How to Find Contests to Enter

People are competitive by nature. Contestants enter contests, sweepstakes, promotions and lotteries for various reasons. Two persuasive factors for entering a contest are feeling confident and lucky. The type of contest a person enters is contingent on the mental, physical or artistic skills the contest requires.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Analyze personal strengths and weaknesses. Choose contests that cater to your skills.

2. Find a contest offered in a medium you know. Contests are found in all types of media. The media types are: television, radio, newspapers, magazines and Internet. The contest prizes will vary according to the sponsor's promotions.

3. Choose a promotion that you are comfortable with. Contests are presented in diverse marketing schemes to attract contestants. The most common promotion types are: beauty, poetry, dancing, athletic, photography, cooking and music.

4. Use hobbies as guidepost for selecting contests. This will make entering contests fun and profitable.

5. Read all eligibility criteria for a contest, promotion or sweepstakes. Review the theme, subject, start and expiration date, submission procedures and demographics.

Tips & Warnings

• Beware of scams. Read and understand all the eligibility requirements for a contest, promotion or sweepstakes. If the criteria is not met, the hard work will end up a waste of time.
• There are many overseas predators. These promotion and sweepstakes con artists are difficult to detect and harder to bring to justice.
• Never send money to enter a contest, promotion or sweepstakes without researching the company.

Resources

• Contesting.com is an online contest site
• Enter contests on webstakes.com
• Sport contests are available at wagerline.com

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