Sweepstakes - How to get started!

Gwen Beauchamp — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:25:12 +0100

"Congratulations! You've just won a new car!" That would be music to my ears and I've actually heard the tune 4 times now. But it wasn't easy and it took over 10 years of entering sweepstakes before I won my first car. Over the past 25 years, I've won trips, cash, gift cards, computers, televisions, tickets to sporting events & concerts, movie memorabilia...the list goes on and on thanks to some incredible sweepstakes and contests. I love sharing my experiences with new and old sweeRead More...

Mother's Day Sweepstakes

Gwen Beauchamp — Mon, 06 May 2013 00:57:11 +0100

Mother's Day is just one short week away and this could be a good one for many of you. Starting first thing tomorrow morning, tune in to several different radio stations and you are sure to find some good local giveaways celebrating Mom's special day. We also have dozens of national Mother's Day Sweepstakes on the SweepsU.com Sweeps List. Here are a few to get you started.

Nature’s Own MOMentous Mother’s Day Giveaway
Keurig Mother's Day Instagram Sweepstakes
Tommy Bahama MotRead More...

New Sweepstakes starting the week of April 7, 2013

Gwen Beauchamp — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:07:57 +0100

Sweepers have a lot to look forward to this week with the sweepstakes below starting throughout the week ahead. Keep an eye on the SweepsU.com Sweeps List for full details and links and don't forget to add them to your trackers and email notifications so you don't miss entering a single day. You should also be on the lookout for Earth Day sweepstakes.

Bojangles' Southern 500 Sweepstakes
Boston Market 1,040 Ribs Meal Giveaways
La Madeleine Gift Card Sweepstakes
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Spring has Sprung...a lot of new Sweepstakes

Gwen Beauchamp — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:15:37 +0100

Your Sweepstakes calendar runs slightly ahead of the regular one. For instance, it is still too early to start planting seeds, but gardening giveaways are popping up everywhere. The baseball season has not begun, yet you can already enter to win tickets to the games. So be on the lookout for anything associated with Spring. Sponsors marketing products for Easter, Lawn & Garden, outdoor sports & recereation and more will be offering prizes in hopes of getting you to make your purchasesRead More...

Sweepstakes Challenge for the New Year

Gwen Beauchamp — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:12:41 +0100

I haven't been winning much lately! Not a big surprise since I haven't had time to enter! I work two jobs, one with a paycheck and then there is SweepsU.com which I spend most every waking moment working on. Oh yeah, I do have this other thing called "a life". Surely you've heard of it...family, friends, hobbies, etc. Yes, there are other hobbies besides sweepstaking.

Last month, I decided to challenge myself. I was going to enter sweepstakes for one hour each day. What I actually manRead More...

AXE Apollo Big Game Sweepstakes

Gwen Beauchamp — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:25:45 +0100

If you ever dreamed of being an astronaut when you grew up...here's your chance! The AXE Apollo Big Game Sweepstakes is sending one lucky winner into space on the X-COR Lynx sub-orbital space vehicle. This could be the ultimate travel sweepstakes since it also comes with a check for $25,000 to help defray the taxes the winner will owe. For those of you who are a bit squeamish about traveling so far from home there is also a cash option of $86,000. Now that would definitely put me in orbit!

Are You Ready For Some Football Sweepstakes?

Gwen Beauchamp — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:22:50 +0100

As we approach the Big Game, you will notice all kinds of Football sweepstakes and contests popping up. In many cases, the best really is saved for last. You can win trips to the Super Bowl or the Pro Bowl, tickets to playoff games, a new television to watch the Big Game on, party packages and more. Retailers who can figure out any way to connect their product to the game are sponsoring giveaways. Your mission is to find and enter as many as possible. Locals are always the best, so turn the dRead More...

Getting Fit with Sweepstakes!

Gwen Beauchamp — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:41:14 +0100

PUT THE COOKIE DOWN! Back away from it...you can do this!

Maybe we're going at this diet/fitness stuff all wrong. There is a better way to get in shape. I'm talking sweepstakes and contests that reward you with exercise equipment, gym memberships, personal trainers and fancy workout duds. There are even some that deliver food to your front door. Low calorie stuff that's good for you, of course. So if you really want to shape up and get your mind off of all those goodies you shouldn'tRead More...

Sweepstakers on OWN!

Gwen Beauchamp — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:29:31 +0100

Tonight is the premiere of yet another television reality show about sweepstakers, those infamous people who win prizes! Tune in to the Oprah Winfrey Network at 9pm CT/10pm ET to watch. I've got my fingers crossed that sweepstakers will be shown as everyday people with an extraordinary hobby. Unfortunately most Hollywood producers want to focus on the weirdest most off the wall behavior they can find. It will be interesting to see where the story line goes on this one.

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Zagg's Black Friday iPad-an-hour Giveaway

Gwen Beauchamp — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:39:44 +0100

Halloween has come and gone, Thanksgiving isn't here yet, but the commercials of Christmas are already upon us. Every year the shopping season gets longer and Black Friday events start earlier giving sweepers the advantage of knowing what is to come on this infamous weekend. This year is no exception. Once the Turkey dinner has been consumed and the table is cleared my family switches into Black Friday mode. The Thanksgiving Day newspaper ads are divided amongst us as we decide where to go toRead More...

