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[JKC]

I've been contesting for 25 years and have won TONS of things.....including 6 vacations......three since this past January!

Anyone else out there?

[TheShepherd]

That's really good. I never win anything.

[bethany6788]

I always enter contests.
I win from the radio a lot. Not much else though 

[JKC]

Well, I really work at it and I'm pretty sucessful......although I NEVER win raffles, lotteries, etc.!


Going to South Beach the first week of August to meet Shaquille O'Neal!  Won that one from Vitamin Water.  My "personal best" has been winning 5 contests in a week about 2 weeks ago......before that, 4 contests in a week last December..........

My other trips this year was the Daytona 500 and a trip to Nashville in March.

[PXaiver]

Do you have any links for us or are you going to keep those to yourself?

[JKC]

Well, now.....I just might share them with you!


Let's see......the very BEST contesting site out there when you're first starting out and LEARNING all the tricks of the trade is www.bestsweepstakes.com .   I blog under    Julie from MI   on the discussion board.  They publish several types of newsletters and I would recommend the one that you can download every Tuesday.......a new one came out today!   There is a free 3 day membership and I would get a membership for at least a few months while you learn.  There are TONS of little tricks to the hobby.........if you want to WIN that is!   

I'm going to be holding a meeting in August at the Flat Rock Library for all my friends and colleagues, and students of mine who want to learn how to do this.......I'll post it on here.  They see all the stuff I win (in the past 2 weeks I've won FIVE contests including the trip to meet the Shaq!).  It's just much easier to do it all at once rather than individually.   I taught one of my non-believing workmates last fall and would you believe she won a $500 shopping spree at the local mall 2 WEEKS later?   She is now converted!

AFTER you learn the tricks of the trade, you can go to other sites that are free such as www.online-sweepstakes.com to name just one...........

Got your interest yet?

[JKC]

Ok....you got me off my lazy butt............


The Contest Workshop will be at the Flat Rock Library on Sunday, August 10th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. or so..........please be PROMPT as I'll start on time!

Please bring the following with you if you want to attend:

3x5 BLANK cards         3x5 BLANK paper (you can get these in a little pad at most stores)

4x6 BLANK cards          A few sheets of BLANK computer paper or typing paper

Legal sized envelopes----lets say 10 or so

Postcards that you can get from the post office

Any assorted stickers you have around the house like kids stickers (optional)

A Pen or two, ruler, scissors (nothing fancy)

A notepad to take notes           If you have a laptop, you're welcome to bring that as well (opt.)


And that's it!  This is a GREAT hobby and the first time the UPS or FED EX man pulls up with your first win.......YOU'LL BE HOOKED!

[PXaiver]

I may have to attend this meeting because free stuff is always good.

[JKC]

And its GOOD FREE STUFF!!!!!!

[Ms. N. Cognito]

I've tried getting into it but I must be picking the wrong contests or not doing it right because I never win anything.  Thanks for posting the info, I'll def check it out and see if I can get some tips to help!!   

[JKC]

There IS a lot to it but its NOT hard.....its simply being aware of certain facts.....that's all!


I win stuff all the time and my GROWN kids scattered around the country, fight over what I don't want via email!!!  My future son-in-law just took three of his buddies last weekend to the DTE Energy Theatre to see Kid Rock because of a contest I won last week..........row M, pavillion with VIP parking for four!  They had a GREAT time! 

What I can't use, they get first pick on and if they don't want it (they have all the fancy stuff anyway) I raffle off to my students (who are all getting involved in contesting!) or I give away as gifts or to charity..............its just FUN!

[lordfly]

Aside from bombing the contests with entry forms or knowing exactly how they pick the winners, what's with all the secrecy?

Aren't these contests supposed to be random? How are you making them less random?

[PXaiver]

Maybe it has something to do with knowing about the contest few people know about.....

[JKC]

Well, first you don't "bomb the contest with entry forms".......and there are tricks as far as which to enter, how many times, on what days, etc.........

Second, yes, part of it IS knowing where all the GREAT contests are and you sponsors them, etc........


There are LOTS of little things you can do to tilt the odds to your favor even though it is all random..........or mostly "random"........