waste your time. Fortunately, Prize Rebel makes it easy for us to do just that. Click the "Get Points" menu button to navigate to the "offers" page. There, in the "sort by" fields, you will need to select "Credited" and "Greatest to Least" then click "Sort".
The "sort by" fields should look like this.
This will sort all the offers from the most credited to the least credited. This means that the further down you navigate in the list of offers, the less likely you are to be credited. So an offer on page 1 of this assortment is more likely to award you for completion than an offer on page 15. Now, just because an offer is on page 1 doesn't mean you are 100% assured of being credited. To further know if an offer is even worth clicking on you have to find out how frequently it awards other users. To do this, click the "stats" link next to the title of the offer you want to view.
In the "Stats" window that is displayed afterwards, hover your mouse cursor over each of the bars to view the associated statistics. Blue bars represent the amount of completion attempts made by users. Pink bars represent the amount of times the offer was credited for completion.
As you can see in the image above, this particular offer was credited 26 times out of 52 attempts at the time the screenshot was taken on March 15, 2012. That's a 50% success rate. The actual numbers could be higher if you consider that most users who aren't credited don't know how to complete offers properly. Still, with a 50% success rate, this is an offer you want to complete.
Before clicking on any offer, be sure to read the offer's description and understand it's terms. Otherwise, you may find yourself among the users who didn't get credited - and you will not be happy. The description explains what type of offer it is and what it requires you to do. For a list of the types of offers to complete, read this post or watch this video.
Additional scrutiny of the offer can save you a lot of time that would otherwise be wasted. Always take notice of the "Last Credited" field. If this displays a time of only a few minutes or hours, then you're likely to be credited upon completion. However, if it displays a time of days or weeks, then forget about it because you will not be credited.
Offers like this have a "daily cap" (maximum credits). Upon reaching that limit, the offer will no longer be available for the day. Therefore, it's first come first served. Which brings us to another key point. If you want to get the most out of your Prize Rebel experience, I highly recommend signing on at the moment the day begins (12am EST). For users who can't be awake at that time, I assure you the best offers are available within the first 3 hours of the start of the day so it might be worth it to try staying up a little longer.
WARNING: If you encounter a malicious website that contains a virus after clicking on an offer, close that window immediately and click the "X" button in the top-right of that offer. If you want to help the Prize Rebel community stay safe, report that offer to Prize Rebel using the contact form. Be sure to take a screenshot of the virus warning in your antivirus software, post it somewhere on the internet (twitpics, etc.) and provide the URL as proof in your message to Prize Rebel. This may get that offer removed entirely.
#2 Completing Offers and Surveys The Correct Way
This is where you get to show your stuff. By that I mean your ability to properly complete offers. Failure here would mean wasted time and possibly a hole in the wall if you're the antsy type. I've made a detailed video on how to complete Prize Rebel offers that you can watch to see it done step by step. Here's a quick overview of what you need to do.
Create a RoboForm identity with your fake, but valid information.
Click on the offer you want to complete.
In the RoboForm Toolbar, click the identity button you just created.
Ensure that the information is filled out correctly.
Click Submit or Continue button on the page. (name varies)
When asked a Yes or No question about ads, click "No" each time.
If a "No Thanks", "Skip", "Pass" button or link exists, click it.
On the results/final page, stop and keep the window open.
If you were instructed to confirm your email address, do so.
After email confirmation window opens, stop and keep it open.
If you were asked to complete a survey after registering, do so.
Wait a few minutes (5-10, maybe more), then check your Credited offers.
After completing all the good offers, repeat these steps
#3 Getting Referrals and Earning Points Faster
Referrals are perhaps the most important aspect of your Prize Rebel experience. The reason is that you earn a percentage of the points your referrals earn either by completing offers or by their referrals (your 2nd tier). This helps you earn points much faster than completing offers alone.
As illustrated above, I've earned 58.85 points to date from 116 active referrals. Active referrals are referrals on either your first or second tier who has completed at least one offer. So despite the large number of first tier referrals I have, only a fraction of them helped me earn points. If you're wondering how to get referrals, I'll explain shortly. Before I do, I'll caution you of what not to do when seeking referrals.
DO NOT spam your friends' inbox with your referral link, it's annoying.
DO NOT post your link on Facebook feeds. You might be deleted.
DO NOT cloak your referral URL, people may think it's malicious. (i.e. virus, etc.)
DO NOT beg strangers you meet on the internet to become your referral.
The easiest, and most cost effective way of getting referrals is to provide a FREE tutorial of some sort that can help people solve their problems. This could be a video, a website, or a blog post similar to this one. As more people see your tutorial, it grows in popularity. As it grows in popularity, people who are not yet Prize Rebel members will become curious about it and want to learn from your tutorial before joining. Those are the people you want to focus on. Remember at the beginning of this tutorial, I said "If you don't yet have a Prize Rebel account, register here." Well, this is how I got all of my referrals from both my blog posts and YouTube videos. With this method, you don't annoy people or waste your time posting your link everywhere. You sit back and let the referrals come to you. Does this method work for everyone? No. It's entirely dependent on the popularity and helpfulness of your tutorials. In addition, this method takes time. It took me over a year to get the amount of referrals I have now. My first 27 referral points took 10 months to get, my second 27 points took 3 months. I say this not to discourage you, but to enlighten you of the reality of getting referrals.
There are faster ways of getting referrals, but they cost money so I don't think it will be beneficial to use them. One of these include using Google AdWords to advertise your referral link or tutorial with your link. Another include using a social gaming advertisement website to create your own offer that players from around the world can complete for points. With this one, you would require them to register a new Prize Rebel account and complete at least 1 offer (to become an active referral) in order to earn the points for their game. This is just like the offers at Artix. Of course, you would have to pay the advertisement website for each time someone completes the offer. It's up to you to decide if it's worth spending money on. I personally think it doesn't, but it could benefit you in the long run.
