*~*Sweepstakes and Contest TIPS Thread*~*

**happysunshine28** · 12:47 PM

Please post tips and suggestions about entering Sweepstakes and Contest.

IWG - Instant Win Game

1X - One time entry

EFT - Entered for today

EFTW - entered for this week

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Why Do Companies Run Contests and Sweepstakes?

Sweepstakes Etiquette - How to Be a Courteous Sweeper

Top 10 Tips to Improve Your Chances of Winning Sweepstakes

How To How to Reduce Spam Email from Entering Sweepstakes

How To Beat Sweepstakes Burnout and Stay Motivated to Win Prizes

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How to use google autofill

How to use Roboform

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How to use the prefixes

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conj · **2-26-2007, 5:19 AM**

persistence.

momofthree · **2-26-2007, 7:41 AM**

To not EXPECT a win on every game. Even though there are thousands of prizes given away, remember, there are twice as many playing the games. When you LEAST expect it, you may win

conj · **2-26-2007, 10:06 AM**

expect only half the things you win to ever show up

MandaJo111 · **2-26-2007, 10:50 AM**

Realize that if there are only 300 prizes and everyone on here is winning....there is an error with the contest and more than likely you won't get a prize.

MandaJo111 · **2-26-2007, 10:51 AM**

Just thought of another one...

If you are a winner on an IWG print out a screen shot. It may not always help, but it is better to have it just in case, some contests will allow it as proof. (Plus it is fun to show off...hubby was so happy to see the $1000 one

)

amyers12345 · **2-26-2007, 10:58 AM**

how exactly do you print a screen shot?

MandaJo111 · **2-26-2007, 11:00 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by amyers12345

how exactly do you print a screen shot?

I just click on the print button on my toolbar. It has worked for me every time. On my IE7 toolbar it is set up as the 3rd button to the right (home, rss feeds, then the print button).

You could also go to file on the top right then click on print.

conj · **2-26-2007, 11:51 AM**

unless you have a mac.... then you can use the utility program Grab

Camkian · **3-13-2007, 2:18 PM**

I have a question-Are those of you who are winning using mutiple email addresses? I don't have the time/energy to open more than one account, but I never win and am thinking there's gotta be more that people are doing to be so lucky.

lilac100 · **3-13-2007, 2:23 PM**

Nope only one address here. Sometimes hubby enters with his addy if it something he wants. He actually plays the Puff your Space game daily.

**happysunshine28** · **3-13-2007, 3:33 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camkian

I have a question-Are those of you who are winning using mutiple email addresses? I don't have the time/energy to open more than one account, but I never win and am thinking there's gotta be more that people are doing to be so lucky.

I would hate to see how many hours it would take to enter all the contest more than once a day. The only thing I know to tell you is be careful on entering multiple email addresses, some of the sweeps state one per household, or once daily per household. Some have said per IP address. Pay attention to the rules so you dont disqualify yourself and all the work you put into entering.

Tuffy4God · **3-13-2007, 4:01 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camkian

I have a question-Are those of you who are winning using mutiple email addresses? I don't have the time/energy to open more than one account, but I never win and am thinking there's gotta be more that people are doing to be so lucky.

I only use one email address and I have won plenty of times. Mostly small things, but I did win a $1000 gift certificate once. You just have to keep trying and enter them as often as you have time. Good luck!

amyers12345 · **3-13-2007, 4:56 PM**

Do you guys notice if you typically win at a certain time of day? It seems that I never win during daylight hours.

elena_398 · **3-13-2007, 6:37 PM**

I find I win the instant games towards late afternoon to evening. I rarely have won during the day.

Tuffy4God · **3-13-2007, 7:24 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by amyers12345

Do you guys notice if you typically win at a certain time of day? It seems that I never win during daylight hours.

No. I usually play when my kids are napping (between 1 and 3:00 pm) and sometimes in the early evening after they go to bed.

amyers12345 · **4-2-2007, 11:56 AM**

This is more of a question, and I have tried posting it in the question thread but I think it keeps getting lost amidst all of these great IWG's.

How do you edit your information in AutoFill? I can't seem to figure that one out. I know it's probably very simple and I'll kick myself for not figuring it out.

TIA

**happysunshine28** · **4-2-2007, 12:52 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by amyers12345

This is more of a question, and I have tried posting it in the question thread but I think it keeps getting lost amidst all of these great IWG's.

