Concept preview. SwomiBuzz is not open yet, and every reward and balance on this site is an example.
SwomiBuzz will be a community before it is a catalogue. Members gather around shared interests, post honest picks, answer each other's questions, and collect points for the help they give.
Join as many groups as you like and leave any of them at any time. Groups are where members swap tips and picks, and they are what a line such as "popular with members who like Coffee" is counted from.
Example groups
Most people want a way to collect points that doesn't depend on buying something. In the LoyalT 2025 study of 15,000 Canadians, 76% of Gen Z respondents wanted to collect points other than by making a purchase, by sharing reviews or content, referring friends or answering surveys.[1] On SwomiBuzz that is the main way points arrive.
Example values
| Contribution | Points | The rule |
|---|---|---|
| Write an honest review | +50 | Any review, whatever it says. |
| Answer a member's question | +15 | For a real answer, once per question. |
| Take a short survey | +25 | Each survey says how long it takes before you start. |
| Share a how-to, photo or video | +40 | Your own content, with the disclosure line if it shows a reward. |
| Invite a friend who joins | +200 | Single-level: only for people you invite yourself. |
| Host a meetup or a swap | +100 | Once the event has taken place. |
| Choose your interests | 0 | Telling SwomiBuzz about yourself collects nothing. |
Points are given for the act of contributing, never for what you say. A one-star review collects the same points as a five-star one. In the United States the FTC's rule on consumer reviews, in effect since 21 October 2024, bars incentives conditioned on a review expressing a particular sentiment,[2] and it is the only way reviews stay worth reading.
Referrals are single-level: you collect points for a friend you invite who joins, and nothing for anyone they invite after that. Choosing your interests collects nothing, so nobody is nudged into sharing more about themselves for points.
When a member posts about something they claimed with points or received to try, the post says so in plain words. Canada's Competition Bureau counts free products, discounts and other benefits as a material connection that should be disclosed in each post, and warns against vague labels.[3]
SwomiBuzz will add the line for you when you post about a reward you claimed, and you can see it before you post.
Example layout
Member postin Home cooking
A sample box of three new snacks
The member's own words go here.
I received this to try
Points for this post: +40, the same whatever it says
For the members who carry a community, recognition is part of the thanks. Badges are unlocked by contributing; none can be bought or claimed with points.
Example badges
When a vendor sends a creator a product to try, it comes with no strings: no post required, no script, no rights to the creator's work. If the creator does post, the disclosure rule above applies like it does for everyone.
Points are a thank-you for taking part. They are never a payment for content, and nothing on SwomiBuzz will suggest otherwise.
Classes, workshops, meet-the-maker visits and member meetups will be listed here, some as rewards on the ladder and some open to every member. A member who hosts a meetup or a swap collects points for hosting it.
Numbered in the order they are first cited on this page; each entry links back to the places that cite it. Sources on other sites were opened on 5 November 2026; sites that go live together with this one are marked.