Tips for entering
contests
Follow the rulses given for the contest.
The harder a sweepstakes is to enter,
the less competition there will be.
Be persistent--pace youself. It’s
a better to enter sweepstakes throughout the year than to enter a whole
bunch of sweepstakes for a few months and then not enter for another
few months.
Stagger your entries throughout the
life of the sweep-stakes. You havae entries in more mail bags this way.
If you like to decorate your envelopes,
be sure to leave about an inch or so on the bottom of your envelope
so the post office can apply the bar code legibly.
Enter local contest. The area is
limited, and there are less entries so less competition. Look for them
in grocery stores, department stores, drug stores, gas stations, on
local radio stations, etc.
Use the front of greeting cards
for postcards and cut them to the appropriate size. They usually are
blank on the other side, which then enables you to draw a line down
the middle and address it like a regular postcard. These make interesting
postcards and also save you money.
Enter the sweepstakes for which you
are eligible that have restrictions for others. For example, if a sweepstakes
is open to households with children under a certain age. This limits
the competition.
Go to an office supply or crafting
store and get colored paper to make envelopes and post cards. Sometimes
color will catch a judge's eye.
Use a mixture of white and colored
envelopes. Span the range of pure white to neon colors. Never know what
mood a judge will be in.
Use different size envelopes. Unless
specified, use a mixture of different size envelopes for each sweepstakes.
Just like different colors work--different sizes work.
Enter sweepstakes offering smaller
prizes. Many people enter contests giving away cash, cars, and trips,
while passing on the ones with smaller prizes--having fewer entries
increases your odds.
Setup an email address just for entering
contests so that all the email you get to that address won't clog up
your regular email inbox.
Keep track of your winnings for tax
purposes. If you win $600 or more from any one place they are required
to notify the IRS.
Enter second chance drawings--fewer
people do so the odds of winning are greater.
Fill out 3 x 5 cards and papers ahead
of time with you NAZT. This saves time for short running sweepstakes
or when you are running short on time.
Check the sweeps sites for a sweeps
program to run on your PC to manage your contests and entries--big time
saver.
The following is a list of abbreviations
often seen in sweeps and contests:
ARV - Approximate Retail Value
DOB - Date of Birth
EAB - Entry Also By
E/F/A - Employees, Family, Agencies (when referring
to eligibility)
J/A - Judging Agency
MSRP - Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price,
often higher than FMV (Fair Market Value)
NAZ - Name, Address, Zip
NAZT - Name, Address, Zip, Telephone Number
NAZH - Name, Address, Zip Code, Home Telephone
NAZdT - Name, Address, Zip Code, day Telephone
OEB/OEF - Official Entry Blank/Form
P/C - Prize must be Claimed by
PSMK - Postmarked
RECV - Received
SAE - Self-Addressed Envelope
SASE - Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope
T/C - Travel to be/must be Completed by
USPS - United States Postal Service
WL - Winners List
WOL - Words or less
WWW - World Wide Web
1/P - One entry per person (1/P/D=one per person
per day; 1/P/W=one per person per week, and so on)
1/H - One entry per household (/D=per day; /W=per
week; /M=per month, etc.)
One entry PP - One entry per person
One entry PH - One entry per household
1/Q - One entry per quarter, or one every 3
months.
#10 - Business-sized envelope, measuring 4-1/8"
x 9-1/2"
AFFY - Affadavit you need to sign and return
to claim your prize
A/R - Winner is required to fill out and Return
an Affidavit
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