Contest tips
The standard advice every experienced sweeper gives — six habits that make entering faster, safer, and more likely to pay off.
Use a separate email address just for sweepstakes
Make a free Gmail account only for entering. Your regular inbox stays clean, and you'll never miss a winning notification because it was buried — check the sweeps inbox (and its spam folder!) every day. Some sponsors disqualify winners who don't reply within 48 hours.
Let your browser fill in the forms
Entering daily means typing your name and address hundreds of times — unless you don't. In Chrome, go to Settings → Autofill, save your address once, and most entry forms fill themselves with one click.
Daily sweeps are where persistence pays
A one-entry sweepstakes gives everyone the same odds. A daily-entry sweepstakes rewards the people who actually come back every day — and most people don't. Star your dailies to build your list, then work through it each morning; that's what the checkmarks and the Open-all button are for.
Read the rules before you celebrate
The official rules tell you who can enter (age, states), how often, and how winners are notified. Every listing here links to them. Thirty seconds of reading saves you from entering something you can't win.
Referral links: use one before you post one
Lots of giveaways hand out bonus entries when a friend signs up through your link. Trading links is fair play — being fair about it keeps it working. Use somebody's link on the referral swap page before you post your own.
If it asks for money, it isn't a sweepstakes
No legitimate sweepstakes ever requires a purchase or payment to enter or to claim a prize. 'No purchase necessary' is the law. Anyone who emails you asking for a fee to release your winnings is a scammer — even if they use a real company's name.