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Welcome to SweepsU.com!
Episode 1: Welcome and Introduction Episode 2: Your SweepsU.com Dashboard Episode 3: The Sweeps & Contest List We hope that the information below will assist you in navigating our website more quickly and easily. If you have any questions please check the FAQs in Sweeps University. Your question may have already been asked and answered there. If not, please post it so that others can read the Question and Answer and benefit from it. If you have questions and do not want to post them in a public place you may send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and both Gerald Anderson and Gwen Beauchamp will be able to view it and send you a reply. Let's get started! When you first log in, five tabs will be listed under the SweepsU.com logo. HOME is the initial Log In page containing links to the following four topics which you may want to monitor now and then to see if any new items have been added.
COMMUNITY contains three separate areas detailed below. Please take a few minutes to read the SweepsU.com Rules by clicking on the tab at the top of the Forums. These rules apply to all areas within the SweepsU.com Community.
NOTE: As a service to the Sweepstaking Community, SweepsU.com offers private forums for any sweepstakes club or group requesting one at no charge. Members of your group will not be required to subscribe to SweepsU.com in order to access your member area of the Forums. Contact Gerald Anderson or Gwen Beauchamp for more details by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
SWEEPS AND CONTESTS This is the home of the Sweeps Management System (SMS) a very special application written by Gerald Anderson that organizes your sweepstakes by allowing you to enter more sweeps in less time and keep track of it all. When you click on this tab you are immediately taken to the Sweeps List. This is the first item listed in the SMS menu on the left side of the page.
Just above the SMS list you will see these icons:
When viewing the Sweeps List you have several ways of sorting sweepstakes and contests to find the ones you are most interested in. The Quick Search panel gives you the following options for searching through the Sweeps List:
Across the top of the page you will see: Title Posted Starts Ends Click on any of these headings to re-sort the list of sweeps alphabetically by Title or by the date they were posted on SweepsU.com, the date they started or the ending date. Ways to use these search features:
NOTE: You must go back to the top of the page and click on SWEEPS LIST before doing a second search in these fields: by Type, by Frequency, by Prize & by Eligibility. This assures you that the search will go through ALL of the current sweeps listed.
The yellow bar at the bottom of each individual sweepstakes on the list contains seven icons: NOTE: SweepsU.com knows the difference between daily and weekly sweepstakes and will only include the weekly ones a full 7 days after you last entered. The system also knows when you last entered a sweepstakes if you entered from your bookmarks or from the notification email. The system keeps track and tells you how many times you have entered and the date/time of your last entry for each item you have bookmarked.
USING YOUR TRACKER When you click on Tracker in the left menu, you are viewing the sweeps that you have selected as the ones you are interested in and want to keep track of. All of the search and sorting features you used on the main sweeps list can be used within your own Tracker as well. The white notes section underneath each sweepstakes is for your personal use. You can write whatever you want and no one else will be able to view it. Be careful not to confuse this feature with the Comment feature on the main sweeps list that everyone can view. The following icons may be found in the yellow bar at the bottom of your Tracker sweeps depending on your selections:
Within your bookmarks the sortable headings on the right side of the page have changed. You will now see: Ends Entered Due Added Each sweepstakes you are tracking will display the ending date of the promotion, the date you last entered it, the date the next entry is due (on "one entry" sweeps it will say "Complete" after you have entered) and the date that the promotion was posted on SweepsU.com.
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The Quick Start was very helpful to this SweepsU "newbie". Can't wait to practice what I have learned. Loved exploring the site, also.
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August 11, 2009
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I love the new online newsletter and enjoy using it and I am looking forward to many wins to come my way for using it. It's so much faster and in my hectic lifestyle I needed this. Thanks I love using it!
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August 20, 2009
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I agree it seems simple and the quick start was very helpful. Can't wait to start winning!!! Thanks again!
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September 17, 2009
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Oh this looks like great fun!
Two user notes: On this page: Bookmark with Norify
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October 07, 2009
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A lot of information for me but after some practice I hope to be able to use your system like an expert. I am especially interested in the management part (SMS). Thanks for the opportunity!
