new to this

missjudy

Hi
Happy new year to all
I am new to this - and also bit of a technophobe so apologies if posting in the wrong place! I don't have any social media - will this hinder my chances of winning anything?
any tips on where to start - it all seems overwhelming
Was looking at the league table someone posted - can you really win that much stuff

pate-ci0

Welcome and good luck. Probably best if  you have a scan through the items at the New Compers post here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4896515/new-compers-please-read-competition-board-useful-links which should help you get started. The Main Competition board is at https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/competitions-time/p1

and yes, you can win quite a lot of prizes. However, it does depend on lots of luck and the more  you enter the better your chances of winning at least something. You might win a prize the first competition you enter, but some folk enter more than 2000 competitions per month and still don't get lucky. Just persevere and have fun.

janE1956

the mag dailies dont need social media 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6326847/mag-dailies-list-and-faqs

Blulu

To add, don't worry about not doing social media. The more comps you enter, the greater your chances of winning, but that doesn't mean you should enter the ones you don't want to. I would say, follow the above tips and any that others add, but basically, just jump in and wait until a comping system 'hits you'. Also, be patient. Don't expect to win too often, or too quickly - but, when you do win, it feels fabulous.

Good luck

Blu XXX

missjudy

IS WINNING JUST LUCK? OR ARE THERE STRTEGIES I COULD USE. BEEN COMPING SINCE JAN - NO WINS AT ALL:(
I'M DOING ABOUT 500 A WEEK
ANY ADVICE??

pate-ci0

missjudy said:

IS WINNING JUST LUCK? OR ARE THERE STRTEGIES I COULD USE. BEEN COMPING SINCE JAN - NO WINS AT ALL:(
I'M DOING ABOUT 500 A WEEK
ANY ADVICE??

Try not to be discouraged - wins are a bit like London buses, you don't get one for ages then half a dozen come along at the same time! I enter 1500-2000 comps per month and count myself lucky if I get one win per month; for 3 years in the mid-2000s I won absolutely nothing, zero, zilch and almost gave up entirely but then won an all expenses trip to Monaco and had a lot of others wins in just a few months. Be aware that comps you enter may not be judged or winners notified for many weeks after the closing date. I recently received a prize which was from a competition last November, no notification it just turned up in the post.
Keep at it, the shotgun effect will eventually produce a result! (By that I mean that statistically you will win eventually, you do not need to go out and buy a shotgun....)

missjudy

I will keep going......I will win something before the year is out!

Does anyone ever do the surveys on shop receipts? Do you ever win on these?

Ms_Dee

missjudy said:

I will keep going......I will win something before the year is out!

Does anyone ever do the surveys on shop receipts? Do you ever win on these?

@missjudy I occasionally do, I've never won from one but sometimes you will get a small amount of additional store points added to your reward cards as well as being added into a draw. They aren't usually very transparent when they draw the winners or how many etc. 

I do occasionally do paid surveys online though, there are some great sites, I tend to stick with one in particular you gain around 25-75p per survey and they can take 10-45 mins on average, but if I weren't going to do much in that time anyway it all adds up and is worth it to me. We all have our preferences, if you stream TV services, you can get paid a lot more by allowing some companies to see what you are viewing etc. I've never done this though.

Ms_Dee

missjudy said:

Hi
Happy new year to all
I am new to this - and also bit of a technophobe so apologies if posting in the wrong place! I don't have any social media - will this hinder my chances of winning anything?
any tips on where to start - it all seems overwhelming
Was looking at the league table someone posted - can you really win that much stuff

Welcome to comping @missjudy
I understand the frustration if you don't win, but if you don't enjoy it, I wouldn't advise sticking with it, as it isn't guaranteed prizes/money. Someone could enter 100 competitions and win 20, someone else will win nothing from entering.

Social media does tend to host a lot more competitions but there are thousands of people that tend to enter them, so focusing on those that aren't on social media, isn't a bad thing. Sometimes there is too much choice if you are on them all. It is also full of scammers trying to convince people they have won.

I find being part of the yearly challenge so much fun and helps keep the excitement.
You can join this years here: Compers challenge 2023! 

Some useful links above. I don't want to bombard you and some information might be repeated but here are some useful threads and tips.

My posts/guides to the Competition forum: 
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/79442571/#Comment_79442571
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/79061130#Comment_79061130
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/77359128/#Comment_77359128
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/78206968#Comment_78206968

Similar thread and responses:
New to competitions - Any tips?

Some motivation which might be an interesting read if you'd like to know some previous forumite's big prizes.
What's your biggest ever comping win? - posted March 2023
Whats the best thing youve ever won? - posted May 2020
Biggest/Smallest (physical) prize - posted Dec 2017 (Closed)
query- whats the biggest (non cash) win you ever got? - posted Oct 2017 (Closed)
What's your biggest win? posted Feb 2017 (Closed)
What's Your Biggest Ever Win So Far? - posted Sept 2012 (Closed)

If you do decide to join social media, here is a little explanation:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/78488310/#Comment_78488310

missjudy

Thank you  - I do enjoy it and have now had my first win too

missjudy

That first prize has got my completely hooked