Tips to Winning Contests & Sweepstakes

[jcjaj]

whats the best way to search google for contests? i usually put in contests canada or something like that and it just brings up forums,...which i have no issues with but i think i have all the good ones now. is there a way to find the contests themselves through google?

I sometimes will find a good contest just by looking through brand names and their promotions tab...a lot of companies seem to run some kind of promo fairly often...good luck to you!

[r0c0upons]

here is my best tip to winning contests....

tell yourself "I deserve to win this." for everything you enter (because you DO deserve to win!).

Visualize winning the prize and think about how it will affect you, or the person you'll give it to.

and when you win the contest, thank the Universe (or whomever) for your win and say "I deserve another!"

They had this show on TLC a couple years ago called "The Lottery Changed My Life" (or something similar)....anyway, they featured this woman who hit the jackpot and won millions of bucks. She said the key to her winning was to act as if she'd already won. I even think she went so far as to test drive new cars, but she said she'd shop online for houses, visualize herself with new outfits, etc, and she drew the win right to herself! She affirmed to herself that she deserved to win

happy winning!

[tinasenack]

Tips to Winning Contests & Sweepstakes


Nothing beats the high of receiving that Congratulations email, or "the" phone call.
On occasion, notification may arrive by mail, or will just arrive at your doorstep.
No matter by what method you receive your win, it is an amazing feeling.

Just remember, if a notification involves money, it's a scam. Legit contests do not ask for money.

Canadian Law stipulates that a skill testing question be asked. A simple mathematical question is all that is usually required.

Always Follow the Rules!

Read the rules
Make sure you read the Official Rules.
If you an ineligible because of age, where you live, or anything else in the rules, do not enter.
You will be disqualified.


Enter As many times as you are allowed
If you are entering online sweepstakes then entering daily is a good idea and doesn't cost you anything except for your time.


Enter for prizes you want to win
Don't enter a sweepstakes just to enter and get something free. You should enter to win prizes you can use, need, or can give away to a family member or friend.


Install a Form Filler program to make entering faster
Using a program such as RoboForm can save you time when entering online. It stores all of your personal data like name, address, phone, and email address.
Personally, I do not use it, but some find the form a must.
Again read your rules:
You'll see something like: "Should it be discovered that an entrant is using the aid of computer programs to auto-fill entries, that entrant will be immediately disqualified from the Contest."


Enter at least one time if you are at all interested
The more giveaways you enter the better chance you will win something. I try to enter my favourites daily, but sometimes time does not allow that. I figure one time is better than nothing.


Enter short-ending sweepstakes for better odds
If you happen to stumble upon a short ending promotion then enter it immediately. One-day and one-week promotions are a good beat for winning consistently. They receive less publicity, are harder to find, and less people will be entering.


Play Instant Win Games on a regular basis
These can be so frustrating. It's all in the timing, but they do have results. Most of the time you are also entering for the Grand Prize. Be persistent.


Sweepstakes offering large numbers of prizes offer the greatest potential of winning
The more prizes a promotion is offering the better chance you will have of winning at least one.


My favourite tip
Sign up with your local radio station, or newspaper to receive email alerts on a regular basis. These contests cover a smaller geographic area, and the odds of winning something increases, because there is a smaller audience.
You can win food, trips, gc's, DVD's. They have some amazing contests.


Say Thank You to the Sponsors
It only takes a moment, but I find it courteous to send off an email to thank the sponsors of a contest. Sometimes, I submit a photo.
Especially, if it's a small blog hosting it, they like to post your comments/photo as a follow up on their sites.




Have FUN!!!
You never know when you will see the word "CONGRATULATIONS!"
Big or small of a win, it's a great feeling. You are allowed to jump around, stop breathing for a few minutes, and you might want to throw up.

Please share your wins in our Winner's Circle.
We want to hear all about it!!!!


Please contribute any tips you may want to share. Everyone has a different strategy, and everyone has their own style.

Happy Contesting!!!
& Good Luck!!!

thanks for the info.. im a newby to the site and can use all the help i can get... My name is Tina .Bye for now...

[dilbrt]

I noticed there are some members of this site who seem to win very regularly. I apologize if this question has already been answered, but I couldn't find it. How many contests are you entering in a day/week/month whatever to win? I started entering about a month ago and I feel like I've entered a LOT. Only a very small win and a few air miles so far.

[koala]

I noticed there are some members of this site who seem to win very regularly. I apologize if this question has already been answered, but I couldn't find it. How many contests are you entering in a day/week/month whatever to win? I started entering about a month ago and I feel like I've entered a LOT. Only a very small win and a few air miles so far.

I usually win off the dailies. As far as amount, that varies. Sometimes I take 1/2 hour to enter and other days maybe up to 2 hours.
There are certain times of the year that contests are saturated and there are so many good ones to enter.

