It's Monday again and the school run is going a lot better thanks to some of the tips I told you about in my last post "The Dreaded School Run". We are still working on it, but it's so much less stressful already and that's a win for me. I promised you some posts about my amazing comping hobby and I thought I would start at the beginning with some of the basics. So here goes...……. What is comping? Comping is entering giveaways and competitions in the hope of winning some amazing goodies. If you are a "comper" it is something you do on a regular basis and can be an amazing hobby that doesn't have to cost you anything other than your time. Where can I find these competitions? Competitions are run in numerous places and some are easier to find than others. It goes without saying that the competitions that are harder to find have less entries therefore you stand a better chance of winning, but I will leave that for another time. Here are some of a few different places competitions are commonly found -
There are also websites that list all the competitions that others have found and where you can contribute with competitions you have found. This would be a great place to start especially if you haven't joined any comping groups and have few or no friends that enjoy the same hobby as you. It's very easy to register and you can even flag them as marked when you have entered or ignored if you are not interested in that particular competition. Here are a few that I have been using for years and trust - Finding comping friends and getting involved in the community You could do this on your own without connecting with anyone in the comping community. My first win came ages before I joined the groups and found some like minded comping buddies, but it won't be as fun and will definitely make it more of an uphill struggle. The easiest way I have found to find these types of groups is on Facebook. There are so many! Just type competitions or giveaways in the Facebook search bar and click search. In these groups you will find many other people that enjoy comping and you can add them as friends to tag in competitions. Plus any competitions they enter and share will appear in your Newsfeed meaning you can enter too. The groups are also a good source of advice and support. I have found that the majority or compers will help where they can so it is always nice if you can return the favour by notifying them if you see any winning posts with their name on or come across a competition that someone has said they are looking for. How long will it be before I win something? One of the greatest misconceptions is that you enter a few competitions here and there and you will have wins rolling in. This is not the case. If you put little effort in prepare to get a little or nothing out of it. I can enter hundreds a week and still get no wins by the time Sunday rolls around. However there are weeks when the wins don't stop coming! It's all down to luck and you have to be in it to win it so what are you waiting for? These are just some of the basics to get you started on your comping journey. If this post has peaked your interest and you want to know more I will be writing a #WinningMondayMotivation post every week so come back and check that out. For some additional inspiration why not pop over to my Win Gallery and take a look at some of my wins. Good Luck and if you have any questions big or small click here for my contact details and send me a message. I can't promise to know the answer but I will do my best to help you out as others have done for me. Thank you for visiting my blog
Just Holly Marie x x x
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