The easiest way I have found is through Points2Shop (this link takes you via my referral, It would help me a great deal if you signed up from this as I would get bonus points. Why not sign up through me and then get your friends to use your referral link?), Points2shop operates by having you take surveys, watch videos and complete offers all in order to earn points. These points can be redeemed with Amazon allowing you to buy books etc... including Xbox game cards preloaded with points.
At the minute due to level restrictions (I'm currently 'New', you will have to be 'Bronze' level or above in order to order an email of the Microsoft points code) I need to verify a home address, This is done by ordering a shipped item. Currently I'm waiting on delivery of two books and once there dispatched I should be able to continue with ordering as much MS Points as I need.
To give you and idea of how much points etc.. things cost, MS Points are 1800 for 800ms, 1950 for 1200ms and 2900 for 2100ms, roughly, it can fluctuate. So far I have earned close to the 1800 point mark after only having it for a few days.
The best way I have found to make points is by downloading the app (25pts right there) and then using flurry from the app to download further apps, these mostly require you to install and open the app and can range from 3pts to 50pts. The other method I like to use is completing reoccurring tasks, these mainly take the form of checking questions and answers, seeing that they are spelled correctly etc... these are mostly worth around $0.13 which can be exchange into 13pts.
You can complete surveys which can earn you around the 100pt mark, however i found that i was disqualified from most of these (around 70% of the time) due to my profile not matching what they needed.
Overall it is money for free and its hard to moan about that. If your considering joining please use my referral link. Thank you.