Honestly keep plugging along. Some contest sites are very quick to draw their winners and some take months. You never know when it will be your turn.

Good Luck and Happy Contesting

[stampingla]

I'm new to this. Has anyone ever one anything from wannawin or alldaygiveaways? Just curious someone told me they don't send prizes? Thanks

[happy_me24]

I have heard of winners from wannawin, but I've not heard of alldaygiveaways

Welcome to SC!!

I'm new to this. Has anyone ever one anything from wannawin or alldaygiveaways? Just curious someone told me they don't send prizes? Thanks

[stampingla]

Awesome thanks

[alohamom]

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[Stansuede]

Looking for a good way of organizing my entries. I've used the bookmark method and just recently I've started to use Roboform with Roboform Companion but every time I enter I get a script error message. I would love to continue using this but I'm afraid it's too frustrating to use with the scripts drop down window popping up every time I enter.

Would really appreciate any help on this

Regards,
stansuede

[Stansuede]

Looking for a good way of organizing my entries. I've used the bookmark method and just recently I've started to use Roboform with Roboform Companion but every time I enter I get a script error message. I would love to continue using this but I'm afraid it's too frustrating to use with the scripts drop down window popping up every time I enter.

Would really appreciate any help on this

Regards,
stansuede

[vlindal]

Tips to Winning Contests & Sweepstakes


Nothing beats the high of receiving that Congratulations email, or "the" phone call.
On occasion, notification may arrive by mail, or will just arrive at your doorstep.
No matter by what method you receive your win, it is an amazing feeling.

Just remember, if a notification involves money, it's a scam. Legit contests do not ask for money.

Canadian Law stipulates that a skill testing question be asked. A simple mathematical question is all that is usually required.

Always Follow the Rules!

Read the rules
Make sure you read the Official Rules.
If you an ineligible because of age, where you live, or anything else in the rules, do not enter.
You will be disqualified.


Enter As many times as you are allowed
If you are entering online sweepstakes then entering daily is a good idea and doesn't cost you anything except for your time.


Enter for prizes you want to win
Don't enter a sweepstakes just to enter and get something free. You should enter to win prizes you can use, need, or can give away to a family member or friend.


Install a Form Filler program to make entering faster
Using a program such as RoboForm can save you time when entering online. It stores all of your personal data like name, address, phone, and email address.
Personally, I do not use it, but some find the form a must.
Again read your rules:
You'll see something like: "Should it be discovered that an entrant is using the aid of computer programs to auto-fill entries, that entrant will be immediately disqualified from the Contest."


Enter at least one time if you are at all interested
The more giveaways you enter the better chance you will win something. I try to enter my favourites daily, but sometimes time does not allow that. I figure one time is better than nothing.


Enter short-ending sweepstakes for better odds
If you happen to stumble upon a short ending promotion then enter it immediately. One-day and one-week promotions are a good beat for winning consistently. They receive less publicity, are harder to find, and less people will be entering.


Play Instant Win Games on a regular basis
These can be so frustrating. It's all in the timing, but they do have results. Most of the time you are also entering for the Grand Prize. Be persistent.


Sweepstakes offering large numbers of prizes offer the greatest potential of winning
The more prizes a promotion is offering the better chance you will have of winning at least one.


My favourite tip
Sign up with your local radio station, or newspaper to receive email alerts on a regular basis. These contests cover a smaller geographic area, and the odds of winning something increases, because there is a smaller audience.
You can win food, trips, gc's, DVD's. They have some amazing contests.


Say Thank You to the Sponsors
It only takes a moment, but I find it courteous to send off an email to thank the sponsors of a contest. Sometimes, I submit a photo.
Especially, if it's a small blog hosting it, they like to post your comments/photo as a follow up on their sites.




Have FUN!!!
You never know when you will see the word "CONGRATULATIONS!"
Big or small of a win, it's a great feeling. You are allowed to jump around, stop breathing for a few minutes, and you might want to throw up.

Please share your wins in our Winner's Circle.
We want to hear all about it!!!!


Please contribute any tips you may want to share. Everyone has a different strategy, and everyone has their own style.

Happy Contesting!!!
& Good Luck!!!

This is awesome, thanks!!

[loveitfree]

There are some really great tips here. I'm new to this forum but not new to entering contests. I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to share their spreadsheet with me? I'm not good with excel. I can enter stuff in it but I suck at the set up. If you are willing could you please PM me.
Thanks in advance!

[lostjuan]

The time you spend doing daily entries should be easiest part of contesting. Finding and reading rules takes dramatically longer.

[misfitflynn]

I think I may have asked this before but I couldn't find my post anywhere Google often tries to enter my info as far as "rules" go does that qualify as a Robofill type entry or can I use that...........I have been typing out each and every entry.