Writing to Inspire You!

Yes. I'll admit it. I'm an addicted comper. I do at least 50 competitions a month. These range from comps on the net, prize draws, quizzes and those requiring slogans. I'm also a winner. Winning prizes ranging from a box of sweets/candies to luxury trips to Tuscany, Italy and New York!

O.K. so you're lucky? No! I don't think I am. I believe that the more comps I do the more I'll win. I have lots of strategies for winning and I'm willing to share them with you. I am in the process of writing my e-book on Comping Strategies. So, it's a case of wait and see I'm afraid. But here's a little taster:

Belief - Like throwing a pebble into a pond the ripples run out to the edge and then return. The pebble can be your thoughts. Believe you'll win and the positive ripples you send out will bring you waves of prizes in return

Slogans that bite! - turn out slogans that have the edge over others. Think outside the box

Refine your searching - stuck for quiz answers? I have the answers! 

Scams - Unfortunately there are a lot of unscrupulous people that find preying on innocent compers very lucrative. Here are a few ways to avoid their schemes:

1. Genuine promoters never ask you to pay for your prize to be delivered. The only way you may be asked to pay for a prize will be in providing your own travel insurance, paying for transport to and from an airport  and perhaps airport taxes. Always check the terms and conditions to make sure.

2. There is a proliferation of scratch cards at the moment usually with a 0900 number to ring. This is how they make their money to provide the prizes. Beware - you can be on the phone for several minutes sometimes at a cost of £1+ a minute. Although they provide a way to discover your prize by mail, I have always found them a waste of time. First you post them the form with your details including an SAE. Then they send you your claim number and yet another form. You have to fill in your claim number on the form and send it off with yet another SAE. The last time I did this,  I won a tiny digital camera but had to pay £6 for the privilege of owining it. I'm not allowed to say it's criminal but quite frankly I prefer to save my stamps and envelopes for genuine competitions.

3. Some companies provide a prize so that they can ring runner-ups with the offer of buying the prize at a reduced rate. One company that always seems to do this is one supplying orthopaedic beds. Another offered me a time-share apartment for life but a £300 maintenance charge a year. Of course you don't have to agree to anything it's just a minor annoyance.

Hope this has not put you off, if in doubt check the terms and conditions or Contact me for advice.

Fancy Winning A Prize Now? (apologies to my overseas visitors - UK only)

1. A Two-night stay in New York for two people, with return flights, transfers, accommodation in a four-star hotel on a room-only basis and a choice of two speed-themed activities

Promoter: Nurofen

Entry:  Text NUROFEN EXPRESS to: 57782 (texts cost standard network rates); or enter online at: http://www.nurofen.co.uk/competition/

Closing date: 31/12/2007

2. A brand new Ford Fusion car

Promoter: Thompson & Morgan

Closing Date: 31/12/07

3.  A Premium edition of Memory-Map's V5, worth £300

Promoter: Paramo
 
Entry: Send your name, address, phone number and email address on a postcard to: Paramo Memory-Map Prize Draw, Unit F Durgates Industrial Estate, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 6DF; or enter online at: http://www.paramo.co.uk/en-gb/competitions/promo/MMPRIZEDRAW07; or email your name, address and phone number to marketing@paramo.co.uk with Paramo Memory-Map Prize Draw in the subject line.

Closing date: 01/03/08

4. Another  Ford  Fusion  Car!

Promoter: vanmeuwen.com

Entry: http://www.vanmeuwen.com/winacar/enter

Closing Date: 31/12/2007

 * Plain Paper entries: this means white paper without anything else on it. So scrap paper is OK provided you've cut out a plain piece without any writing or printing. A piece about the size of a normal postcard is the norm. Write your details as opposed to using stickers or printing. Block capitals is clearer.

*  NPN = No Purchase Necessary. Means just that! You don't have to buy anything to enter this competition. Some companies require you to purchase their product and send a receipt with your entry.

Always best to check out my answers I'm not inflallible!

Compers Must Have!!!

You may have already heard of my friend, Nick Daws.

He's a best-selling British author. He's written over 30 fantastic books, and he's the man behind the classic "How to Write Any Book in 28 Days Or Less!"

Well, last week, Nick unveiled a brand new course...

In it, he talks about a virtually untapped "Cave of Treasure"...

He uncovers the secret market that has earned him more word-for-word than ANY OTHER FORM OF WRITING...

It's brought him CARS, CRUISES and CASH!

What is this secret?

It's the world of COMPETITIONS and CONTESTS!!

You see... Nick Daws has uncovered a method of winning virtually ANYTHING he enters.

He's developed a very PRACTICAL SYSTEM that ANYONE can use. It works best in the UK, but can be used in the USA and throughout Europe too. Just follow his advice, write out your entry, and get ready to WIN.

Interested? Visit his site online at How To Win Contests

Oh, and all of Nick's methods are backed by a 100% GUARANTEE too. If you're not impressed, he'll buy your course right back off you... No questions asked!

Give Nick five minutes of your time. He'll surprise you: How To Win Contests