How to search and earn in India, Microsoft rewards

Nee­d an extra way to make money online­ by doing easy jobs? This article is just right for you. Microsoft Rewards, a known loyalty program worldwide, lets users make some additional cash online­. And how? Just by searching on Bing. Thus, without any huge effort, you can a earn decent amount of cash online. In this article, we will discuss how to earn rewards by searching and redeeming gifts from Microsoft Rewards. So let's begin without further ado!

What is Microsoft Rewards?

Microsoft Rewards is a loyalty program Microsoft Corporation offers for users using Microsoft services. It provides an opportunity for users to earn from the internet by just searching or doing some simple tasks. Once set up, users will be rewarded with reward points for searching on Bing and completing tasks. Later, users can redeem these reward points to buy various gifts. Microsoft rewards was first introduced in 2010 as Bing rewards to encourage users to use the Bing search engine. Later in 2016, it was rebranded as Microsoft Rewards, incorporating other Microsoft services like the Microsoft store and Xbox. In its early days, Microsoft rewards were exclusive to the US only and later on with evolution it was spread to other countries as well. As of now, Microsoft rewards is available in most of the countries in the world. It has been available in India since 2022.

How to start using Microsoft rewards?

It is very easy to start earning from Microsoft rewards. For that, visit Microsoft Reward's official website and click on the "sign up" button. After signing up, you will start earning reward points for searches in Bing and other activities, and you can visit the official website of Microsoft Rewards to see points earned and other perks.

How to earn Reward Points?

A user can earn Microsoft rewards points in many ways. The main way to earn reward points is by searching on the Bing. For each search in Microsoft Bing, you will be rewarded with three points. There is a daily limit for points earned per day by searching. This daily limit is decided by the level the user currently is in. Based on number of points a user collects in a month, users are classified into two levels. Let's e­xplore the differe­nce betwee­n these two Leve­ls:

• Level 1: You will be at Level 1 while joining the rewards program. In Level 1 you can only earn up to 33 points per day by searching. There are no points for mobile searches on this level, and you will not earn for searching in Bing mobile.
• Level 2: The criteria to become a level 2 member is to earn a minimum of 500 points in a month. After earning 500 points in a month, you will be promoted to level 2 automatically. In level 2, you can earn up to 162 points per day by searching. Reward points for mobile searches are unlocked in level 2 and users can earn up to 60 points for searching Bing on mobile.

Once you reach level 2 status, earning a minimum of 500 points monthly is necessary to maintain it. Failure to do so puts you back at level 1.

After registering, users can earn reward points in the following ways:

• Searching: A user can earn 3 points per Bing search and a maximum of 90 points on PC search, 60 points on mobile search and 12 points as an Edge browser bonus. In level 1 earning is limited to 33 points per day on searches. After crossing 500 points, you can earn up to 162 per day by searching as described above. These are the points earned in India, and it varies for different countries.
• Bing quizzes: Completing a Bing quiz with help you to earn 10 points.
• Activities: Participating in activities also earns points. Points earned vary for each activity.
• Daily streak: Searching without a break for 7 days will reward 100 points. Completing such 12 streaks will give you 1000 points.

As of now unfortunately shopping rewards and Xbox rewards are not available in India.

What are the rewards available?

You can use your earned rewards points to purchase various gift cards. Currently, in India, 7 gift cards are available. They are:

• Roblox Digital card
• League of Legends gift card
• Overwatch coins digital code
• Sea of Thieves: Ancient coin pack
• Diablo IV suite
• Amazon Pay gift card
• Flipkart gift card

After acquiring enough reward points, you can redeem them into any of the above gifts. To redeem any of these gifts, visit the Redeem tab and you can buy your desired gift. Microsoft will send the details and code for your purchased gift to your email within a day (24 hours). Additionally, you can find your gift card code within your order history.

How much you can earn?

Amazon Pay gift cards and Flipkart shopping vouchers are the most useful gifts from Microsoft rewards. All the other gift cards are useful only if you play those games. Amazon and Flipkart gift cards are hence most useful for common people. You need to earn 8150 reward points to buy an Amazon or Flipkart gift card. Considering the number of points earned per day it takes approximately 40 days to earn 8150 points. If are a user searching daily in Microsoft rewards and completes all daily activities, then you can earn a gift voucher worth ₹500 in 40 days. You can easily redeem your points by visiting the redeem tab of the Microsoft rewards home page.

Don'ts at Microsoft rewards?

Many users have reported that their Rewards accounts are suspended for violating the Microsoft services agreement. The main reason for the suspension is using automated methods to earn reward points and creating multiple accounts. You can use automated methods to earn points but at your own risk, there is a chance of getting your account suspended. To avoid suspension of the rewards account, please take care of the following:

• Don't use auto searchers, macro, bot, or other automated methods to earn points.
• Don't create multiple accounts.
• Don't use VPN services.
• Don't provide false information.
• Don't redeem points outside the country where these points are earned.

Conclusion

Microsoft Rewards is one of the popular loyalty programs available today. It is also one of the ways of earning through merely browsing the web. It is a perfect choice for users aiming to earn as a hustle. And it is very useful for school and college students. They can use it to earn something by just searching. You can use income from Microsoft reward to buy a small gift for yourself or use it to recharge your mobile.