Swagbucks continues to provide a search function for its user, but you also get PAID for searching. As you search, you accumulate Swagbucks that can be redeemed for a variety of gifts. Personally, I am a fan of the $5 Amazon gift cards, since you can always count on Amazon to have whatever you’re looking for.

For those of you that already have Swagbucks accounts, Swagbucks recently multiplied all of their Swagbucks by a factor of 10. This means that everything in the store costs 10x what it used to, your account balance is worth 10x what it used to, and you earn 10x more Swagbucks. So how does this effect you? It doesn’t. This is purely a marketing scheme invoked by Swagbucks to make it seem like the end user is earning more bucks at a time.

Most importantly, Swagbucks announced that it will be introducing games that reward users bucks for playing. This is great news, as it gives us another method for earning points.

Are you interested in joining Swagbucks? If so click here and you’ll be on your way to the riches.

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Lockerz has finally released a new feature on their site–Play. Here’s a quick rundown on play, users get rewarded 2 – 4 points depending on whether or not you are a Z-List member when they finish watching a video and then enter a CAPTCHA phrase. You can do this once per video, and there isn’t a limit on how many you can do. So this is a great way of earning extra points for redemption!

The only downside of this new feature that I could of think of is that this could be a sign of an increase in prices at the PTZPlace. Why you ask? Well, by giving us an additional way of earning points, Lockerz is introducing more points into the population and this would be a perfect way for them to announce that prices will also be raised. Let’s hope this doesn’t happen, but I could totally see this happening in the near future.

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in joining! Make sure to put “Lockerz Invite” in your title or something of that sort so I don’t miss your request.

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Woof! It’s been a while since I’ve written anything on here, but here I am! With the end of a grueling semester I’m back to updating you guys on the ins and outs of Lockerz. If you’ve missed out on the monthly redemptions so far, Lockerz is having another one for the month of February. This time, they’re having a four part redemption process. These redemptions are broken up into 3 “Member Appreciation Redemptions” and 1 “General Redemption”.

We’ll start out with the general redemption. This is what you guys are already used to. Another redemption at the end of the month that thousands of users worldwide will be vigilantly waiting to click their favorite items. This is nice, but if you’re like me, then you probably haven’t had the best luck in redeeming that item that you’ve always wanted.

This brings in Lockerz’s quick fix for the situation–Member Appreciation Redemptions. So how do these work? Well, in short, users are allowed to pay points in order to get a chance at redeeming during these 3 “special” redemptions. With one additional redemption costing 100 points, 2 250 points, and 3 350 points. WOAH!?!?!! Paying for additional redemptions?!!?! Is this ethical? I’ll let you marinate on that while I present you with the details first.

Where will the Member Appreciation Redemption take place?

PTZPlace.lockerz.com. Members can log in directly or through www.lockerz.com through PTZ Place.

What is a wave?

A wave is a set time period when prizes are restocked and available to redeem on Lockerz.com.

How many prizes can I redeem in the Member Appreciation Redemption?

You can redeem one prize in total, not one per wave. If you redeem a prize, you will be unable to redeem in any additional waves for February, including the general redemption, which we plan to have before the end of the month.

Do I have a better chance at redeeming in the Member Appreciation Redemption or in the general Redemption?

Your chances are much higher in the Member Appreciation Redemption as we anticipate significantly fewer members competing, and there will be three waves and chances vs. the one wave in the general redemption.

So if I use my PTZ in advance, I will definitely get my prize.

No, you are not guaranteed a prize. As in all previous redemptions, prizes are still subject to availability and the most popular items go quickly.

If I don’t get the prize I wanted in the three waves, can I get my PTZ refunded?

Sorry, no. While using your PTZ to gain access to this special Member Appreciation Redemption does significantly increase your chances, we cannot guarantee the prize you want will be available.

When and how can I participate in the Feb. 25th Member Appreciation Redemption?

