How to Enter Contests and How to Win - Canadian Freebie Forum ~Canada's top free sample, coupons, & contests forum

HappyCappy · 04-11-2007

So Do you think contests are for real?

They are. Most companies are real and give out the prizes won.

Are they a waste of time? No not at all.

I've entered before and not won?

Too much work? Not with proper tools.

Well Let me tell u how I've done it in the Past.

1.First of all Get Roboform RoboForm: Password Manager, Form Filler, Password Generator, Fill & Save Forms There is a free and paid version. (it's worth paying for I might add - more later on why)

2. You will need to organize your bookmarks. Make New folders. Daily, weekly, monthly, and Have entered and perhaps (need to enter)

3. Add contests to these folders: daily, weekly, monthly.( left out Enter once) As is Required to how often you enter.

At this point - you may also decide to put the contest end date in the bookmark to remind you when the contest ends. ( this is a personal choice)

Now for Enter Once Only contests. Choose how you would like to do them. I like to do all one month at a time. Example I enter contests ending in May in middle of April. And For each contest I enter. I bookmark in a folder called "entered" you don't want to be disqualified for entering twice, and this is my way of making sure I don't enter twice. And then for contests ending further away I bookmark in a "to be entered" folder.

To increase your odds.

1. Enter as many local contests you can find. Example Radio contests, local store draws, Trade shows, etc.

2. Next do provincial contests when possible to find.

3. Then your next best odds are Canadian Only wide contests

4. American/Canadian Contests

5. International.

I personally stop at Canadian. (my time on entering is limited)But many or most people do all they can get their hands on.

How many should a person enter? All depends on your time.

When I get "contest crazy" it usually takes me an hour a day to do all my "daily's" when I did my weeklys about another 5 minutes. Monthly's 5 minutes.

Enter once blasts about an extra hour once a month.

I will warn you, When you first start it takes time, so many websites have Registration and this takes time. This is when Robo forms works. The free version will just do your login information, address and phone number.

The paid version lets you save pages, this is handy for those daily surveys, or extra spots. It's a time saver. Because it will let you fill the page.

Once the sites are in their folders, and your cruising, It can take you about an hour a day.

My time is very limited. So I no longer do dailys unless It's something I really really want. And even then I probably only do that once or twice a week.

So you need to see your time limits.

Don't expect to win a car or a trip Right off the bat. Expect to win a gift basket, dvd, or another small prize such as a t-shirt.

Some "serious contesters" win approximately $30,000 each year worth of prizes.

I'm currently only winning one small prize every 6 weeks or so. And I'm happy with that.

So To learn from this. Just remember to create yourself a system that will work for you, and go from there.

So Canadianfreestuff.com forum here has The following folders.
Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Enter Once, and Challanging Contests.

Inside DAily and Enter once they are seperated in Months. So This should make it very easy for you to enter your "Entered once" because if you used your "thank you" button you'll know which one's you entered. " this would only work if this is the only forum you get your contests from. But for someone just starting on their contest adventure, this could work for you.

Now lets explain some of the buttons you will see here.

this icon means Quebec is allowed to Enter.

means the contest is all of north America meaning USA/Canada.

means that a UPC is needed.

Shanese21 · 06-12-2007

thanks for the help

e.m.roberts@hotmail.com · 01-07-2008

Thank you for the information. I will try to apply it all.

Horndogg · 01-16-2008

How many do you enter everyday? ai put them all in folders/files , I enter everyday. But I STILL DON'T win!

cholliday · 01-16-2008

Go to RoboForm.com and download the free version. It is a form filler and keeps track of all you contests.

cdnmidget · 01-18-2008

Good tips. Thanks!

millerthyme99 · 01-27-2008

thanks for the tips/info! Very helpful.

orangeboy · 03-15-2008

good stuff, thanks!!

pwwbear · 03-16-2008

I would also add to read the rules... some contest are limited to who can enter, ( those who work for companies and their families are almost always diqualified, or limited to US or no Quebec, etc) and limits for prize pick up. If you live in BC and you have to pick up the prize in Toronto, for example.

