From The (Contest Queen)
Is There Too Much Competition?
This blog was originally posted on January 31st, 2013. My friend Stephanie and I sat beside Arlene and her husband, Doyle, at the last Annual National Sweepstakes Convention. This week, she sent me an excellent [...]
Learning From TikTok Teachers
“How do you get to Carnegie Hall? “Practice, practice, practice” Now that you are on TikTok, how do you create videos with some pizzazz? Practice. Be silly, goofy, terrible, funny, boring, etc. The more you [...]
TikTok Contests on Twitter
The standard format of social media apps such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram is to show posts to those that follow their account. Even at that, they only show the posts to a fraction of [...]
A Change in Quebec’s Contest Laws
There was a minor change in the laws regarding international contests open to the province of Quebec. Over the summer, the Quebec legislature quietly passed changes removing the application of these requirements to international contests. [...]
Social Media Profiles & Sweepstakes
I decided it was finally time for me to take my own advice. Excerpt from How To Win Cash, Cars, Trips & More! Your Profile I recommend you complete your profile on every social account [...]
Seeded Contests & Sweepstakes
A seeded contest is one where the sponsor SEEDS the winning entries throughout all the codes, products, tabs, etc. Similar to Charlie finding a golden ticket in a Wonka Bar. There were five golden tickets [...]
Attend the 33rd Annual National Sweepstakes Convention
Normally, the Annual National Sweepstakes Convention (ANSC) would not be hosted in the same city a couple of years apart, but the pandemic changed that. The 2020 ANSC was to be held in Manchester NH. [...]
Sweepstakes.ca Got a Makeover!
I have known Jeff Goodfield for 18 years! Yes, I met Jeff when I began research for my first book. Jeff Goodfield launched Sweepstakes.ca in 2004. He's been an avid contestor and was so exasperated [...]
SweepSheet is 31!
I first learned about SweepSheet in 2004 when I began research for my first book. I had the pleasure of having Sandy Gulliver write the foreword for the American Edition of You Can't Win If [...]