How to Find Contests to Enter

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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.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Step1
Analyze personal strengths and weaknesses. Choose contests that cater to your skills.
Step2
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.
Step3
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.
Step4
Use hobbies as guidepost for selecting contests. This will make entering contests fun and profitable.
Step5
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.

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AGBryant said

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on 11/13/2007 Here's a link to a site where you could win a trip to Nashville: http://www.travelsouthusa.com/giveaways/default.aspx

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