Beginners Guide to Comping Part 1
Entering competitions and prize draws – known as ‘comping’ – is a diverse and enjoyable hobby... and, with a bit of luck or skill, it can be profitable too! Here are Compers News editor Steve Middleton’s Top Tips for getting on the winning trail...
1. You’ve got to be in to win!
Prize competitions are everywhere. Even if you don’t make a point of looking out for them, you probably still notice them. In supermarkets, newspapers and magazines, TV and radio – the fact is that, at any given time, there are TENS OF THOUSANDS of competitions and prize draws on the go throughout the UK! And the chances are that if you take a little more time to look out for these winning opportunities, then the prizes really will start coming your way.
Why am I so confident? Well, believe it or not, entries to competitions – especially those where an element of skill is involved – are on the way down these days, while the number of valuable prize opportunities remains very high. In fact, it’s not unusual for a competition with a large number of prizes to have more prizes than entries... so make the effort to enter, and sometimes your success is guaranteed.
So my first tip is the most important one for any potential winner. If you don’t enter a competition, then it’s 100% certain that you won’t win a prize. But if you DO enter, then who knows? Especially if you follow the other tips here, to improve your winning chances even more.
The Beginners Guide to Comping
continues on these pages:
2. Stick to the Rules
3. Never say never
4. The harder it is to enter, the easier it is to win
5. Write great slogans
6. Be organised
7. Be in the know