You can sign up to participate on February 18th, between 9:00 – 10:00 p.m. EST for 24 hours. It will close on Feb 19 between 9:00 – 10:00 p.m. EST. If you want to participate in these special redemption waves, you must take advantage of this opportunity and buy chances on Feb. 18. We will not offer these chances at a later date.

What if I don’t participate in the Member Appreciation Redemption event?  Can I still participate in the general redemption?

Yes. The general redemption is for anyone who didn’t participate in the Member Appreciation Redemption, as well as everyone who participated in the Member Appreciation Redemption. but didn’t redeem a prize.

Will you announce the date/time in advance?

Yes. The date for the Member Appreciation Redemption will be on February 25th. Wave Times will be available to those members who sign up.

What if I only want to participate in one particular wave-for example, wave 2?

If you purchase 3 chances, you are eligible to participate in waves 1, 2 and 3, in addition to the general redemption, or until you redeem a prize.

If you purchase 2 chances, you are eligible to participate in waves 2 and 3, in addition to the general redemption, or until you redeem a prize.

If you purchase 1 chance, you are eligible to participate in wave 3, in addition to the general redemption, or until you redeem a prize.

What if I sign up for these extra chances and forget to login during the event?

You must login during wave to participate. Logging in during the waves is your responsibility.  We will not refund PTZ to people who forget to login during redemption waves.

Where will the redemption waves take place?

When the Member Appreciation Day waves begin, those who have reserved their access on the 18th will see PTZPlace.lockerz.com go LIVE, just as it has during the past two redemptions. They will be allowed to enter from this URL directly or through lockerz.com, while members who have not signed up, will not be able to login.

Will I receive a pass or receipt by email if I sign up for the Member Appreciation Redemption?

No. Your email address will be recorded and only those who are participating in the Member Appreciation Redemption will see the site go LIVE during the wave times.  Your email address and Lockerz combination is your pass.

May I purchase extra chances and give them to someone else?

No. Chances may only used by the member who purchased them.  You cannot “gift” them to someone else.

Can I sign up for more than one opportunity?

No, you can only choose one, so select carefully.

So who does this benefit? It gives those users that have accumulated a lot of points during the course of the year, but have yet to have the opportunity to use their points. Furthermore, it gives Lockerz an easy way to “flush” away bulk points from users. This ends up being a win-win situation for both parties, since users will be able to use their excess points to almost “guarantee” a prize, while Lockerz gets to clear points that would equate to something ranging from a video game to a Xbox.

What am I going to do? Well, I still have yet to redeem anything here, but have accumulated quite a bit of points so I’ll most likely be spending 100 or 250 points on the extra redemptions. What is your opinion on the matter?

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Lockerz just announced another restock today. But this time it is for Z-List members only. So if you’ve already invited 10+ friends to Lockerz, be sure to jump on this opportunity. They have also introduced a new way of guaranteeing that you receive something by paying 2-3 times more points to reserve an item. For more information on this new feature feel free to read the full post below:

Hey Z-Listers,

This is it! We’re having the redemption for Z-Listers only at Lockerz.com. To accommodate our global audience in different time zones around the world, we are going to have two prize waves.  Our first wave begins on Monday, November 23 at 7PM EST and we’ll do our second wave on Tuesday, November 24 at 12:00PM EST.

Here’s what you need to know before you go to PTZ Place for your redemption:

• Open only to Z-list members who have earned their status according to Lockerz official terms and conditions.

• To allow as many members as possible to redeem, members are only allowed one (1) item 50 PTZ or over per calendar day.  If you violate this rule, your order will be canceled and your account will be subject to cancellation.  You may redeem multiple prizes 49 PTZ or under.

• We are restocking MANY of the prizes posted on October 15, and on these prizes, we have NOT raised the PTZ levels!  However, we have also added some new prizes and assigned PTZ levels more in line with our future PTZ values in 2010.

• Absolutely no exchanges, no returns, no cancellations and no PTZ refunds on any and all redeemed prizes. Please select very carefully.

• All shipping is still free.  Please allow 3 weeks from time of your redemption to the time you receive your prize.

