Sweepstakes Tips & Advice to Help You Win More Prizes
By Sandra Grauschopf, About.com Guide to Contests & Sweepstakes
Whether you"re getting started with sweepstakes or looking for tips to help you win more prizes, this is the place for you. Learn how sweepstakes and contests work, discover tools to help make sweeping easier, and how to improve your odds of winning amazing prizes.
- What You Need to Know About Sweepstakes
- Getting Started with Sweepstakes Entries
- Can You Improve Your Odds of Winning?
- Get Motivated to Win!
What You Need to Know About Sweepstakes
What are sweepstakes? What should you know before you begin? Does anyone really win? Find out here.
- What Are Contests and Sweepstakes?
- 10 Contests that Changed the World
- You CAN Win Sweepstakes
- Why Enter Sweepstakes, Anyway?
- Sweepstakes Tips for Beginners
- What to Do With Unwanted Wins
- Sweepstakes Etiquette - How to Be a Considerate Sweeper
- Why Do Canadians Have to Answer Skill-Testing Questions?
- Why Are So Many Sweepstakes Void in Quebec?
- Creative Presentations: What They Are, and Why They're Bad for Sweepers
Getting Started with Sweepstakes Entries
Now that you're ready to start entering... where do you begin? Here are tips to help you get started.
- My 22 Best Sweepstakes Tips Ever
- Where to Find Sweepstakes to Enter
- How to Keep Up with Sweepstakes Entries
- What Information Should I Use on Sweepstakes Entry Forms?
- How to Find Time to Enter Sweepstakes
Can You Improve Your Odds of Winning?
A new car, a free vacation, stacks of cash - you could win all of these prizes and more, and we"ll show you how! Find insider tips and expert advice about how to improve your odds in order to have the best possible chances to win sweepstakes and contests.
- What Are the Best Sweepstakes to Enter?
- Ten Tips to Improve Your Chances of Winning
- How to Enter Sweepstakes in Half the Time
- Multiply Your Chances of Winning Sweepstakes with Referrals
- How Are Winners Drawn? And Do Entry Times Matter?
- Boost Your Chances of Winning Radio Contests
- Multiply Your Chances of Winning with Sweepstakes Referrals
- How to Find People to Use as Sweepstakes Referrals
- How to Create a Winning Sweepstakes Strategy
Get Motivated to Win!
Whether you're going through a dry spell or you're a new sweeper who's never won a prize, it's natural that sometimes you'll doubt whether the time you're spending entering sweepstakes is worthwhile. However, you can't win if you don't enter! Here are some ways to keep your motivation high and win more prizes.
- A Win is a Win: A Sweeper's Motto
- How to Beat Sweepstakes Burnout
- Inspirational Quotes about Winning
- Do People Really Win Sweepstakes?
- Prize Winners Photo Album
- Review of "The Luck Factor - How to Increase Luck in Your Life"
- Review of "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrnes
- Monthly Winners Roundup
- Sweepstakes with Lots of Winners
- Winners on the Contests Forum
Improve Your Luck
To win sweepstakes, you'll need a healthy dose of luck. But luck isn't just something you're born with or not. Here are some tips and methods to help you feel -- and be! -- luckier.
- 10 Steps to a Lucky Attitude
- Review of "The Luck Factor - How to Increase Luck in Your Life"
- Review of "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrnes
Avoid the Big DQ
Few things in sweeping are worse than winning a fantastic prize only to get disqualified because of a technicality. Why do sweepstakes disqualify entrants, and how can you avoid it happening to you? Find out here.
- Organize Your Sweepstakes with Firefox
- Will I Be Disqualified for Using Roboform?
- Duplicate Entries and Disqualification
What to Do After You Win
Learn what happens after you win a sweepstakes prize: how you'll be notified, what an affidavit is and what you need to do with it, how your prize will arrive, and much more.
- How are Winners Drawn? Do Entry Times Matter?
- What to Expect When You Win
- Notification Methods - How Will You Know When You've Won a Prize
- Use Call Forwarding to Ensure You Never Miss a Win
- Why Do I Have to Fill Out an Affidavit After Winning a Prize?
- Why Do Sponsors Need my Social Security Number?
- Find Sweepstakes Wins with Google Alerts
- How to Take Screen Shots of Instant Wins
- Find Good Homes for Unwanted Wins
- What Not to Do When You Win
Sweepstakes Tax Tips
If you are a U.S. citizen you are expected to pay sweepstakes taxes on your prize wins. Learn how sweepstakes taxes are paid, what information you should track, and how to avoid overpaying at tax time.
