Comping Guide - Getting Started & Other FAQs

fire**fly

taff_girl wrote: »

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

hi, i've pm'd velvetglove about the posting & sent her the link with
your posting xx

VelvetGlove

Added a couple of sites to the lists. Please see the latest lists below, red ones are added in the last day or so...



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
• RideRater.co.uk - Do not post answers
• 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
• TheSwanseaBay.co.uk - 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

(PM from RideRater site owner that current comp is OK with the answer showing, but future comps to please omit the answer)


11 Are there any sites, from experience, which are likely to generate lots of spam?
There are a few which have come to our collective attention as sites that, when used for comps, seem to generate lots of unwanted postal, email & phone call attention. These are listed below for your information, however, please do remember that this is only the collective opinion of other MSE Compers & does not necessarily reflect upon the sites themselves.

2minutedraw
4FreeUK
ABCWins
ActiveYou
Clash Club/Clash media
Club La Costa
Consumer Lifestyles
Consumer Opinions
Craftomatic Beds (Comps appear to be just a way to get a salesman into your home, especially if vulnerable/alone)
Emailinform
EZ Prize Giveaway
Fair Exchange
FindAPrize (questions raised if prizes awarded, slight spam, non existant company address, dodgy? Info here & here)
GetMeATicket
GetYourBillsPaid
GreatUKsurveys
Guide2Win
InstantPrizeDraw
Just-Rewards
Lingscars
MyConsumer
MyFamilyUK
MyOffers
NoizeMakesEnemies (Care - your profile with name, address, phone number & email appear to be on show with no way to make it private!!)
Nuts (comps.nuts.co.uk - comps are now run by the data collecting company Data Media & Research Ltd.)
OffersClick
Opinioniser
Optimax (phone calls, letters & emails!)
PenicuUK.com (linked to Weatherseal below)
PickMeUpMagazine (comps.PickMeUpMagazine.co.uk - Care: the magazine comps seem to be unaffected, but any comps which direct to this site are run by the data collecting company Data Media & Research Ltd)
Premier Christian Radio (lots of postal junk mail even when you opt out of future contact)
Prize4U
Prizes.UK
Plum Offers
PrizePunch
RewardsToday
Simple2Win
SupremeOGlaze (linked to Weatherseal below)
Space Kitchens (see thread here)
Tickbox
Topfox
Toyhound
UK-PrizeDraw
VoiceInACrowd
Vouch4me
Weatherseal
Weather Wherever
Whats On TV (now 'powered by Instant!!!!!!!')
Willowbrook (chairs) (have pestered with phone calls quite badly on some comps - see here and also here)
Win 4 Now
Win24
Zenith Windows (linked to Weatherseal above)


Thanks folks, that was all really. Carry on Comping!

traceya89

is there a list of who posts what for the regular competitions as i dont want to post what others regularly post?

fire**fly

traceya89 wrote: »

is there a list of who posts what for the regular competitions as i dont want to post what others regularly post?

hiya, only for the magazine postings as the ops subscribe/pay for them to post regular.. if it helps here..

postal/texts..

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=3331168


puzzler comps..

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=3577925&highlight=puzzler+comps

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=3443191

weekly/monthly/quarterly comps from mags are generally
posted by the same ops each time,

if you put the name of the url/site in search it generally comes up with the list of the comps & you can see who posts them on a regular basis,

hth x

TheBoyandMe

Good lord, there's a lot to read in that guide!

VelvetGlove

TheBoyandMe wrote: »

Good lord, there's a lot to read in that guide!

There's a lot that goes into Comping

If you look in post 1 there is a list of things covered so that you can use that as an index to jump to the most likely place that will answer a particular question you have.

If you have the time (& the patience of a saint!!) you could sit there & read the lot, but I certainly wouldn't recommend that!

Use it the way that suits you best

Fishgirl

Hi MSE,

I was wondering, when you are entering competitions, if you don't enter data into all the fields (e.g. phone number) does it make a difference to your chance of winning??

Thanks,
Fishgirl.

princessmoneysaver

Most companies will need your phone number to contact you when winning HTH x

kremmen

Hi,

I wonder if anyone can point me to an easy guide( really easy please) for opening a twitter acount for competitions.

I have searched but can't find instructions.

Thanks.

Paul

VelvetGlove

Hi kremmen, Twitter is something that I'm working on now to put into the Comping Guide. There is some info here that was recommended to me by another comper for basic twitter. Hope this helps