Competitions, Prizes & New Year’s Resolutions

Well, I’m a few days late to be writing about New Year’s Resolutions, but now is as good time as any hey!!!

There are a few New Year’s Resolutions for Prizetastic and a Few REALLY handy resolutions that anyone who wants to win prizes and create a real hobby out of winning should focus on in 2009, so here goes -

Prizetastic Resolutions -

• 3 blog posts per week including at least one post of competitions to enter and one post being hints and tips to winning more
• Run a new competition each month including a variety of prizes and entry methods
• Increase involvement with fellow bloggers in helping highlight their blog contests
• Grow Prizetastic readership & ability to grow it’s offering to everyone.

Must do Resolutions for Anyone who Wants TO WIN PRIZES

• Enter at least one competition a day (There will be at LEAST 7 competitions posted on prizetastic each week so if you only enter those you’ll be sticking to that resolution…. EASY)
• Read terms and conditions thoroughly - It’s a horrible feeling to win and not be awarded the prize due to not being eligible so save the heartbreak and read t&c before entering
• Get Creative - Prizetastic will be bringing you more tips on how to increase your chances or think outside the box to win creative style competitions and sweepstakes, so take the time and just give creative competitions a go….. who know’s you might just win
• Track entries & Winnings - This isn’t “vital” but it can be handy to keep an eye on what you have and haven’t entered, and especially for 25 word or less answers to note down the competition they were for and the answer. If you strike a winner it’s great to be able to modify it a little and use it again… the same with answers that don’t win, you just never know what judges are looking for!!!

So there you go, it’s a neat little list to focus on for the new year…. I’m actually very excited about this year and what it has to offer… there’s lots happening in our house so it’s looking to be exciting all around..

Good Luck and here’s wishing you a lucky, winning year xxx

I’m a Top 100 Australian Women Blogger!!!

I am so very very excited to have Prizetastic debut in the Top 100 Australian Women Bloggers list this month. What a way to start the New Year!!!

It’s especially wonderful because even after being unable to blog in December and the blog rankings dropping pretty rapidly we still made it!!!

Rankings are on the way up again which is GREAT and should see Prizetastic continue to move up the ranks a little higher, but I am very very flattered to be in amongst some well established and newer bloggers who have amazing blogs to share…

Head on over to Top 100 Australian Women Bloggers to check it out

Pre-planning gone wrong! Scheduled Wordpress Posts Failure!

I knew I wouldn’t be able to give much attention to my blog over the past week or so and I really didn’t want to leave a week long gap without writing anything. So, trying to be organised, I pre wrote some posts and scheduled them to launch onto the blog automatically……….

Not sure if anyone noticed, but that definitely didn’t happen!!! Here I come a few days later only to realise that nothing has in fact been posted on site So sorry folks, my apologies, but be sure I am here, in person ready to spend this week catching up on some really great stuff!!!

This week I’ll be launching our first competition,…… Writing some really great and inspiring tips for words or less slogan tie breaker competitions, and tracking down some really great competitions for everyone to enter.

Thanks for your patience and I look forward to an exciting week!!

Winning Competitions - My Past Wins - Pink Motorola Razr Mobile Phone

For inspiration, I will try and post at least one of my past wins per week. I’ll tell you what I won, how I won it and any other hints and tips that I can think of at the time

For Today’s blast from the past I’m stepping WWAAAAAYYYYYY back… I may have mentioned this win before, I’m not too sure……

This was one of my first ever wins.

What I won: - A pink Motorola Razr Mobile phone.

How I won it: - From a Radio Contest via sms text message.

What I did: - I had to write something about what pink could do for me to make my day or something along those lines (P!NK was touring at the time) - My winning answer was to “make my husband remember it was mother’s day and buy me something from the kids” it may not be word for word but it was along those lines.

Tips & Hints - I really wanted this prize. I actually entered possibly about 10 different “words or less” answers. A couple were poems and weird things. This is the one that took their fancy. Being creative isn’t just about being “out there” You can definately stand out by using every day events that people would connect with (like a dad forgetting it’s mother’s day)!!

Note: In hubby’s defence he didn’t really forget mother’s day, but I thought it sounded like a pretty funny answer (it was mother’s day that day duh!!) and it worked. If you’re going to bend the truth it’s ok as long as it’s not illegal, immoral or in bad taste (in my opinion anyway). For the sake of fun and creativity, I say go for it.

Win a Mobile Phone at Semantically Driven

Jen at Semantically Driven is currently running a really amazing competition giving you the chance to win a mobile phone!

I’m sure there are plenty of Aussie Bloggers out there who could use a new mobile phone, so definately be sure to check out Jen’s Blog before October 31 to get your entry in!

What you need to do to win it:

• Write about why you would like to win it on your blog. It doesn’t have to be a long entry. Make it funny, add pictures. Do what you like, so long as it conveys why you want this phone.
• Link to my blog - http://semanticallydriven.com within your entry.

VISIT JEN’S blog to read the rest of the entry details here:

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.

My Latest Prize Win…..

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

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