Denae · 08-21-2008

Thanks for all the information...I was just wondering since Roboform is an auto filler, will that not get your entry disqualified? Or do they really know if you've used an auto filler?
I'm a techno-peasant so please excuse my ignorance.
Denae

whiteheart · 08-24-2008

well ok i have the free trial version of Roboform and am COMPLETELY CONFUSED LOL
mainly i want to keep track of my contests and then sort of just go thru them everyday / month etc, but this is like another language to me , I'm right brained!
i will try to enter a contest now and see how i do with it

wendyinboyle · 08-24-2008

I bookmark all my contests, rename them putting the expiry date to the right of the contest name, then organize them into groups like SEPT, OCT, DEC, ETC, then I do the same with weeklys, monthlys, I bought roboform pro as you can save way more passcodes- think there is a limit with the free version

wendyinboyle · 08-24-2008

also I enter about 200+ contests daily alot are US contest but the odds are just as good have won many prizes from the US contests

Roboform is not considered a FORM FILLER, they are talking about other programs that they enter for you like turbosweeps

Portia181 · 09-16-2008

I bookmark contests I want to play usually play daily on instant win, these our the contest i have had most sucess with I have been contesting seriously for about a year and a half..
i have won some nice prizes Ie from wisers tap the cask watch glasses mats.
coca cola weekend bag ,coca cola jacket,coke coupon, pin all featured Bejing and cocacola symbol.
Books,Exercise ball,water bottle, music downloads, speakers headphones,optical mouse

04-11-2007	#1
HappyCappy Chief Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northern Alberta Posts: 5,717 Threads: 3044 Thanks: 972 Thanked 3,056 Times in 1,476 Posts	How to Enter Contests and How to Win So Do you think contests are for real? They are. Most companies are real and give out the prizes won. Are they a waste of time? No not at all. I've entered before and not won? Too much work? Not with proper tools. Well Let me tell u how I've done it in the Past. 1.First of all Get Roboform RoboForm: Password Manager, Form Filler, Password Generator, Fill & Save Forms There is a free and paid version. (it's worth paying for I might add - more later on why) 2. You will need to organize your bookmarks. Make New folders. Daily, weekly, monthly, and Have entered and perhaps (need to enter) 3. Add contests to these folders: daily, weekly, monthly.( left out Enter once) As is Required to how often you enter. At this point - you may also decide to put the contest end date in the bookmark to remind you when the contest ends. ( this is a personal choice) Now for Enter Once Only contests. Choose how you would like to do them. I like to do all one month at a time. Example I enter contests ending in May in middle of April. And For each contest I enter. I bookmark in a folder called "entered" you don't want to be disqualified for entering twice, and this is my way of making sure I don't enter twice. And then for contests ending further away I bookmark in a "to be entered" folder. To increase your odds. 1. Enter as many local contests you can find. Example Radio contests, local store draws, Trade shows, etc. 2. Next do provincial contests when possible to find. 3. Then your next best odds are Canadian Only wide contests 4. American/Canadian Contests 5. International. I personally stop at Canadian. (my time on entering is limited)But many or most people do all they can get their hands on. How many should a person enter? All depends on your time. When I get "contest crazy" it usually takes me an hour a day to do all my "daily's" when I did my weeklys about another 5 minutes. Monthly's 5 minutes. Enter once blasts about an extra hour once a month. I will warn you, When you first start it takes time, so many websites have Registration and this takes time. This is when Robo forms works. The free version will just do your login information, address and phone number. The paid version lets you save pages, this is handy for those daily surveys, or extra spots. It's a time saver. Because it will let you fill the page. Once the sites are in their folders, and your cruising, It can take you about an hour a day. My time is very limited. So I no longer do dailys unless It's something I really really want. And even then I probably only do that once or twice a week. So you need to see your time limits. Don't expect to win a car or a trip Right off the bat. Expect to win a gift basket, dvd, or another small prize such as a t-shirt. Some "serious contesters" win approximately $30,000 each year worth of prizes. I'm currently only winning one small prize every 6 weeks or so. And I'm happy with that. So To learn from this. Just remember to create yourself a system that will work for you, and go from there. So Canadianfreestuff.com forum here has The following folders. Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Enter Once, and Challanging Contests. Inside DAily and Enter once they are seperated in Months. So This should make it very easy for you to enter your "Entered once" because if you used your "thank you" button you'll know which one's you entered. " this would only work if this is the only forum you get your contests from. But for someone just starting on their contest adventure, this could work for you. Now lets explain some of the buttons you will see here. this icon means Quebec is allowed to Enter. means the contest is all of north America meaning USA/Canada. means that a UPC is needed.

