2010 Wins

My largest win of 2010 was a HTC Hero cell phone. At the time I needed the cash so I sold it ebay. Now I'm wishing I had that phone. I'm need of a new one. Oh well.
I also won a $200 gift card for Coach. My sister and I went to the outlet store and we were both able to get a purse! We were both thrilled with our purchase.
Other wins includes books, a video game, music downloads, a $10 gift card and free product coupons. Nothing major, but free is free right?! 2010 was actually worse than the last and 2011 isn't looking so good, but I keep chugging along in hopes of winning the holy grail. (That being a car, house or large amount of cash)

Wins are wins

I won a few small things since my last post. One thing was a $10 gift card for a great site called Spotwinner.com You watch commercials on the site of varying topics and products. For everyone you watch, you receive 10 points. When you reach 5000 points you can exchange them for a $5 giftcard. The more points the higher the giftcard value.

You can also win by being picked instantly whild watching the commercial clips. Which is how I won. And if thats not enough, they also give away daily, weekly and montly prizes via drawings. The prizes are great like video games, video cameras, dvd players and ipods. I haven't won a large prize yet, but I have hope. It's easy and quick to enter, so I try to visit daily.

If you sign up it would be great if you used me (bdsweetie-Shania) as a referral.
www.spotwinner.com

End of the Month

This month is almost over and done. In the sweeping world that is a good thing. Hundreds of contests end at the end of the month. Everyone tries to get their last entries end because the cut off time in hopes of winning a prize. Any prize. Of course you just keep plugging away, entering your dailies and whatnot. But the chance of winning is always greatest after a boatload of contests end. I lose 100-200 usually. I can't say I miss having to enter them day in and day out, but there's always just as many to take their place. Just as a great many end at the end of the month. A large number begin at the beginning of the month, the next day. So you start the cycle back over. Trying to increase the number of sweepstakes you've entered. It's a numbers game. The more you enter, the more likely you are to win. I usually win something for every 200-300 sweepstakes I enter. Sometimes more or less. The only thing that is for certain is you have to be in it to win it. I love that motto!

My Neck of the Woods: Online-sweepstakes

There are many online sweepstake sites out there. Just to name a few:

www.sweepsadvantage.com
www.cashnetsweeps.com
www.grandmajam.com
www.contesthound.com
www.contestalley.com

But my personal favorite is www.online-sweepstakes.com . This is the one I frequent. There are no ads bombarding the site, the forums are interesting and informative and everything is organized nicely. Basic membership is free, but premium services cost $30 for one year. If you just want to try it out you can choose the 3 month trial of only $12.50. It is very much worth. I have won many times over what I paid for my membership. You get extra features that the basic membership doesn't include. But if money if low just start with the basic membership and tell them I sent you. Remember you have to in it to win it!

Sweepers Nightmare

An online sweepers nightmare is definitely a computer virus. I had the pleasure of acquiring one a couple of days ago. Not fun. Thankfully I had good tech help. We have quite a few computer guru's in our forum at the site I frequent (OLS) My personal favorite, Fastfreddie. , was able to get me back in working order quick as a jiffy. He recommends downloading the free anti-virus software and firewall comodo ( http://www.comodo.com/ ) to prevent this from happening to your computer. It's good software but the pop-ups can be a bit of a nuisance. Here's a couple of sweeps where you can win a few downloads.

Dove - Win a Music Download Promotion daily / instant
Prizes (9,000 - 100 per day): Sponsor-selected music download (ARV $0.99

Monster Energy - Warped Tour Music Download Sweepstakes 1x
Prize: Code redeemable for a complete 25+ song album download on MonsterEnergy.com

Introduction

One of my favorite and most lucrative hobbies is sweepstaking. Or contesting, as some people like to call it. This simply means I enter sweepstakes and contests. I enter exclusively online and I've won a treasure trove of prizes. Even though that mega grand prize still eludes me, it is a fun hobby. Not only that, but it's cheap, easy and very rewarding. It does require a bit of committment and a lot of patience. Join me as I show you the ins and outs of the hobby, what's up for grab, how to win and what to expect. Lets get sweeping!