New Trend in Travel Sweepstakes

Gwen Beauchamp — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:21:52 +0100

I have come across two sweepstakes in as many days that are offering the Grand Prize winner a Cash Bonus if they will blog about the trip or provide photos of it. This is not a "have to", but both promotions are giving winners the opportunity to earn some nice extras to go with the prize package already won. The YK580 Miles of Fun – Ultimate Road Trip Contest is offering an extra $1,000 cash to each of the three (3) Grand Prize winners if they will submit 5 blog posts during their road trip wRead More...

FedEx Small Business Saturday Gift Card Sweepstakes

Gwen Beauchamp — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:43:27 +0100

One million dollars in gift cards will be given away in the coming week. From Wednesday, November 1, 2012 until Friday, November 3, 2012 you can register to win a $25 American Express® Shop Small® Gift Card from the FedEx Small Business Saturday Gift Card Sweepstakes. There will be 40,000 winners, so share the news with everyone you know. What a great way to start the Holiday Shopping season.

Details on this promotion can be found on the SweepsU.com Sweeps List and we will be sending Read More...

Discovery Channel's Gold Rush Sweepstakes

Gwen Beauchamp — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:57:02 +0100

Friday, October 26 at 9:00pm ET (8pm CT & 6pm PT) is the season premiere of the hit show Gold Rush on the Discovery Channel. To entice viewers to sit down and watch the show the Discovery Channel will be awarding one viewer a whopping $100,000 in gold or cash. A code word will air once during the first half hour and again during the second half hour of the program. Enter that code word into the online entry form and you will be in the running to receive a $100,000 prize.

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McDonald's Monopoly Sweepstakes - Rare Game Pieces

Gwen Beauchamp — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:24:21 +0100

The McDonald's Monopoly Game started on Tueday, September 25 and by now you should have accumulated a few game pieces. If you are looking for one of the rare game pieces necessary to win a Collect & Win prize, here is a list to help you out. If you find one of these game pieces, "Lucky" will be your new first name. If you don't come across one of these, you still have thousands of chances to win through the Instant Win and Online Sweepstakes also being offered in this promotion.

Television Premiere Sweepstakes

Gwen Beauchamp — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 11:43:49 +0100

It is that time of year when the majority of the television stations start their new Fall lineups. Whether a new show is continued or canceled will depend entirely on how big an audience share they can get in the first few weeks. If a Network has invested time, effort and money in a new show, they do not want to take a chance that it will attract an audience strictly on its own merits. No matter how good a program is, the number of viewers will be the make or break factor. We've all seen it hRead More...

The National Sweepstakes Convention

Gwen Beauchamp — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:23:10 +0100

I am hyped up and ready to start entering every sweepstakes I can find! I just got my sweepstakes battery recharged at the 23rd Annual National Convention in Atlanta, GA last weekend. Over 650 sweepers from the U.S. and a few from Canada spent 3-4 days together at the downtown Atlanta Sheraton Hotel. It was an incredible weekend of fun, friends, sweeping information and prizes. I know that some sweepers go just to win prizes, but for me the convention is about the people I meet. I thoroughly Read More...

My Coke Rewards Sweepstakes

Gwen Beauchamp — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:32:42 +0100

Of all the rewards programs out there, My Coke Rewards is my favorite. Their prizes are phenomenal and no other company comes close to their Customer Service level. Okay there are a few others, but Coca-Cola is at the top of my list when it comes to awarding prizes. I have won many gift cards and tickets to theme parks and sporting events from My Coke Rewards and several SweepsU.com subscribers have reported winning trips, appliances, cameras, TVs and more. It doesn't hurt that I am a die-harRead More...

Coach ColorTag Instant Win Game & Blog Contest

Gwen Beauchamp — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:49:30 +0100

To celebrate Coach's new Legacy Collection, inspired by the Coach archives and colors throughout Coach history, they are inviting bloggers to help spread the love of color all over the internet with ColorTag. So not only am I blogging about this new Instant Win Game, I'm giving you a chance to win right now. Just click on the color box below to see if you are an instant winner. Then share it through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Tumblr and who knows...maybe I'll win something too! There wilRead More...

Twitter Sweepstakes celebrates National Ice Cream Day!

Gwen Beauchamp — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:58:33 +0100

Nothing cools you off on a hot summer day like ice cream! To help all of us celebrate National Ice Cream Day, Baskin-Robbins is sponsoring a Twitter sweepstakes. On Sunday, July 15, you will have the opportunity to win $260 in Baskin-Robbins gift cards. Now that's a prize I could really enjoy! Just follow @BaskinRobbins on Twitter and Tweet your favorite Baskin-Robbins ice cream flavor using the hashtag #BRflavors to enter the sweepstakes. So mark your calendars and be sure to celebrate on SuRead More...

I have a Facebook email address?

Gwen Beauchamp — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:40:14 +0100

Facebook has done it again! In a very sneaky attempt to increase usage of @facebook.com email addresses, your @facebook.com contact info is now your only email address visible to people whom you have given permission to see them. It will be harder for your friends and family to contact you via third-party email unless you reset your controls.

The change hasn't hit all accounts yet, but it will roll out eventually to all of Facebook's 900 million users. I checked my account a little whRead More...

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