Comping Guide - Getting Started & Other FAQs

cutiecherry · 25 March 2011 at 3:37PM

Hi could someone please tell me if you should use capital letters when filling in online competitions.
many thanks

purplecatlover · 25 March 2011 at 3:59PM

cutiecherry wrote: »

Hi could someone please tell me if you should use capital letters when filling in online competitions.
many thanks

i dont tend to, except occasionally for mag comps where i want to copy and paste some or all of the answers over lol

no idea if you should or not, but i choose to think it doesnt matter.

liamell · 5 April 2011 at 12:29PM

Sorry to bother you but ive just posted a comp from net voucher codes and it appeared as !!!! in the url but somebody else has just put a correct link up...how can they post it and not me? xx

purplecatlover · 5 April 2011 at 2:18PM

id ask on the comps discussion sticky, more people read there than follow this thread and thus your more likely to get an answer from someone that knows sooner iyswim.

VelvetGlove · 8 April 2011 at 7:55AM

Was messaged about a site requesting that we don't post answers on here. (New one is LittleStuff.co.uk)

Please find updated list below which is a copy of the up to date list in the Comping Guide on post 7 (item 4):

4 Do any sites not want their comps/answers posted?
The sites we know of are listed below. Please let me know if you come across any others:

Aigas.co.uk - Do not post their comps
Allinlondon.co.uk - Do not post answers
BeyondHollywood.com - Do not post any of their comps on here
BookDagger.com - Do not post answers
BookGeeks.co.uk - Do not post answers
BookHugger.co.uk - Do not post answers
BTAA.org.uk - Do not post answers
ChrisAndPhilPresent.co.uk - Do not post answers
CoreMagOnline.com - Do not post their comps
CoronationStreetUpdates.blogspot.com - Do not post their comps
DiscWorldMonthly.co.uk - Do not post answers
GorePress.com - Do not post their comps
HorrorTalk.com - Do not post answers
HunkyDoryHome.co.uk - Do not post any info other than a link to the comp on their site
I HeartCosmetics.co.uk - Do not post their comps
JulianStockwin.com - Do not post answers
KidAround.Biz - Do not post the comp email address
Kmag.co.uk - Do not post answers
LawAndMore.co.uk - Do not post any info other than a link to the comp on their site
LittleStuff.co.uk - Do not post answers
MumsZone.co.uk - Do not post answers
MyChild.co.uk - Do not post answers
RealmOfHorror.co.uk - Do not post any info other than a link to the comp on their site
SafeConcerts.com - Do not post answers
StalePopcorn.co.uk - Do not post answers (please see this thread)
SuccessThroughPlay.blogspot.com - Do not post the comp email address
TheHuntingGround.net - Do not post answers
TVisCool.com - Do not post email address or answers
UKFisherman.com - Do not post answers
Viva.org.uk - Do not post their comps

As a reminder the spam list is also Comping Guide post 7, item 11

blue_echo · 13 April 2011 at 1:47PM

New here is there somewhere I can get a run down on what the abbreviations in posts mean etc-HTH ETA etc

lilias · 13 April 2011 at 1:50PM

blue_echo wrote: »

New here is there somewhere I can get a run down on what the abbreviations in posts mean etc-HTH ETA etc

Hope That Helps

Edited To Add.

VelvetGlove · 25 April 2011 at 12:01PM

taff_girl wrote: »

Hi
I have just started comping again and am wondering how best to start.

Do people feel that it is worth the cost of doing text and postal comps as even postal comps are relatively expensive to enter with the recent rise in the cost of stamps (again!).

I suppose if there are much fewer entrants it would be worth it.

Does anyone know the stats on this sort of thing?

Do people feel that they get significantly more wins from any particular route of entry?

Sorry if these things have been asked before.
Thanks
Angela.

Hi Angela :hello:

The Discussions Thread gets more traffic than this one, (this is primarly for people to put extra ideas on for possible inclusion in the Guide)

I am still majorly catching up after getting very behind so although a while ago, I used to enter postals I haven't for quite some time! I will make that call when I am fully caught up on all the comps here & I have time to look up & breath

Try you post again here -> Discussions Thread
You will hopefully get a lot more responses than you will from your post on here, which will help you to make up your mind.

Welcome back to Comping!

taff_girl · 25 April 2011 at 12:26PM

Good idea
Will do that.

When I did comping as a hobby previously I thought it best to have a system to follow.
This helped me to do a reasonable amount of comps within the timescale that I decided to allow myself with work / family etc.
I was reasonably successful and got some decent wins.

The tips I would give people are -
a. to have a system and
b. to not try to 'catch up' if you miss a day of your routine, just let it go.

I was only 'small fry' in comping stakes but found these basic rules worked for me.

Thanks very much for the advice.
This is a great forum by the way!
Angela

taff_girl · 25 April 2011 at 3:49PM

Hi
I have made a post that the editor of the magazine did not like.
I have removed the post now but please could you add the mag to the list of publications that do not like their comps posted.
This one is 'The Bay' a free local mag distributed around the Swansea area.
Thanks

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