ONCEONLY entry COMPETITIONS - enter early & ongoing - Updated Regularly

Biker*Chick

E: 15/01 Win a £150 Bundle Of Chad Valley Toys

mjm3346

Enter once for draws every 23 mins

E: 20/08 Win Sky Sports prizes every 23 minutes

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5290310

weeowens

E: 06/08 win £300 (enter Asap)


https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5297487


I cannot add links in the usual so I hope the above is Ok

warmred

Hi there, this is my first of many competitions that i've entered today and would like to share with the thread. (although i have no idea what i'm doing!) It's a monthly sweepstake and all i needed to do was provide my name and email and i have the chance of winning Augusts Sweepstake which is £50's worth of lingerie.

Where and how do i post it?
:lovethoug

weeowens

warmred wrote: »

Hi there, this is my first of many competitions that i've entered today and would like to share with the thread. (although i have no idea what i'm doing!) It's a monthly sweepstake and all i needed to do was provide my name and email and i have the chance of winning Augusts Sweepstake which is £50's worth of lingerie.

Where and how do i post it?
:lovethoug

Hi, I am not sure where this should be move to
To answer your post here are a few pointers:


2 How do I search to see if a comp has been posted?
The Forum Search is not foolproof although if you take a couple of easy steps then it can help you not to post duplicate comps.

On any Forum page, just above where the threads are listed you will see the option to ‘Search this Forum’, click this & then select ‘Advanced Search’.

A new screen will open, which is the Advanced Search screen & seems to be more responsive to searches.

Please refer to the image below for numbered steps.

1. Key Words.
   Take the main part of a comp page address (URL) & type / paste it here.
   For Example, if http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/competitions/show/id/2704 is the comp page, use keyword: goodtoknow.co.uk
   Also, for the radio comps, try searching for the part of the url that starts '/Article...' it should bring up the other stations if they have been posted.
   
   I recommend you only use the main part of the comp URL as sometimes comps change location on a site.
   
   If that search brings back too many results, then try using a word from the comp which will have been used if it was posted on MSE to narrow it down slightly.
   For Example, goodtoknow.co.uk watch
   
   You could also use the answer to search again, just to ensure you aren’t about to post a comp that is already on here.
2. Search Forums.
   If Competitions Time is not already highlighted in the list, scroll down the list & click it to highlight.
3. Also search in child forums.
   Ensure box is ticked - the search will also check in Competitions Time sub forums (the I won! Forum, the Game Over Forum & the Regular Competitions Forum).

Click on the 'Search Now' button & it will bring back a list of results. Read through the list carefully to see if the comp has been posted. Repeat the search a couple of times with different search criteria to be more certain that it's a new one.

Something else to be aware of is that it can take a couple of hours for the forum software to include new threads into the search function. Take a quick glance down the last couple of pages of threads to check for comps that sound similar to the one you're about to post.

Another way some MSE Compers use to search for specific comps is to use the Google Search Engine. If you wanted to search for, say, Kung Fu Panda comps in the forum then you would type:
"Kung Fu Panda" "competition" site:forums.moneysavingexpert.com
(Placement of the speech marks as that is very important!)

weeowens

6 How do I post a comp on here?
Firstly, do a thorough search (see above) to ensure it is not already on MSE.

Check you are in the Competitions Time Forum & then click ‘New Thread’, from the link at the top or bottom of any main forum page.

A new page is displayed to fill information about the comp you want to post.

1. Put the date at the beginning of the title box, & please use the Forum standard, below.
   
   E: XX/XX, For Example, E: 02/04 Win a .....
   
   This makes things a lot easier for the BGs & Compers (like you) to find comps ending. If the comp ends within 12 months then it is fine to put the dd/mm date as explained above. If you have a rare comp that has more than a year to the end date, please stick to the posting convention above, put a space & put the year in brackets - but only if it is MORE THAN 12 months ahead.
   E: 02/04 (2018) Win....... Only if comp is more than 12 months from ending.
   
   If you can’t see the closing date for a comp in the T & C or on the webpage please estimate an end date. Without an end date on the thread title it will be moved into the Game Over sub forum prematurely, which would be a bit of a waste of your effort in posting it. If you had to estimate the end date pop that into your post so if, later on, the website add an end date another member can highlight the new info.
   
   E: 30/06 (?)
   
   The Thread Title needs a short description of the prize that can be won, For Example, Holiday to Tenerife.
   
   If you are posting the answers to a mag with multiple comps & answers then put the mag name & issue in the thread title, eg, That’s Life Magazine Issue 10
   
   If the comp is entered by email or there is an age / location restriction then it is helpful to put that in the title in brackets, For Example, (U16)
   
   If a comp has a particular end time it is useful if it is posted in the thread title too, For Example, 5pm.
   
   So a few examples to sum it up:
   E: 28/12 Trip to New York (email)
   E: 15/09 Bee movie DVD (U16)
   E: 05/03 3pm Indiana Jones Goody Bag
   E: 07/01 £50 ToysRUs vouchers (email)(Oxford)
2. In the main body of the post, you type the link to the page & whether it is a comp where you need to login / register. (I’ll go through neat link or clickies in just a moment). When you are posting a comp you should be using excerpts & links rather than copying long text.

You can ‘Preview Post’ to see how it will look, if you want, before you click to ‘Submit New Thread’. Please remember that if a site URL appears as !!!!!! in the preview then it is a site which has been banned on MSE & shouldn't be posted.

Bauer / Heart Radio Station Competitions:
You can only enter through one Bauer station now, and that includes Kerrang, (but not Kiss for some strange reason).

You can also only enter through one Heart station, and whilst you don't have to enter through your local station they prefer that you do. The regular comp poster for these ones posts a list of all the stations for the big prizes to make it easier to enter.

competitionlover123

E: 20/08 Love Me Beauty July 2015 box filled with beauty products - rafflecopter form - google Studs and Dreams as it won't let me post a link

One-Eye

E: 30/10 Win various £500 vouchers (enter once/weekly draw)

(You must create V.me by Visa account)

mjm3346

E: 12/12 Win one of 125 prizes - one prize Daily - Purchase required - Johnstones paint

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5303415

By submitting your entry you will be automatically entered into every daily prize draw from today onwards

Main prize - £1250 Thomson/First Choice Holiday Voucher

Daily prizes include Laptops/TVs/Amazon and iTunes vouchers/PS4/XBox1 etc (1 prize on offer every day not one of each)

cornishpasty1

E: 31/12 Win £1k weekly + lots of smaller prizes - APP DOWNLOAD REQUIRED