• Every package sent internationally will be labeled as a “gift.”  This should eliminate or significantly reduce any import duty or tax in the vast majority of countries.  However, Lockerz cannot be responsible for paying any further fees or tariffs imposed by a recipient’s local government.

• Use of any bots, cheats or fraud will result in immediate order AND membership cancellation.  However, your internet browser’s autofill IS allowed.

• Before you redeem, make sure your address is correct in your settings as well as in your shipping confirmation page so we can get the order to you as quickly as possible.

• Last but NOT least, based on LAB and Z-list member input, we’re testing a new part of our redemption process that allows you to reserve and guarantee a prize if the one you want is out of stock for a higher amount of PTZ.  This is not meant to replace our existing system of lower PTZ values but to add another option for those members who have larger balances and would like to ensure their prizes each redemption.  To take advantage of this new program please go to the “Lockerz Experiences” section.  Here’s how it will work:

• Prizes priced at 0-250 PTZ can be guarantee reserved for 1,500 PTZ
• Prizes priced at 251-500 PTZ can be guarantee reserved for 2,000 PTZ
• Prizes priced at 501 – 750 PTZ can be guarantee reserved for 2,500 PTZ
• Prizes priced at 751 – 1000 PTZ can be guarantee reserved for 3,500 PTZ
• Prizes priced at 1000+ PTZ can be guarantee reserved for 4,500 PTZ

These items will all be shipped within six to eight weeks of your guaranteed redemption.

Congratulations on being a Z-Lister, good luck and as always, we want your feedback!

The Lockerz Crew

Best of luck to you all, and hopefully you’ll all be able to get something you want during this 2-step restock.

On a side note, I finally received my Z-List T-shirt in the mail last week, so I can’t really complain.

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August Statistics

• Alexa Ranking: 885,460
• RSS Subscribers: 22
• Visitors: 2,103
• Average Visitors Per Day: 71
• Page Views: 4,149
• Average Page Views Per Day: 138
• Google PageRank: 0

And I have data for both September and October, so I’ll just average the two of them and treat them as a “single” month. But if you want the raw stats for the time period just multiple the relevant parameters by two.

September and October Statistics

• Alexa Ranking: 512,959
• RSS Subscribers: 30
• Visitors: 8,323
• Average Visitors Per Day: 277
• Page Views: 13,758
• Average Page Views Per Day: 458
• Google PageRank: 2

Analysis

Woot!!!! Not only did I finally manage to get some pagerank, but the jump from 0 – 2 is tremendous. And this is with very little moderation/time commitment on my part due to my classwork, so I can only hope to grow even greater in the future as I devote more time into this endeavor. My alexa ranking has also been steadily growing, and my viewership has nearly doubled! The only aspect that I’m somewhat disappointed about is the number of RSS subscribers that I have gained in the two month period. Now, I know that subscribers are the backbone of any successful blog, and as such is one of the hardest elements to push, but an increase of 8 subscribers in two months time is somewhat disheartening. I shall have to focus more in this area as time goes on.

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Feel free to read below:

Greetings Lockerz Members worldwide.

Your team at Lockerz.com is excited about our first global PTZ Place event coming this Thursday, October 15.

As many of your know, Lockerz is still in its beta stage and will be even after we launch our site’s full functionality. Every day, with your help and input, Lockerz becomes a better site, a better community and a bit more worthy to earn the right to be your home page one day in the future.

We’ve worked very hard on the following rules and logistics to help ensure that 10/15 is as fair and inclusive as possible. As much as we’d love to satisfy every wish for every member, we can’t — but we can endeavor to be as fair and responsive as humanly possible.

We have also struggled with the reality that there are a portion of Lockerz members who, despite our best efforts and granting of second chances, continue to try and cheat or disrespect the integrity of the Lockerz community and its amazing members. We, at Lockerz, feel a strong sense of responsibility and passion for protecting the interests and rights of our more than one million legit members, worldwide in 185 countries.

