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Wednesday 20 April 2016

SuperLucky Secrets Giveaway



This is a post I've been meaning to write for ages - I received my copy of Di's Superlucky Secrets over a month ago, but I wanted to make sure that I had read it properly and if I saw a change in the types of prizes I was winning after applying these tips to my comping life. And boy did I see a difference.

I should begin by introducing Di Coke - a superlucky but more importantly superlovely lady (many compers really are lovely, as I explain here). She puts in so much hard work into not only her own comping, but sharing the comping word and those low entry comps she so raves about in her book. Her blog (superlucky.me) is full of inspiration, tips and (my favourite) prize unboxing videos. Now, before you think you can skip on buying the book and just read the blog, think again. Yes, the blog is an Aladdin's cave of comping info, but for those wanting to step the comping up a gear, the book really will be invaluable. It goes into so much more depth, with brilliant step by step instructions for some of the more technological competitions (even as a 20-year old student, I am rubbish with some modern technology).

Before I read Di's book, I was focusing more on Twitter competitions and instant wins - thinking the more competitions I entered the more chance I had of winning. In some cases, this may be true, but after reading SuperLucky Secrets I have come away with the fact that it's so much more about QUALITY than quantity of competitions you enter. It's the type of giveaway that you enter (the lower the entry the better) that will impact your winnings. I have now started to enter more effort competitions, which less people will enter than your average Twitter 'RT-to-win' comp, and have seen great results including £250 and an Apple iWatch!

Another main tip I learnt from Di was to be organised. I now have a pretty comping notebook and my phone is far more organised, making comping easier, less time consuming and therefore more enjoyable.

But I won't reveal all of Di's secrets on this blog, NO, I highly recommend that you buy her book, or even better, win it through my Gleam Giveaway below. Good Luck, and happy comping!

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45 comments:

  1. I always wonder if it's best to enter competitions early or just before they end!

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  2. Can your Facebook profile picture improve your chances of winning a comp and what are the do's and dont's of a good pic?

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  3. knutsfordgeorge20 April 2016 at 13:06

    I'm new to comping and so its great to read Laurie's blog as a newbie, who is just a little bit ahead of me in comping land :)

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  4. My comping query at the moment is whether it's worth entering postcard competitions any more, now the postage is so expensive! Great blog by the way ☺

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  5. Love ur blog.....fabby prize too 😊

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  6. Whether with postcard comps if the type of postcard used influences promoters choosing your entry.

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  7. iv got a new phone and its a nightmare for comping should i have one for comping xxxx

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  8. Is it important to include all #hastags and have them with/without capital letters as they show them?

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    1. I've included an answer for that here! http://www.freebirthdatelottery.com/comping-conundrums-twitter/

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  9. Samantha McDonough21 April 2016 at 01:02

    Love to learn new tips.

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  10. I do wonder how often the dreaded 'sob' stories actually result in a win!!

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    1. I've included an answer for you here :) http://www.freebirthdatelottery.com/comping-conundrums-twitter/

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  11. is it a good idea to get a tablet just for comping rather than using my phone

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  12. is it a good idea to get a tablet just for comping rather than using my phone

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  13. I've never been fortunate enough to win any online competitions but I've had a few decent wins from a very well known weekly magazine,the most I've won from there is £50 cash!

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  14. I wonder how winners are actually chosen because it doesn't always seem to be by random draw

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  15. It would be great to get my hands on one of these!! So much to learn as a new comper :)

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  16. I often wonder if blogger can manipulate their rafflecopter/gleams and choose their own winner - so am I wasting my time retweeting etc daily!?

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  17. best search terms to find competitions

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  18. Is it best to get ur entry in well before the finishing date and time and where is the best place to find low entry prizes?. Dxx

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  19. DIFFICULT SOMETIMES TO KNOW IF WON ON FB COMPS

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  20. does timing make a difference to entry?

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  21. do you ever get disqualified from competitions for using Autofill ?

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  22. I would love to know if your twitter picture would influence a win

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  23. I'd like to know how to find local comps. Facebook searching is not that reliable - I seem to just find ones from years ago lol!

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  24. I would like to ask about the reputable competition sites that are worthwhile and trustworthy. Di is a legend when it comes to competitions and this is one book that I've put on my Birthday list.

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  25. Lorna, I think there might be something wrong with the link to your RSS feed. It just asked me to subscribe to "Growth hacking and customer acquisition"!

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  26. Is there a perfect time to entering comps and winning?

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  27. I always wonder whether ticking the boxes to opt out of communications affects your chances.

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  28. For every competition i enter, i`ve always wondered just how random the picking process is. For many comps the winners location is a little too convenient, which would point to not being random as stated in many.

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  29. I wonder about Instagram and Pinterest competitions - slowly getting to grips with them - I think

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  30. What is the best way to find comps on social networks?

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  31. I always wonder if it helps to have a good nosey around the whole website you're entering on - I have promised myself I will do this with really wanted prizes to see if it makes any difference. Maybe I just think too much.. lol

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  32. Wow this looks great. I often wonder if certain competitions choose a winner

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  33. I'd love to know how to stop the tweet box from disappearing so quickly when using Rafflecopter! It's infuriating!

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  34. I enter lots of facebook and twitter comps i often wonder if its worth it as i never seem to win.

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  35. How do you change your details on gleam accounts?

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  36. how do you put a picture on some of these accounts i.e. like on blogs using specific apps? There often are hardly any photos against names and it would be good to know how to do this

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  37. Reference above comment, I've just seen it on here without a photo! This is what I mean, how do I get a photo on it? Thanks

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  38. Lots of winners on Twitter seem to tweet the comp post lots of times does that work or is it just spam x

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  39. as a lover of comping any tips to help win the bigger items be great please xx

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  40. I always find it hard to find low entry competitions on instagram

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  41. When referring friends with the link provided i always copy and paste it in my shared posts of the competition. Is this the best way or is it better to refer friends individually? X x

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