GETTING STARTED
I personally use Gmail and Google Chrome to enter competitions – you can use whatever you feel comfortable with. Some people prefer computers, some tablets or phones.
If you are using a computer, you might like to look at hints around bookmarks, as this can save you a lot of time.
Before you get started and dive right into it, there are some things you should do first:
🍀 Set up an email address just for comping – I personally like Gmail for this and have created a guide on how you can set up flags, rules and folders.
🍀 If you are planning on entering social media competitions, you should set up a standalone accounts for this/these. Use the same user name on all platforms that you plan on using and the same photo. Populate your feed with some stories or pictures, so it isn’t just blank. Every now and then upload an image of where you are, your lunch, anything to make it more personal. Then start adding competition friends.
🍀 Sign up to the main comping websites where you will find list of competitions to enter. Beware of the sites where they will sell your information on.
🍀 Decide what types of competitions you want to focus on, as there are many different ones:
- App entry
- Daily magazines
- Daily entry
- Instant win
- Loyalty / member entry
- Newsletter / email sign up
- Postal entry
- Purchase necessary
- Skills based
- SMS/Text
- Social media – Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Instagram
- Surveys
- Video or photo competitions