We all like to win things, whether its that egg and spoon race just for fun, a contest we've put days of effort into, or that spontaneous email to tell us we've one that holiday to Barbados in that competition we entered last year.....yes please!
Well you can turn it into a hobby. There are various websites that list endless amounts of competitions, my favourite was loquax but sadly this is closing its comping service, so I am currently testing out the prize finder as a possible alternative. A great way to find competitons is to connect to the community. Moneysavingexpert.com have a specific competition froum where like minded compers post and share the competitions they find.
You have to be open minded though. You can't expect to win a holiday every day. Some people enter competitions for years and never win anything major, a pen here, or a towel there maybe. Its a hobby and you have to enjoy the process of doing it.
You need to create a system. You cant just randomly pick out competitions, how will you remember what youve entered? Some people enter contests that have been listed in date order, or the newest competitions that have been posted, but I like to enter the competitions closing the next day. That way I know I'll never miss one, as long as I pop online for an hour or so each day to enter them. If I know I'll be busy the following day, I'll enter those competitions too. I also only generally enter competitions I want to win, theres no good me winning a babies dummy when I dont have kids! Better to leave that for someone who does genuinely want it!
Ive been comping since mid Novemeber last year, and have won 5 items up to a value of £100 during 2012! Fingers crossed 2013 will bring just as much luck!
This is my haul of goodies so far:
Well you can turn it into a hobby. There are various websites that list endless amounts of competitions, my favourite was loquax but sadly this is closing its comping service, so I am currently testing out the prize finder as a possible alternative. A great way to find competitons is to connect to the community. Moneysavingexpert.com have a specific competition froum where like minded compers post and share the competitions they find.
You have to be open minded though. You can't expect to win a holiday every day. Some people enter competitions for years and never win anything major, a pen here, or a towel there maybe. Its a hobby and you have to enjoy the process of doing it.
You need to create a system. You cant just randomly pick out competitions, how will you remember what youve entered? Some people enter contests that have been listed in date order, or the newest competitions that have been posted, but I like to enter the competitions closing the next day. That way I know I'll never miss one, as long as I pop online for an hour or so each day to enter them. If I know I'll be busy the following day, I'll enter those competitions too. I also only generally enter competitions I want to win, theres no good me winning a babies dummy when I dont have kids! Better to leave that for someone who does genuinely want it!
Ive been comping since mid Novemeber last year, and have won 5 items up to a value of £100 during 2012! Fingers crossed 2013 will bring just as much luck!
This is my haul of goodies so far:
Knog Bike lock and light - £30
His and Hers VIP Playboy Perfume - £20
The Perfume Shop Gift Card - £50
Pringles Speaker - £0 - Promotional Item
Flora Cookbook - £0 - Promotional Item