How do you edit your information in AutoFill? I can't seem to figure that one out. I know it's probably very simple and I'll kick myself for not figuring it out.

TIA

Heres what I replied to on the questions thread, you probably didnt see it, it was several days after you posted it, because it got bumped.

If you are refering to google autofill all you have to do is click on setting on the google bar and then options. You will see the autofill so you can edit it. That is the only one I know about, hope that helps.

amyers12345 · **4-2-2007, 1:09 PM**

Thanks Cheryl!!! I must have missed it in the other thread.. sorry!

natcancoen · **9-12-2007, 4:31 PM**

Have fun!

mmd83 · **9-20-2007, 1:03 AM**

I'm new to the whole sweeps thing but this is the system i've devised and have found it to be a great time saver. Once you've found one of the sweeps you're set on entering every day till it is over, paste the link into notepad. The list will fill up quick and you won't have to scour the forums all day. Entering around fifty to sixty everyday only takes me about thirty minutes and has made me a big fan of ctrl+C and ctrl+v. When the sweeps is over it is as easy as highlighting the url and deleting it from the list.

Using firefox with multiple tabs also speeds things up.

I also added the add-on (redundant, I know), AutoFill Forms, where I only have to press alt+j, and for the most part I only have to add my birthday, gender, and/or apt number.

Any games that require codes just tab over after the url and enter it there so it is handy.

I still visit the forum about once a day that i'm playing to check for new sweeps and single entry.

screenshot

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/mmd83/sweeps.jpg

**happysunshine28** · **11-12-2007, 6:13 PM**

This isnt a tip on winning, but a tip on posting contest. Lately some contest havent been coming up in searches so I thought there might be a reason. If anyone post a re-post dont get discouraged if you searched and couldn't find it. Here is an example of why this may happen:

May not show up in search
"Christmas Wish List" Sweepstakes
IWG-Christmas Wish List Sweepstakes

Will Show Up Most the time
Christmas Wish List Sweepstakes
IWG - Christmas Wish List Sweepstakes

Sometimes even a simple 's at the end of a name like Womans Day's instead of Womans Day will not show up in searches.

I hope this helps.

inbruges · **11-27-2007, 10:40 PM**

I am new to this whole sweepstakes thing. Just got started while looking for BF deals. So apologies if this has been discussed before. I do have a very handy program for filling out most of the sweepstakes forms. I use Roboform, it has every kind of information prestored, even stuff like age, male or female, etc and will fill them in the appropriate spaces with one click. I have the paid version, but I think the free version has some of those features. You can download it for free at download.com etc. It is a password filler, but has this handy form filler also. I think there are about 100 different fields you can prefill, and several different identities. I have one specifically for these sweepstakes that doesnt' use my cellphone number, and uses my spam email address etc.

nindy8 · **12-30-2007, 10:25 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by inbruges

I am new to this whole sweepstakes thing. Just got started while looking for BF deals. So apologies if this has been discussed before. I do have a very handy program for filling out most of the sweepstakes forms. I use Roboform, it has every kind of information prestored, even stuff like age, male or female, etc and will fill them in the appropriate spaces with one click. I have the paid version, but I think the free version has some of those features. You can download it for free at download.com etc. It is a password filler, but has this handy form filler also. I think there are about 100 different fields you can prefill, and several different identities. I have one specifically for these sweepstakes that doesnt' use my cellphone number, and uses my spam email address etc.

Yeah, but doesn't it also download alot of spyware and stuff on your computer? I used to use gator and it did that alot. Google is safer, I think.

inbruges · **1-3-2008, 10:00 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by nindy8

Yeah, but doesn't it also download alot of spyware and stuff on your computer? I used to use gator and it did that alot. Google is safer, I think.

No I have absolutely no spyware etc. I check almost daily with Adaware and Spybot. I have the paid version but used to use the free version before I started doing these sweepstakes. I have about 60 contests I enter every day and it takes me less than 1 1/2 hrs.

I know Gator used to be really bad about this when I used that for just a short while back when it was popular.

**happysunshine28** · **1-22-2008, 5:41 PM**

How to use the prefixes

Scroll to bottoom of forum under display options and choose either Daily, 1X, no prefix, or any prefix.

To view all threads make sure any prefix is chosen

**happysunshine28** · **1-24-2008, 3:13 AM**

Weekly and Monthly prefixes have been added.

elena_398 · **2-1-2008, 6:37 PM**

Quick questions on the IWGs....