As a result, we’ve made some new rules for this posting to ensure that we can quickly shut down and manage those who do not participate with a sense of fair play nor belief in what we are trying to build together.

There is no perfect system yet and we recognize that some may be disappointed ultimately despite our best efforts. Rest assured that we will continue to solicit your feedback and learn from both your good ideas and our own missteps.

With that spirit in mind, here are new rules and details for 10/15 (which will actually bleed into 10/16 to allow for four separate time postings).

Prizes:

1) We have hundreds of thousands of prizes for this redemption in total but the most popular electronics and other gifts will run out again quickly and need to be restocked for the next PTZ Place posting in November (date to be announced soon).

2) We are restocking many of the prizes posted on 9/15/09, and we won’t raise PTZ levels on these prizes.

3) We have also added new prizes, many of which were suggested by Lockerz members.

4) Absolutely no exchanges, no returns, no cancellations and no PTZ refunds on prizes. Please select very carefully.

5) To allow as many members as possible to redeem:
a. Members are only allowed one (1) item over 50 PTZ per day. If you violate this rule, your order will be cancelled and your account will be subject to cancellation.
b. No redemption of two of the same items on the same day.

6) We are working on a longer-term strategy for European PAL electronics rules that we hope to have secured in a few weeks. For now, we are offering Amazon.com girt cards for global members to purchase their favorite electronics and other items on amazon.co.uk, amazon.co.fr or other global Amazon sites.

7) Prizes will be restocked 4 times:
10/15/09 at 6PM EDT
10/15/09 at 9PM EDT
10/16/09 at 7AM EDT
10/16/09 at 1PM EDT

Shipping

1) Please allow 2-3 weeks for shipping in USA. Please allow 3 weeks for shipping outside of USA.

2) All items other than iSkins and t-shirts will be sent via UPS. A tracking number will be provided for all UPS shipments.

International shipping

1) Lockerz is now shipping globally to every country in its dropdown menu!!

2) All US and Global shipping is still FREE for this event!

3) Every package sent internationally will be labeled as a “gift.” This should eliminate or significantly reduce any import duty or tax in the vast majority of countries. However, Lockerz cannot be responsible for paying any further fees or tariffs imposed by a recipient’s local government.

4) For our Brazil members, your country does not allow “gifts” to be shipped without fees or tariffs. We are in the process of creating an alternative shipping and distribution strategy for you to solve this problem. This will delay your order by up to 21 days but it should be worth it!

Important other rules and info:

1) We have added two catpchas (security codes) to the redemption process to help protect security of the transaction as well as ensure accuracy of typing.

2) All addresses must be entered accurately and be consistent with member’s profile address. Failure to do so will result in cancellation of the prize order.

3) No exchanges, returns, no cancellations or PTZ refund on prizes.

4) Use of any bots, cheats or fraud will result in immediate order AND membership cancellation.

5) Due to our growth and how busy we’ve been with building new functionality for our existing site, we are not launching the full Lockerz website for a few weeks. Please stay tuned for more details.

6) Have fun.

