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Wins Drying Up

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Is it just me or does everyone else seem that competition wins are getting few and far between, don't get me wrong I love this hobby and winning is a bonus. But it certainly feels like wins are getting less frequent as they used to.
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  • RAP_2
    RAP_2 Posts: 402 Forumite
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    Probably because the press run a story every other day about how easy it is to make £50k a year out if it. If only....
    2017 wins = £1350
    2016 wins = £125 (18 months off comps)
    2015 wins = £6,460
    2014 wins = £1,350
  • Always happens when the press run a story, it'll die down as people realise it's not all sunshine and rainbows
  • No I haven't notticed wins dying down.
  • paadzer
    paadzer Posts: 1,846 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    No, I have won more competitions (13) this year than last year and it's only February!
  • Surfermom
    Surfermom Posts: 1,514 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts I won, I won, I won!
    I've had a terrible start to the year, my worst few weeks since I started comping in 2009, last year was fairly quiet but nowhere near this bad. I seem to be entering my usual amount of comps so will plod on and hope its just a dry spell that will end soon:)
  • I've been trying for a while now and haven't won anything yet, could just also be me having bad luck though! :(
  • I've just started a few weeks ago, so I'm a newbie. But already been sent a tefal optigrill to review and keep :-) yet to win an actual competition. I've entred loads on a daily basis for last few weeks so hoping for a win soon. Any tips would be fab :-) xx
  • I started in December I've won 4 times which is great but they are all Facebook!!
    Started comping 7/12/15
    Prize fund 2015: £55.89
    Prize fund 2016: £679.76
    Prize Fund 2017: £51.94
  • WeAreGhosts
    WeAreGhosts Posts: 3,111 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I don't keep track but think my last win was in October.
  • toniq
    toniq Posts: 29,340 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I started back in Jan after 10 weeks off from October, came back as an end date comper till I cba to catch up on the board again which will probably be September as life is hectic.

    I've had more web wins in the 6/7 weeks I have been back than I had in 6 months being caught up on the board, but my twitter win ratio is down big time, but that's swings n roundabouts as lots of what I have entered there doesn't finish till end of month, so last week of Feb I will batter twitter.

    Gave up totally on fb and closed it as I didn't find it productive.

    I do an hour on twitter a day, in 2 30 min spurts and whatever end list on mse takes, usually 40 mins max, bar end of month which takes me 8 hrs spread over a few days.

    It's always quiet after xmas, usually picks u around now/march time, then it goes quiet in summer holidays again.


    x
    #JusticeForGrenfell
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