Another August Prize Win - Panasonic Camera

Wow I love my hobby, there’s nothing like winning something you wouldn’t normally be able to splurge on!! This camera we gave to my father in law for Father’s Day, it was much appreciated and I am sure will get lots of use.

Time Saving Tips for Entering Competitions and Sweepstakes.

Just like any other mother, wife, student and hobbyist, I often find it hard to keep up with all my daily tasks. There’s 3 littlies to take care of, my husband, my studies which often seem to be behind, and of course there’s my comping

Mostly, it seems to be my comping that falls by the wayside, closely followed by my studies. That’s definately been the case over the last few days, I have entered only around 10 Competitions over the entire weekend!! That’s definately not many

So today, my goal is to try and enter at least 10 competitions, which can feel like 100 when you are tired and really not in the mood…. but of course, it only takes one prize win to shift that unmotivated feeling into elation and joy!!
So here’s a few quick tips for how to save time when entering competitions, contests or sweepstakes (depending on which country you’re from LOL)

Only enter things you know you want or can use - It’s pointless entering a competition for a cd that you’ll never listen to and then missing out on entering a draw for cash, a car or even the chance to win that much desired holiday. Believe me, i’ve done this myself… put thought into a “words or less” slogan answer for a competition, realise it’s now past midnight and skim down the list just a tiny bit further to see I could have been entering a competition to win $5000 instead!!! So now, if I won’t listen to it or don’t know anyone who would then I just don’t enter, I leave the prize for someone who would really love it.

Set aside an our a day specifically just to enter competitions - Fit entering competitions into your schedule and your lifestyle. If you know you have an hour (or however long you dedicate) each day to enter as many competitions as possible, you’ll be surprised how motivated and focussed you become. Remember, don’t procrastinate, just enter and move on, it’s better to be in the draw than still thinking about entering!!

Get Family Members Involved - If you find yourself really short of time, ask your partner to fill out entry forms or write out envelopes for you. If your kids are old enough, get them helping, after all if you win then everyone reaps the rewards and excitement after all

Ok, that’s enough blabbing, I’m off to finish my 10 entries for today.. only 2 done so far!!!

Happy Winning

My Latest Prize Win…..

Wordless Wednesday - My fave win of the month…..

How do you win Prizes?

When people first start entering competitions as a hobby, or out of curiosity, one of the most common questions is “How to win”?

That’s a really question to answer, simply because there are hundreds of tips, tricks and techniques you can use to increase your chances of winning. Not only that, it depends on the competition in question, and the company running the competition, different companies prefer different entries when it comes to winning word or less competitions, some instant wins “go off” at certain times and sometimes that time can be figured out,

For the most part, winning competitions really is about luck, sure there are times when circumstances make it easier for you to win, but really the more you enter, the greater your odds of winning a prize, its really as simple as that.

When I remember, I will try and track on here how many competitions I have entered for a day, and report back on any wins, just for interest…. some weeks or months the prizes seem to roll in, and then there’s other months where you seem to enter, enter, enter and the wins just don’t happen

May the prizes roll your way xx

Starting from the End

Well, I am back after 3 days of sick children and now with a sick husband and recovering from being sick myself, it’s time to continue my story.

I guess when it comes to winning things, I would love to start right back from the beginning, but that would leave so much to get through so I have decided to do both. I am going to write about my “comping” as I do it today, what I win, what I achieve, the time I dedicate and try and do a few blasts from the past on a regular basis until I have covered most of my prize wins over the last couple of years.

To be honest, there have been a few months this year where I really haven’t been dedicated with entering any competitions. I lost my comping spark and really just couldn’t be bothered.

Thankfully over the last few weeks, the spark has returned and the wins are already starting to roll in. I’ve been dedicating many hours to entering (I’ll talk more about time and dedication in another post) lately, and one competition I entered has won me a snowboard!! Hubby is very excited to say the least.

So here is this weeks prize win, it will arrive in a few weeks………

A Snow Board and bindings valued at $989… Hubby is so happy, something he’s always wanted but we would never really spend the money on buying!!

So What did I have to do to win it?

It was easy…. I had to enter a voting competition with colgate toothpaste… simply upload a picture, add some features from their automated site and then submit it. A few days later I recieved confirmation and voting details.

How to win Voting Competitions? I just made sure to forward the link to my entry all my friends, people on facebook, myspace, as an email attachment….. and voila, I was really lucky to be this weeks winner.

Voting comps take alot of hard work. You need to remember to vote daily, weekly, hourly or whatever timing it is that the terms and conditions allow, as well as gently “prodding” friends and family to be sure to vote for you also. In the end it was worth it, also because I hadn’t entered a voting competition in so long, friends weren’t too annoyed with my hassling them…

Well, needless to say, this weeks win has definately motivated me to keep entering…..

My winning hobby

Ok, so I’ve finally got this blog looking closer to something I am happy with. I will probably continue to change the theme and tweak it, but hey, that’s just me

It’s after midnight here, we’ve had a really busy father’s day today, had a great day and the weather was nice which is a change from the last few days. Mr 18 months has had a tummy bug but thankfully is now sound asleep so fingers crossed I get more sleep tonight than last.

That’s enough about that for now I thought I’d write a quick intro into who I am, about my hobby and what I look forward to sharing with everyone on this blog…..

My hobby has changed my life. I have experienced amazing things I’d never have shared with my family otherwise…..

2 years ago I was feeling a bit down about not earning money and contributing to the household. I was studying at Uni to do Nursing, with 2 kiddies aged 3 and 1, really I just needed something I would enjoy that would possibly help help our family out in some way. Introducing my saviour…… “Comping”

Comping is a name used for entering competitions on a regular basis. I know in the U.S. they refer to competitions as sweepstakes and use the word sweeping, in the U.K. it’s the same as here in Australia. No matter what it’s called, comping or sweeping is lots of fun and it can open doors you never dreamed of going through in your lifetime.

In 2 years I have won about $70,000 in prizes of all sorts. I have won everything from holidays to camera’s and ipods. Fridges to clothing… you name it, if you want it, chances are there is a competition out there somewhere to win it!!

Now, because I am really tired, I am going to cut short here and head to bed, but before I go I just have to say that I was not “born lucky”. Until I started this hobby I had never won much of anything. ANYONE can change their lives with comping or “sweeping”. Anyone has the possibility of winning amazing prizes.

Companies worldwide give away billions of dollars each year in prizes, and if someone has to win it, it  might as well be you (or me :))

This blog I would love to share what I have won over the last 2 years, how I’ve won it, what I’ve learnt along the way, what amazing things I have experienced, and of course keep up to date with my latest wins and entries.

There’s so much to write about, I look forward to sharing it with you

xx

Prizetastic - My Winning Life

Hi,

Welcome to prizetastic. This blog is something I have wanted to start for a long time. Why? So I can share my amazing hobby and experiences with others.

What’s so interesting about my hobby? I love to win!!! Of course everyone loves that winning feeling, so here I am to share my hobby, my wins, my heartbreaks and of course the amazing experiences I get to have all because of competition wins.

Sorry it’s looking a bit drab around here right now, i am working on a new blog theme but thought I better start writing and not just designing