How to Create a Winning Sweepstakes Strategy

While winning sweepstakes does involve a lot of luck, creating a winning sweepstakes strategy will increase your chances of winning. With these simple steps, you will soon be on your way to increasing your odds of winning sweepstakes.

Instructions

1. Find a sweepstakes to enter from the Internet, TV, newspaper, radio, magazines or in your local store.

2. Read the sweepstakes rules before you enter to make sure that you are eligible to enter the sweepstakes.

3. Enter the sweepstakes by entering online, by mail or over the telephone as determined by the sweepstakes rules.

4. Use an email address exclusively for online sweepstakes because often times you may be required to sign up for newsletters or email alerts from the sponsor of the sweepstakes.

5. Fill out all of the information required on the entry form.

6. Verify that your contact information is correct. If you win, you want the sponsor to be able to contact you about your prize.

7. Organize your contests by frequency of entry as determined by the rules. Enter as often as you are allowed. This will increase your chances of winning.

Tips & Warnings

• Sweepstakes are random drawings for prizes sponsored by various organizations with the purpose of promoting their organization.

• Contests have a skill-based component to them, such as an essay or design, and they are judged by a judge or panel of judges.

• Beware of sweepstakes scams. Read the rules to make sure that the sweepstakes is being held by a legitimate sponsor.

• Never send any money to be entered in a sweepstakes or a contest.