Activities Hobbies 10 Easy Ways to Find Free Giveaways Online Find Current Sweepstakes with Your Dream Prizes Print Hobbies Contests Types of Contests Basics Tips and Tricks Dream Vacations Win Money Win Electronics Home and Garden Lotteries Win Vehicles Jewelry and Clothing Creative Contests Scams Couponing Freebies Frugal Living Fine Arts & Crafts Astrology Card Games & Gambling Cars & Motorcycles Playing Music Learn More By Sandra Grauschopf Sandra Grauschopf Writer University of Maryland Sandra Grauschopf has been working in the contests industry since 2002. She is a passionate sweeper, with tens of thousands of dollars worth of prize wins to her name, and she has been sharing advice about how to be a winner for over a decade. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on 08/30/22 Entering free giveaways online is a lot of fun... but where do you start? The best way to win is to use a sweepstakes strategy where you find new giveaways to enter every day. Once you find new giveaways, you can enter the single-entry sweepstakes right away, then add the daily sweepstakes to your list to enter every day until they end. This way, you use the time you have to enter sweepstakes efficiently, ensuring that you don't overlook attractive chances to win. If you're not sure where to find those giveaways, here are 10 reputable places to check daily. The New Sweepstakes Page The New Sweepstakes List has the latest sweepstakes all in one place. Image (c) Peter Booth / Getty Images The New Sweepstakes page is updated regularly with exciting giveaways for you to enter. It gives you a quick overview of the biggest and most attractive giveaways added over the previous seven days, letting you find interesting prizes without overloading you with a lot of fluff. This is a great place to start when you're looking for sweepstakes to enter. Browse Sweepstakes by Category Are you looking for a specific type of prize to win? Our Contests and Sweepstakes page offers listings of sweepstakes by category, to help you find the types of giveaways you want to enter most. Find new sweepstakes by prize type or by category with these listings: Win a Car Sweepstakes BIG Sweepstakes to Enter Daily Current Creative Contests Instant Win Sweepstakes List All Current Sweepstakes Lists Visit Websites of Companies that Sponsor Sweepstakes When you've been entering sweepstakes for a while, you come to realize that some companies offer new sweepstakes on a regular basis. By visiting these sponsors, you can be among the first to find out about new contests and giveaways. Here are some suggestions: Find Magazine Sweepstakes to Enter Websites Giving Away Free Books HGTV's Sweepstakes Listings My Coke Rewards Sweepstakes Visit Other Sweepstakes Directories Aside from our Contests and Sweepstakes pages, there are other sweepstakes directories that specialize in collecting links to new sweepstakes. Sometimes, it's fun to make the rounds of popular sweepstakes directories to see the different giveaways listed on each. Here's a collection of over a dozen reputable sweepstakes directories. Sign Up for Sweepstakes Sponsors' Newsletters When you enter sweepstakes, pay attention to the newsletter opt-in options. Many companies offer to email you when sweepstakes go live. Sign up for these newsletters and get the news fresh off the presses. Get Referrals From Friends Many sweepstakes offer additional entries to people who refer friends and acquaintances. This benefits everyone: you hear about giveaways earlier, your friends get more chances to win, and the sweepstakes sponsors get more entries. By getting a group of people together to share referrals, you can all improve your chances of winning. Sweepstakes clubs and sweepstakes-oriented Facebook groups are good places to find groups of interested people. Find Sweepstakes by Searching the Internet You can use an internet search to uncover great new sweepstakes. Try searching for relevant words like "sweepstakes," "prizes," and "contests" along with the current month and year to find brand new contests. To get even more chances to win while you're searching for new sweepstakes, use PCH Search and Win as your search engine. Set Up Google Alerts to Help You Find New Contests Google Alerts let you receive an email when new information that matches a specific search term is posted to the internet. If you set up a Google Alert for terms like "sweepstakes" and "contests," you can sit back and let notices of new sweepstakes come straight to you. Use Social Media to Find New Sweepstakes: Social media is an important way for companies to advertise their sweepstakes and contests. There are a number of ways that you can use social media to stay up-to-date on the latest chances to win: Use a Twitter client like Tweetdeck to set up a permanent search so that you can see any time anyone writes about sweepstakes. Follow your favorite companies that offer sweepstakes on Facebook and Twitter. Keep an eye on Pinterest and follow people who post sweepstakes. You can find fellow sweepstakes fans by entering some Pinterest sweepstakes yourself and seeing who else posted the sweepstakes' photos or used the sweepstakes' hashtags. Keep Your Eyes Open! By simply keeping your eyes open, you can find a ton of sweepstakes offers. Listen to the radio for local giveaways, fill in ballot boxes at the mall, or check out contests offered on products at the supermarket. Local restaurants often give away free lunches or dinners, while the magazines at your doctor or dentist's office are usually chock full of prize promotions. For more ideas, check out 50+ Ways to Find Local Sweepstakes. Finding new chances to win is a lot of fun, once you get the hang of it. Try to devote a few minutes every day to discovering new giveaways so you won't miss any great opportunities.