If you click skip game or click the link that says see if you are winner. Does that usually mean you won't win or should you always play the game it has? Does this make sense? Some of the games I just don' t want to play so I click Can't see game.. See if Im a winner

Do you think this makes a difference, or no?

conj · **2-1-2008, 6:38 PM**

skip game does not seem to make a difference in wins - I am pretty sure EPrize blacklisted me, so I don't win no matter what I do.

**happysunshine28** · **2-1-2008, 11:54 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by elena_398

Quick questions on the IWGs....

If you click skip game or click the link that says see if you are winner. Does that usually mean you won't win or should you always play the game it has? Does this make sense? Some of the games I just don' t want to play so I click Can't see game.. See if Im a winner

Do you think this makes a difference, or no?

I mostly click that especially when the game is slow loading. I have won after clicking that before.

2-26-2007, 1:57 AM	#1
happysunshine28 Black Friday Mod Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 8,093	Please post tips and suggestions about entering Sweepstakes and Contest. IWG - Instant Win Game 1X - One time entry EFT - Entered for today EFTW - entered for this week ______________________________________________________________________ Why Do Companies Run Contests and Sweepstakes? Sweepstakes Etiquette - How to Be a Courteous Sweeper Top 10 Tips to Improve Your Chances of Winning Sweepstakes How To How to Reduce Spam Email from Entering Sweepstakes How To Beat Sweepstakes Burnout and Stay Motivated to Win Prizes ______________________________________________________________________ How to use google autofill How to use Roboform ______________________________________________________________________ How to use the prefixes Scroll to bottom of forum under display options and choose either Daily, 1X, Monthly, Weekly, no prefix, or any prefix. To view all threads make sure any prefix is chosen To view IWG's choose no prefix Last edited by happysunshine28; 2-5-2009 at 12:47 PM.

2-26-2007, 5:19 AM	#2
conj WHats My function, you ask? Joined: Nov 2005 Location: New England Posts: 10,199	persistence. __________________ Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects! Knowledge does not dissolve integrity - Conj

2-26-2007, 10:06 AM	#4
conj WHats My function, you ask? Joined: Nov 2005 Location: New England Posts: 10,199	expect only half the things you win to ever show up __________________ Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects! Knowledge does not dissolve integrity - Conj

2-26-2007, 10:50 AM	#5
MandaJo111 Proud Army Wife! Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 2,698	Realize that if there are only 300 prizes and everyone on here is winning....there is an error with the contest and more than likely you won't get a prize. __________________ Amanda The wait is over!!!!! He is finally home!! Mommy to DS5 Layne & DD2 Ashlee; Madison Danielle will be here on August 13th!

2-26-2007, 10:51 AM	#6
MandaJo111 Proud Army Wife! Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 2,698	Just thought of another one... If you are a winner on an IWG print out a screen shot. It may not always help, but it is better to have it just in case, some contests will allow it as proof. (Plus it is fun to show off...hubby was so happy to see the $1000 one ) __________________ Amanda The wait is over!!!!! He is finally home!! Mommy to DS5 Layne & DD2 Ashlee; Madison Danielle will be here on August 13th!

2-26-2007, 7:41 AM	#3
momofthree Yes.....I TOUCHED Jared Leto!!!!! Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Robertsdale, Alabama Posts: 198	To not EXPECT a win on every game. Even though there are thousands of prizes given away, remember, there are twice as many playing the games. When you LEAST expect it, you may win

2-26-2007, 10:58 AM	#7
amyers12345 Unofficial Resident Tax Pro Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,223	how exactly do you print a screen shot? __________________ The biggest impact you can make on the environment is to leave as little impact as possible. -Toyota

2-26-2007, 11:51 AM	#9
conj WHats My function, you ask? Joined: Nov 2005 Location: New England Posts: 10,199	unless you have a mac.... then you can use the utility program Grab __________________ Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects! Knowledge does not dissolve integrity - Conj

3-13-2007, 2:18 PM	#10
Camkian Member Joined: Sep 2006 Location: MA Posts: 111	I have a question-Are those of you who are winning using mutiple email addresses? I don't have the time/energy to open more than one account, but I never win and am thinking there's gotta be more that people are doing to be so lucky.

3-13-2007, 2:23 PM	#11
lilac100 Member Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 374	Nope only one address here. Sometimes hubby enters with his addy if it something he wants. He actually plays the Puff your Space game daily.

