From The (Contest Queen)
The Difference Between a Sweepstakes, a Contest & a Lottery
This is a question I get frequently. What is the difference between a lottery, a sweepstakes, and a contest? Part is legalities, and part is the lingo. Here are two excerpts from How To Win Cash, [...]
Pay it Forward
MaryJo commented on this blog: I love getting all of your great advice, but something I am unsure of is how to pay it forward. What are your tips on when you win something? How [...]
Think Like a Winner!
There is a reason I have an entire chapter in each of my books called Attracting Luck. I believe you have to think like a winner and feel like a winner before you are. As [...]
Chrome Autofill vs RoboForm
As my favorite tool to organize and enter sweepstakes is RoboForm, and I still use it every day, I thought it would be prudent to update and reshare this Q&A. Hi Carolyn, I'm reading your [...]
What Are Your Odds Of Winning?
One question I am frequently asked is, "What are my odds of winning?" My response always is, "It doesn't matter as it only takes WON to WIN." However, that is not 100% true because depending [...]
Congratulations! You Have Won …
Did you jump and/or get excited when you saw the header? That is exactly my point! This came about because, originally, when Sandra Grauschopf of About Contests and Sweepstakes published this Facebook message. I had to [...]
How to Handle ‘Sweeper’s Burnout’
Have you ever felt like you couldn't enter more sweepstakes? Or has life battered you around for a wee bit, so you stopped entering for a while and just couldn't get back into the swing [...]
Coupons Are NOT Prizes!
Really?! You tell me I instantly won a fabulous prize, and then you give me a $10 coupon off my next purchase?! Coupons are NOT prizes! As a marketer, offering entrants a coupon at the [...]
How Do I Win Big?
Carolyn, I don't know if my question is blog-worth, but here it goes: I've noticed the same few people posting up daily/weekly/monthly with all kinds of extraordinary wins ($1000 here, a trip there, etc.) It [...]