Now that Audience Rewards has switched up its partner trivia offerings (again), it's time to recap.
Until very recently, there were separate questions for each partner program; this meant you could a) have a single AR account b) associated with multiple partner programs and c) stay logged in all the time. Points/miles used to post automatically to the partner program associated with whichever questions you answered.
It's different now. There's a single set of questions across all partners, and you can answer each question
only once per AR account. This means that if you have your Starwood, Delta, and US accounts tied to a single AR account, your earning options are substantially reduced; once you answer a question to earn (say) Delta miles, that question cannot be used to earn points/miles in any other program.
So how to maximize earnings?
- Create a separate AR account for each partner program. Each account will need a different email address. (AR doesn't allow you to sign up for multiple accounts with the same address.) Associate each AR account with exactly one partner. If your existing AR account is tied to multiple partners, you'll need to delete the extra ones. (To do this, follow the steps helpfully summarized by mhen in post #547. If you have trouble deleting accounts, simply change the partner number to a dummy number in the correct format/digit length.)
- Always log out after answering trivia questions, and always check that you've logged into the correct AR account before answering questions. Having multiple AR accounts means you have to be careful about cookies/persistent login sessions. If you go to answer questions on the Starwood trivia page, for example, and your browser is still logged in (from the last time you visited any AR page) under the AR account you've linked to Delta, you won't earn points in either partner program (and you'll lose the ability to earn Delta miles for those questions).
A good way to check whether you're logged in is to go to the AR home page,
https://www.audiencerewards.com/, and look in the upper left corner; you can also reach this by clicking "Visit Audience Rewards" at the bottom of any partner trivia page. Under "Currently earning," it will say "miles" (=US), "Delta SkyMiles," or "Starpoints" (=Starwood).
Partner trivia question homepages: