Advantages of Blog Contests

1. Chances of Winning Blog Contests are Usually Higher

This is the biggest draw of blog contests. Where many online sweepstakes receive thousands, or hundreds of thousands, of entries, most blog contests receive a couple of hundred or less. Fewer competing entries mean that your odds of winning are higher.

2. There Are Tons of Blog Contests to Enter

Blog contests are becoming increasingly popular, meaning that there are lots and lots of contests to enter. The more different contests you enter, the higher your odds of winning will be.

3. Blog Contests Usually Ask for Less Personal Information

Online sweepstakes often ask for a lot of personal information, such as birth date, telephone number, marital status, address, and more. Most blog contests ask only for a first name and an email address to contact you if you're the winner. This decreases the chance of receiving unwanted postal mail or telephone calls from your blog contest entries.

4. Blog Contest Fulfillment Can Be Faster and Easier

Big companies with big sweepstakes usually have to go through a lot of bureaucracy before announcing a winner. Blog contests just have to draw a winner and send an email. This means that the wait to find out if you've won can be shorter and, barring any problems, you can receive your prize more quickly.

5. Blog Contests Can Help You Find Good Reading Material

This might not lead directly to winning more prizes, but it can be a lot of fun. While you're perusing blogs for contests, you can also find some great reading material, learn new things, and maybe even make some new friends.

6. Does This Mean You Should Enter Blog Contests?

While blog contests have some great advantages, they also have some drawbacks. Read the disadvantages of entering blog contests to get a balanced look at the question.