It started about six years ago when I entered one of those free online competitions on a blog site that I had subscribed to. This wasn't a very popular site. In fact, I can't even remember its name. Entering the contest was simple. All I had to do was enter and submit my email address for a chance to win $100. So I did just that. I had no hopes of winning. And I never pondered whether or not I would win. About a month or so after I entered the competition, I got an email from the blog site stating that I was the winner. I was asked to supply the my PayPal email address. Within the same week, $100 USD was credited to my account.
About Free Online Competitions
Many blogs host contests with small prizes primarily to gain website traffic. The free online competitions also serve as a way for the blog sites to build an email list of people who are interested in their particular niche. Once you have submitted your email address in contests, you have also opted in to receive additional information from that site about products and services that they have to offer. Because the competitions are targeted to a specific niche, the competition host has an idea of the products and services that the entrants would be interested in. A targeted email list greatly increases the chances of making a sale.
How did I win?
It took some time, but I figured out why I was able to win the competition. The primary reason for winning was low participation. This competition didn't have a large number of participants which greatly increased my chance of winning. I was only 1 in about a 1,000 as opposed to 1 in 50,000. And that made all the difference. I realized that the number one rule to greatly increase the chance of winning free online competitions was to enter those competitions that had fewer participants.
Some tips for winning free online competitions
As time progressed I developed some additional techniques that have increased the chance of contests. Today I have established a ratio of 1:3 for winning contests and I want to share with you the steps I took to establish that ratio.
- Find blogs that host free online competitions. Blogs are a great place to start looking for contests to enter. Go to Google.com and search for "competition blogs". I have included a link in the resource box below that you can use to find and enter free online competitions with low participation, based on your geographical location.
- Set goals! In setting goals you have to develop a strategy. I enter 20 competitions per day. To achieve this, I use the Firefox autofill tool to auto fill my email address and other required information when enter the free online competitions. This helps to reduce the time it takes to sign up and makes it a lot less tedious. If you make it easy, there is a greater chance you will stick to it.
- Don't give up! It is natural human nature to want instant gratification. If you sign up today, you will wake up in the morning and see an email that you have won. That won't happen!. Most of these free online competitions last for several months before a winner is chosen. Naturally it will take some time for you to start seeing the fruits of your labor.
Once you have these three techniques under your belt, you are well on your way to start a nice winning streak of cash and prizes. Use the tips and customize them so that they work for you. For addition information on free online competitions, view the resource box below.
You can find a list of free online competitions for you to enter at sendfunstuff.com/list-of-free-online-competitions. This list is sorted based on geographical location. So you can enter the free online competitions found in your area. You can also subscribe at Subscribe to get weekly updates on contests, bargains and product reviews.
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