Prizes and PTZ Levels
Product # of Points Necessary

Vespa 7,500
GCH Lockerz VIP Package 5,000
Flat Screen TV 3,000
MacBook Air, 13-inch, Aluminum 2,500
MacBook Pro 13″ 1,500
MacBook 13-inch 1,000
Burton Snowboards 850
New iPod Touch 64GB 800
HP Mini 110-1025DX 800
Dell Inspiron Mini 10 inch Computer 750
New iPod Touch 32GB 700
PSP Go 675
Game Systems (Xbox 360 Elite) 675
Game Systems (PS3 Game System Slim 120GB) 625
iPod Touch 32GB 600
Cameras 500
Apple TV 500
Time Capsule 500
Marc Jacobs Handbags 500
“Surprise Cool Gift” 500
Write A “Daily” Question 500 500
Beatles Rockband LTD 450
Apple Active Pack 450
New ipod Nano 16GB 425
Ripsticks 375
Beatles Rockband Value 375
DSI Game System 375
T3 Bespoke Labs Hair Dryer 350
Smart Parts Guns 325 – 450
Sunglasses 335
iHome Docking Station 325
iPod Touch 8GB 325
Portable DVD 300
Farouk Chi Ceramic Flat Flat Irons 300
ipod Nano 8GB 300
Ruffian Scarves 300
iTunes Gift Card- Silhouette 250
X Box Microsoft Gift Cards 250
Wii Fitness with Board 250
Wii Fit 250
Wii – Sports Game Included 250
Razer eXactMat- Duo Precision Gaming Surface 150
Mobile Me 225
PSP Rock Band Bundle 200
Ratchet & Clank Bundle 200
Flip Video 200
iPod 4BG Shuffle 200
iPod Dock + Karaoke System 200
G Shock Watches 200
Amazon Gift Cards 125-500
SkullCandy Headphones 125-175
iPod 1 GB Shuffle 150
Hi-Lo Combination Converter/Transformer Kit 150
Orange Amps 125
Fredrick Fekkai Hair Products 85
Bare Minerals Make Up 85
House of Harlow Jewelry 85
Ruffian Books 85
Nail Polish Sets 75
Alex and Ani Jewelry 75
Gym Class Heroes Lockerz Tickets 75
Baggu Bags 50
Dylan’s Candy Assorted Items 50
USB Ports 40
iPhone Skins 35
Lockerz Wall Paper 15
Demon’s Souls Standard Edition PS3 100
UFC 2009 Undisputed – PS3 100
NBA 2K10 100
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – PS3 100
Grand Theft Auto IV – PS3 100
Guitar Hero Aerosmith – PS3 Game 200
Kill Zone 2 – PS3 100
Saw 3 – PS3 100
Star Wars Clone Wars Republic Heroes PS3 100
Batman Arkham Asylum – PS3 100
Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Bundle – PS3 200
Madden NFL 2010 – PS3 100
Dirt 2 – PS3 100
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 – PS3 100
Need for Speed Shift – PS3 100
NHL 2010 – PS3 100
God of War: Chains of Olympus PSP 100
KillZone: Liberation – PSP 100
Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories – PSP 100
Dirt 2 – PSP 100
Gran Turismo – PSP 100
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 – PSP 100
Naruto Shippuden: Legends Akatsuki PSP 100
NBA 2K10 PSP 100
NBA 2010 PSP 100
Need for Speed Shift – PSP 100
Star Wars Clone Wars Republic Heroes PSP 100
Final Fantasy: Dissidia – PSP 100
Madden NFL 2010 PSP 100
Grand Theft Auto IV – X360 100
Shaun White Snowboarding – X360 100
UFC 2009 Undisputed – X360 100
EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 – X360 100
Prototype – X360 100
NBA Live 2010 360 100
NBA 2K10 360 100
Call of Duty: World at War – X360 100
Batman Arkham Asylum – X360 100
Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Bundle – X360 200
Halo 3 ODST 100
Madden NFL 2010 – X360 100
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 – X360 100
Need for Speed Shift – X360 100
NHL 2010 – X360 100
Saw – X360 100
Star Wars Clone Wars Republic Heroes 360 100
New Super Mario Bros. – DS 100
Pokémon Platinum – DS 100
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box – DS 100
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 – DS 100
Scribblenauts – DS 100
Star Wars Clone Wars Republic Heroes DS 100
Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Destiny – DS 100
Mario & Sonic @ Olympic Games – DS 100
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 – Wii 100
Game Party 3 – Wii 100
Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Bundle – Wii 200
Madden NFL 2010 – Wii 100
Sports Resort with motion plus – Wii 100
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 – Wii 100
NBA 2K10 – Wii 100
NHL 2K10 – Wii 100
World of Warcraft – PC 100
Grand Theft Auto IV – PC 100
Hearts of Iron III – PC 100
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – PC 100

That was quite a lot of information packaged into a single post. If you didn’t take the time to read the whole thing. Here’s the abridged version:

Prizes will be restocked 4 times:
10/15/09 at 6PM EDT
10/15/09 at 9PM EDT
10/16/09 at 7AM EDT
10/16/09 at 1PM EDT

To allow as many members as possible to redeem:
a. Members are only allowed one (1) item over 50 PTZ per day. If you violate this rule, your order will be cancelled and your account will be subject to cancellation.
b. No redemption of two of the same items on the same day.