That just about wraps up what you need to know to use Prize Rebel and earn points for prizes. If I think of anything else to add later, I will append it to the bottom of the previous paragraph and tag it with UPDATED.
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If you have any questions about this post, please leave a comment below.
NOTE: Read the Q&A about getting free varium with battleon before reading this post.
Unless you're a pro player like me, you will probably want to bash your head against the wall after being demolished repeatedly by level 40s. No? Ok, that's good to know. Still, Epic Duel can be extremely difficult to conquer when you're battling more experienced players who also use varium. To make your experience a bit easier, I will show you how to get free varium for Epic Duel.
The traditional way of getting varium is to purchase one of the packages on the BattleOn website. This is by far the easiest way, but let's face it...not everyone has extra money laying around like that. So, without further delay, here are four ways to get free varium.
#1 Get $5 Rixty Codes from Bing Rewards for FREE! (read below) NEW!!! Bing Rewards offer some amazing prizes for its users. From fast food gift cards to raffles for a chance to win the latest XBox entertainment system. You can also redeem $5 Rixty Game Card codes which is what we'll be using for free varium.
Follow the built-in tutorial/guide to get started.
Perform daily searches(up to 30 or 60) with Bing. Earn 15 or 30 Credits.
Perform daily searches (up to 20) on your mobile phone. Earn 10 Credits.
To automate and speed up the process, download DeGamer Pro v1.1.
Use the Bing Bot feature to automate Bing searches with one click.
You can also upgrade to increase your search speeds.
Invite your friends and earn more as they earn more.
Improve your member status to receive more benefits.
When you've earned enough Credits, redeem your free $5 Rixty code.
PRO TIPS: I recommend that you reach Gold status like me before redeeming prizes to receive a 10% discount. Also, you can set Bing as your default search engine so that you will earn points as you search throughout the day. Lastly, don't search for adult material. Bing keeps a record of your searches.
Want to earn more prizes as you're using Bing Rewards? The next option will certainly help.
NOTE:Prize Rebel has changed their point system as of 10/8/2012! Everything has been scaled up by a factor of 100. Meaning that the $10 UGC that used to cost 9 points, now costs 900 points. Likewise, the amount of points you had and can earn have been scaled up by 100. Learn more about this update.UPDATED
#2 Get Multiple $10 Game Cards from Prize Rebel (read below) UPDATED Prize Rebel supplies users with some awesome free prizes just for participating in free offers. You earn points for every offer your complete. Offers range from short online surveys to free trial products. There are even offers you can easily complete with your mobile phone. Here's how it works.
When you reach 900 points, or a multiple of nine hundred (1800, 2700, etc.), STOP! Navigate to the "prizes" page and find the prize that says $10 Ultimate Game Card.
Click the "Claim This Item" button and follow the instructions given to claim the prize.
After you've received your PIN, log in at BattleOn and click "Get Points."
In the right column, click the option that says "Ultimate Game Card."
Enter your PIN and click "Add Card." Repeat this step until the "Still to Pay" amount is equal to $0.00. Two PINs are required for this to work. (2 PIN = 1800 PR points)
You will now see a "Confirm Payment" button. Click it and you will be credited 4,000 BattleOn Points.
Tips to earn more points and money with Prize Rebel:
Earn more points with referrals. When your referrals are credited for offers, you get a percentage of their earnings. This percentage, as well as other benefits, increases each time your Account Level progresses.
Earn money (sent to your PayPal) by completing as many offers as possible each month to earn a top spot in the Offer Contests. First place will receive a $60 prize. You can use that extra money however you want, but it would be an easy 10,000 varium package. Here's a screenshot of the October 2011 contest. (Taken on 10/29)
#3 Get a $20 Check from Cash Crate - Use it to Buy Varium (read below)
Cash Crate is one of my favorite sites for making money because it's simple, fast, and legit! Like Prize Rebel, Cash Crate allows you to complete free offers and take surveys. Unlike Prize Rebel, Cash Crates pays you directly with money in the form of a check, but also allows you to earn points to redeem prizes. I won't get into the points too much as they are not necessary for this method. It's the money that's important.
To start, you earn $2.00 for becoming a member. $1 for signing up and $1 for confirming your email. You can quickly earn $18 more by completing free offers or free trial products. Once you reach $20, you will receive your check in the mail the next month. Of course, it's your money and you can use it however you want, but you can also use it to buy a Varium package. Register a Cash Crate account today.
Out of the two methods above, I highly recommend Prize Rebel for two reasons. (1)It's easier to level up to earn more from referrals. (2)You can instantly claim the Game Cards after earning the required points. No need to wait for a check in the mail. On the other hand, Cash Crate is a lot easier to use and you can earn money by simply logging in daily.
#4 Get BattleOn Points at BattleOn.com - Complete Offers (read below)
Below, I've made a video that shows how to get battleon points by completing free offers at battleon.com. You must first log into your battleon master account. Follow along with the video and learn how to get free varium. Be sure to check the "videos" section of each offer program. Some let you watch commercials daily and earn points. No sign up is needed for these points, just play the video and earn BattleOn points when it's done.
If you need a little motivation, take a look at the image below. From 4/30/2011 to 5/4/2011, I was able to get 11,070 BattleOn Points using ONLY free offers. With patience, determination, and a keen eye for good offers, you can do the same or better.
Here is the full list of offers completed from October 2010 to July 2011.
Try all 4 methods to see which one is best for you, or check out these 3 alternative ways to get free varium. If you have any questions, please post them in a comment below.
