Understanding Competitions to Win Prizes Again and Again

All About Competitions

There are thousands of people all across the globe that participate in competitions to win prizes. In the UK these people are known as 'Compers' and some of them do so well in winning prizes that they can actually make a living out of it.

How do they make a living? I hear a few of you ask. Well they enter hundreds of competitions each week they start to win prizes weekly, any prizes they are not interested in they can sell online at places such as, Ebay, Amazon,classified ads, forums etc.

Why do competitions exist?

One answer, it's simply to promote their site. If they create a competition hundreds, maybe thousands of people will flock to the site to enter the competition and a lot of the time will visit other pages at the site. I know I do.

The prizes you can win?

There are so many prizes from money, cars, holidays, homes, books, clothes, electrical equipment, shopping sprees, vouchers. You name it someone will probably have given the prize away.

What type of competitions are out there?

Prize Draws/Sweepstakes - these are competitions where you do not have to answer a question and you just submit your details. The winner is picked at random.

Question - You have to answer a question correctly in order to be placed in the competition. The winner is picked at random from the correct answers.

Quizzes - You complete a quiz and the more answers you get correct the more points you get. The winner is the person with the most points.

Skill - To enter the competition you have to do something that requires an element of skill. Write slogans, poems, draw something etc. All prizes are judged by a panel and the winner is the one picked by the judges.

How do you enter competitions?

There are many ways to enter competitions and sometimes you will get more than one option to send in your entry.

Postal - Sending your answer on an envelope or a postcard.

Email - Email your answer to the email address given.

Phone - Phoning a number and leaving your details.

Entry Form - You collect entry forms from stores and either complete and fill out and leave in the store or post back to the relevent address.

Online - Complete an online form with your details and submit.

How much do competitions cost to enter?

Depending on the type of competition and the prizes competitions can enter from nothing to as much as $10!

The competitions that are free are online and by email will be entered by more people giving you less of a chance of winning. Also if they are free they will probably send you countless emails after trying to make you buy something else.

Postal competitions are also free to enter but you have to count stamps and postcards so each competition that you enter will cost you.

Paid competitions. This can be by phone or online and less people enter these as they do not like to pay. This gives you more of a chance of winning. I have won numerous of times with these type of competitions.

Where to find competitions?

There are many sites that are created especially to list all the competitions that are around at the moment, there are also forums that you can join in which you and other members can share any competitions found.

Some sites that I find very good:

http://www.online-sweepstakes.com/forums
http://www.ukcompetitions.com
http://www.goodlife.cashhosters.com/love2quiz/quizzes.html

These are just a few but there are so many more, you just have to do a search for them.

A few tips before I end this article:

Don't just enter competitions that have big prizes. Everybody would love to win a car/holiday and that's why you have less chance of winning as everyone and his dog will probably be entering. Entering competitions that have small prizes (books, voucher etc) are great as less people enter. I often win 2/3 small prizes a week which soon adds up.

Try enter more paid, skill and quiz competitions. A lot of people are often put off with these type of competitions as they require a bit of work put into them. This gives you a higher percentage of winning.

Enter competitions with prizes you are not interested in. You may not want the prize but you will probably know someone who does. I give many prizes I've won as presents or sell them.

Good luck and I hope the prizes soon start rolling in.