Also, international shipping is going to be finally available, so all you international members can finally rejoice! Make sure to redeem your “bigger” items first, so you’ll still be able to redeem another “big” item on subsequent days.

Personally, I can’t wait until Thursday/Friday, because I’m pretty sure, like most of you,  I’ll get something awesome then.

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in joining! Make sure to put “Lockerz Invite” in your title or something of that sort so I don’t miss your request.

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Lockerz’s official launch is just around the corner and we have been hearing stories around the world of users receiving their desired merchandise. Video Games, Consoles, IPods, Designer Clothes, and even Z-List T-shirts have found their way to their final destination.

If you guys have checked out the store lately, you would of noticed that most of the merchandise is currently out of stock. Not much you can do about that, due to the massive influx of participants that Lockerz is currently receiving. But hopefully we will see a more stable stock life come October 15th.

I’ll make sure to keep you guys posted on updates as we roll closer to the starting date.

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in joining! Make sure to put “Lockerz Invite” in your title or something of that sort so I don’t miss your request.

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With school starting up again, as well as a couple personal things keeping me occupied, I haven’t been able to post as regularly as I wanted to. But hopefully within a couple more weeks of becoming situated here, I’ll be back to my systematic self.

I haven’t been able to keep a good record of the monetary gains that I have acquired from this site, so I won’t be able to perform an analysis on that aspect of the site. But I’ll be sure to include this in future roundups. Anyways, without further to do, lets get the ball rolling!

August Statistics

• Alexa Ranking: 885,460
• RSS Subscribers: 22
• Visitors: 2,103
• Average Visitors Per Day: 71
• Page Views: 4,149
• Average Page Views Per Day: 138
• Google PageRank: 0

Analysis

Personally, I’m pretty happy with my Alexa Growth, since I basically started at the end of the internet and managed to break the top million in a month. It’ll be much harder to continue to climb the rankings at this rate, but my goal is to eventually top the 100,000s. Not bad for a month’s work I guess. RSS subscribers is probably the most relevant/important statistic, since the foundation of traffic stems from your subscription base. Hopefully this will grow in the coming months. Not much I can do about the PageRank though. I’ll need to build a wider range of backlinks in order to get that rolling. Hopefully I’ll be able to get at least a PR of 1-2 within a few months. I have a couple of ideas that will hopefully increase my number of RSS subscribers as well as improve the overall experience for my viewers, but you’re going to have to wait for it in the upcoming months!

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This will most likely be the final installment in the Lockerz saga. Lockerz has had time to get settled in and the results are slightly disappointing. I’m not sure if it is just me or if everyone is facing this problem, but currently I am unable to even log into my account! I’ve been pretty busy with school starting again, so I took a break from checking up on Lockerz, but it seems like this has been happening for a while.

Have you guys been experiencing similar results? Or is this just some sort of server trouble Lockerz is currently having? If this continues it’ll be hard for me to back such a unstable site.

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1st Place: Denologis

Winner of a Copy of an Amazing SEO EBook that I personally have been using to launch my site + 1 month 125×125 ad placement on this site. (Estimated Value: $115) (1 Winner)

2nd Place: Dum

Winner of a Copy of an Amazing SEO EBook that I personally have been using to launch my site. (Estimated Value: $100) (1 Winner)

3rd Place: Donald F

1 month 125×125 ad placement on this site. (Estimated Value: $15) (1 Winner)

Congratulations to the winners once again!!

To claim your prize please contact me with the same email that you used to enter the contest.

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