06-12-2007	#2
Shanese21 shanese21 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 129 Threads: 1 Thanks: 6 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts	thanks for the help __________________ Click here and go on http://www.winzy.com/shanese21 It is a search engine but way more you can win free stuff like gift certificates (that really come) from just surfing the web! And the best thing is that on winzy, if I win for example a $10 gift certificate for Amazon and your one of my friends then you get a gift certificate as well!!! Just click here now or yo7u'll be mising out!!! http://www.winzy.com/shanese21

03-15-2008	#8
orangeboy orange Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 2 Threads: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice! good stuff, thanks!!

08-24-2008	#11
whiteheart Little Beaver Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Spring Island, BC Posts: 13 Threads: 4 Thanks: 95 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	well ok i have the free trial version of Roboform and am COMPLETELY CONFUSED LOL mainly i want to keep track of my contests and then sort of just go thru them everyday / month etc, but this is like another language to me , I'm right brained! i will try to enter a contest now and see how i do with it __________________ Wendy N

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01-07-2008	#3
e.m.roberts@hotmail.com Baby Beaver Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you for the information. I will try to apply it all.

01-16-2008	#4
Horndogg Smart Beaver Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ontario's West Coast Posts: 194 Threads: 15 Thanks: 85 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	How many do you enter everyday? ai put them all in folders/files , I enter everyday. But I STILL DON'T win!

01-16-2008	#5
cholliday Baby Beaver Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Go to RoboForm.com and download the free version. It is a form filler and keeps track of all you contests.

01-18-2008	#6
cdnmidget cdnmidget Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 118 Threads: 3 Thanks: 2 Thanked 20 Times in 13 Posts	Good tips. Thanks!

01-27-2008	#7
millerthyme99 Little Beaver Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks for the tips/info! Very helpful.

03-16-2008	#9
pwwbear Diva Beaver Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 328 Threads: 130 Thanks: 80 Thanked 238 Times in 97 Posts	I would also add to read the rules... some contest are limited to who can enter, ( those who work for companies and their families are almost always diqualified, or limited to US or no Quebec, etc) and limits for prize pick up. If you live in BC and you have to pick up the prize in Toronto, for example.

08-21-2008	#10
Denae Baby Beaver Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4 Threads: 1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Thanks for all the information...I was just wondering since Roboform is an auto filler, will that not get your entry disqualified? Or do they really know if you've used an auto filler? I'm a techno-peasant so please excuse my ignorance. Denae

08-24-2008	#12
wendyinboyle Smart Beaver Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: BOYLE AB Posts: 164 Threads: 33 Thanks: 64 Thanked 133 Times in 34 Posts	I bookmark all my contests, rename them putting the expiry date to the right of the contest name, then organize them into groups like SEPT, OCT, DEC, ETC, then I do the same with weeklys, monthlys, I bought roboform pro as you can save way more passcodes- think there is a limit with the free version

09-16-2008	#14
Portia181 Little Beaver Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Halton Posts: 11 Threads: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I bookmark contests I want to play usually play daily on instant win, these our the contest i have had most sucess with I have been contesting seriously for about a year and a half.. i have won some nice prizes Ie from wisers tap the cask watch glasses mats. coca cola weekend bag ,coca cola jacket,coke coupon, pin all featured Bejing and cocacola symbol. Books,Exercise ball,water bottle, music downloads, speakers headphones,optical mouse