Newbie to comps and MSE

lolascott

Hello there

New to MSE and comping, been entering some online things for about a fortnight or so and my its addictive!

Came across MSE tonight and thought I would join up to add a bit of structure. Any tips for a newbie gratefully received!

Lola

weeowens

lolascott wrote: »

Hello there

New to MSE and comping, been entering some online things for about a fortnight or so and my its addictive!

Came across MSE tonight and thought I would join up to add a bit of structure. Any tips for a newbie gratefully received!

Lola

Welcome:

#1: Read this...............Comping Guide - Getting Started & Other FAQs

#2: Have a look re ways to comp/sort the board..............Quick ways to sort the board eg by end date & New Topic

#3: Have a separate comping email,with your details set as the signature.

#4: Have a separate comping mobile(cheapie on PAYG)

#5: Get a form filler eg Last Pass or Roboform.

#6: Sign up to the TPS.

#7: Sign up to............The Mailing Preference Service

weeowens

#7: ensure that you log in to MSE when comping so you can track your entries via the MSE functionality ie:

2 How do I keep track of which comps I’ve entered and what are the green ticks and red crosses for?
Do make sure you are a member of MSE because when you are logged in it will make keeping track of the comps you have already entered a lot easier.

Note: If you are not logged in ‘Thanks’, ‘green tick’ and ‘red cross’ buttons do not appear.

When I look at the forum, I can sometimes tell from the title of the thread if it is a comp that I would be interested in entering. If I see a comp that I don’t want to enter then I click the faded red cross button to indicate to myself that I have already made a decision about entering and have decided to skip it.



If I can’t tell from looking at the title if I want to enter, I open that thread and read more to make my decision. If I don't want to enter, then I click the 'Thanks' button (since I’m in the thread anyway) to thank the OP (Original Poster) for sharing. (It is hard work to find a comp that hasn’t already been posted!) I also click the red cross button to let me know that I’ve already checked out that comp and decided to skip it. Either of the red crosses that you can see on the post will do the job!



If I decide to enter, I click the 'Thanks' button to thank the OP, but will also click the green tick button to show me that I've entered.



By using the red cross and green tick buttons, I can very quickly see the comps that I haven’t yet reviewed. If you click any of these buttons by mistake then click again to reverse the action.

Some comps will void your entries if you enter more than once so I strongly recommend using these buttons to help you keep track.


When you return to the main forum page, you will see which comps you have skipped/entered as they will have a red cross or a green tick. You can focus your comping time and energy most efficiently on the comps with just a faded red cross as these are the comps that you still need to review.



Please note: Don’t reply to the post "thanks" or "just entered" etc. This will bump the thread back to the top of the Forum which can result in eager MSE Compers entering again by accident. This is very frustrating as they can then potentially disqualify themselves. ‘Bumping’ is also against the Forum rules (which I asked you to read in the Introduction). Don't be a bumper!

Before we had these buttons, the only way we could try to keep track was by subscribing to the threads themselves once the decision to enter/not enter had been made, (as well as click the ‘Thanks’ button to show your thanks to the OP). That displays a symbol beside each thread subscribed to. This is not something I would now recommend as it is clumsy and takes a more clicks than our lovely new buttons. (Please see insert below from MSE, as having too many subscribed threads can cause issues).

lolascott

Great thanks for the help!

kzmicallef

p.s have fun and try not to get disheartened waiting for the next win! :j

JessicAhh

Welcome :j :j

Treat every win as a gift, and never expect to win anything... In other words... Manage your expectations :rotfl:

Good luck! :cheers:

sarah3875

Hi there. As a complete novice to this myself I am just sitting back and watching what everyone else does for a while. I am a little addicted and just press thanks on every post I view at the mo and tick or cross as suggested above.

It really is quite fun. So far I've won a HTC One and a HTC mini, some bunting and a photography package. So beginners luck for me.

Have fun!

lolascott

sarah3875 wrote: »

Hi there. As a complete novice to this myself I am just sitting back and watching what everyone else does for a while. I am a little addicted and just press thanks on every post I view at the mo and tick or cross as suggested above.

It really is quite fun. So far I've won a HTC One and a HTC mini, some bunting and a photography package. So beginners luck for me.

Have fun!

Wow! well done you! You have definitley stumbled on some beginners luck! I won £7.40 on the euros this weekend so hopefully my luck will come round to this too!

fire**fly

lolascott wrote: »

Wow! well done you! You have definitley stumbled on some beginners luck! I won £7.40 on the euros this weekend so hopefully my luck will come round to this too!

that's a start :j well done :T

lots of good luck & happy comping :j




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