3-13-2007, 4:56 PM	#14
amyers12345 Unofficial Resident Tax Pro Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,223	Do you guys notice if you typically win at a certain time of day? It seems that I never win during daylight hours. __________________ The biggest impact you can make on the environment is to leave as little impact as possible. -Toyota

3-13-2007, 6:37 PM	#15
elena_398 Member Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 16,766	I find I win the instant games towards late afternoon to evening. I rarely have won during the day.

4-2-2007, 11:56 AM	#17
amyers12345 Unofficial Resident Tax Pro Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,223	This is more of a question, and I have tried posting it in the question thread but I think it keeps getting lost amidst all of these great IWG's. How do you edit your information in AutoFill? I can't seem to figure that one out. I know it's probably very simple and I'll kick myself for not figuring it out. TIA __________________ The biggest impact you can make on the environment is to leave as little impact as possible. -Toyota

4-2-2007, 1:09 PM	#19
amyers12345 Unofficial Resident Tax Pro Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,223	Thanks Cheryl!!! I must have missed it in the other thread.. sorry! __________________ The biggest impact you can make on the environment is to leave as little impact as possible. -Toyota

9-12-2007, 4:31 PM	#20
natcancoen Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5	Have fun!

9-20-2007, 1:03 AM	#21
mmd83 Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1	I'm new to the whole sweeps thing but this is the system i've devised and have found it to be a great time saver. Once you've found one of the sweeps you're set on entering every day till it is over, paste the link into notepad. The list will fill up quick and you won't have to scour the forums all day. Entering around fifty to sixty everyday only takes me about thirty minutes and has made me a big fan of ctrl+C and ctrl+v. When the sweeps is over it is as easy as highlighting the url and deleting it from the list. Using firefox with multiple tabs also speeds things up. I also added the add-on (redundant, I know), AutoFill Forms, where I only have to press alt+j, and for the most part I only have to add my birthday, gender, and/or apt number. Any games that require codes just tab over after the url and enter it there so it is handy. I still visit the forum about once a day that i'm playing to check for new sweeps and single entry. screenshot http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/mmd83/sweeps.jpg

11-12-2007, 6:13 PM	#22
happysunshine28 Black Friday Mod Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 8,093	This isnt a tip on winning, but a tip on posting contest. Lately some contest havent been coming up in searches so I thought there might be a reason. If anyone post a re-post dont get discouraged if you searched and couldn't find it. Here is an example of why this may happen: May not show up in search "Christmas Wish List" Sweepstakes IWG-Christmas Wish List Sweepstakes Will Show Up Most the time Christmas Wish List Sweepstakes IWG - Christmas Wish List Sweepstakes Sometimes even a simple 's at the end of a name like Womans Day's instead of Womans Day will not show up in searches. I hope this helps.

11-27-2007, 10:40 PM	#23
inbruges Member Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 65	I am new to this whole sweepstakes thing. Just got started while looking for BF deals. So apologies if this has been discussed before. I do have a very handy program for filling out most of the sweepstakes forms. I use Roboform, it has every kind of information prestored, even stuff like age, male or female, etc and will fill them in the appropriate spaces with one click. I have the paid version, but I think the free version has some of those features. You can download it for free at download.com etc. It is a password filler, but has this handy form filler also. I think there are about 100 different fields you can prefill, and several different identities. I have one specifically for these sweepstakes that doesnt' use my cellphone number, and uses my spam email address etc.

1-22-2008, 5:41 PM	#26
happysunshine28 Black Friday Mod Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 8,093	How to use the prefixes Scroll to bottoom of forum under display options and choose either Daily, 1X, no prefix, or any prefix. To view all threads make sure any prefix is chosen

1-24-2008, 3:13 AM	#27
happysunshine28 Black Friday Mod Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 8,093	Weekly and Monthly prefixes have been added.

2-1-2008, 6:37 PM	#28
elena_398 Member Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 16,766	Quick questions on the IWGs.... If you click skip game or click the link that says see if you are winner. Does that usually mean you won't win or should you always play the game it has? Does this make sense? Some of the games I just don' t want to play so I click Can't see game.. See if Im a winner Do you think this makes a difference, or no?

2-1-2008, 6:38 PM	#29
conj WHats My function, you ask? Joined: Nov 2005 Location: New England Posts: 10,199	skip game does not seem to make a difference in wins - I am pretty sure EPrize blacklisted me, so I don't win no matter what I do. __________________ Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects! Knowledge does not dissolve integrity - Conj