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October 13, 2009
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Thanks Gwen. Very informative and well thought out..Can't wait to get to sweeping
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November 29, 2009
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I STILL DON'T SEE ENTER OR GOTO ENTRY FORM TO ENTER
PLEASE LET ME KNOW I WANT TO ENTER This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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April 05, 2010
click on enter icon
When I click on Enter the form does not popup. I am using a MAC is that the problem?
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May 25, 2010
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pop up blocker
I turned it off on my internet options and my page and still can't enter a contest because it gives me the turn off pop up blocker error. Is there something else I can check.
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June 01, 2010
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Steve,
Yes, it is possible to subscribe with a check via "snail mail". I am currently working on a system to make that much easier and more clear, but for now. . . Please send a check for the appropriate subscription amount ($9.00, $35.00, or $60.00t) to: SweepsU.com PO Box 2161 Red Oak, TX 75154 Please include your SweepsU.com username on your check so it gets correctly attributed to your account. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Thanks! Gerald
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September 06, 2010
Paypal Doesn't Like Me!!!
I am having problems with paypal accepting my card. I currently have the free membership and I am trying to get a paid membership. However Paypal will not accept my card. I keep getting message that I can not use this card. However, I used the card earlier to may another purchase from a different website. Please Help!
Thanks, Lesa
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September 08, 2010
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Lesa,
Please contact me directly at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and I'll help you process the payment. Gwen Beauchamp
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September 08, 2010
Sweep entering questions
I choose my sweeps with track/notify each day and enter them from my e-mail. After I enter I check the times allowed and if only one time, I removed the notify. These are not in my tracker. Why? When I try to enter on tracker page the sweep opens, but closes immediately and marks it entered before I enter my info. On the sweeps page I cannot use the enter because it disappears as soon as I click on it. It is not going into the tracker either. The only way I can enter a one time sweep is by the e-mail. I have entered at least 100 sweeps last week but only a few show in the tracker. Please tell me what I am doing wrong! I use internet explorer and I took off pop-ups for site. Thanks,
Pat
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March 26, 2011
cant find local when trying to sweep
unable to find local when trying to sweep have looked for type in sms but not there need help.
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January 18, 2012
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Finding local sweeps is easy on SweepsU.com. Go to the Sweeps List and click on the Search icon at the top of the page (magnifying gla*s) to open the Quick Search menu on the left side of the page. Now click on "by Type" and select "Local" from the list. You should now be viewing a list of all the current local sweepstakes and contests listed on SweepsU.com.
To make it even easier for you to find the ones you are eligible to enter do this. Click on "by Status" in the Quick Search menu and check the box next to the words: Hide listings you are ineligible for (by region). The SweepsU.com Sweeps Management System (SMS) uses the state you signed up with to determine which sweeps you are eligible to enter and will only display those sweeps when you have the box checked. To go back to viewing all the sweeps just uncheck the box at any time. Let us know if you have any other questions. Gwen
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January 18, 2012
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You are NOT required to have a facebook or twitter account to enter sweepstakes in general. However, some sponsors do promote sweepstakes that can only be entered through these methods. The good news is that many sponsors realize that not everyone uses these social media platforms. They frequently provide you with alternative ways to enter. My husband is among those who do not use either Facebook or Twitter, he strictly does his mail-in entries. I have set up what I call a "dummy" Facebook account for him which contains no personal information or photos (other than his icon) and I use this account strictly to enter him in Facebook sweepstakes.
SweepsU.com lists all the methods of entry allowed for each sweepstakes we post. Whenever you see the word "Multiple" under the title of a sweepstakes, just click on the magnifying gla*s to the left to open and view all the details. Gwen
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July 28, 2012
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= Toggle Help Switch - the tooltips which are displayed when mousing over various elements can be turned on and off by clicking on the Help Switch.
= Open the Quick Search panel.
= Save Search - set up custom searches that you will use repeatedly and save them.
- click on this icon to expand each topic in the Quick Search menu and to expand each sweepstakes and contest listed to view the prizes, Entry Instructions and Notes.
- click on this icon to close the topics or sweepstakes listings you previously opened
- Enter Contest - When you click on this icon three things happen: 1) the entry form opens in a new window or tab. 2) the sweepstakes disappears from the main Sweeps List, because it is now stored within your personal tracker. 3) The tracker has recorded your initial entry and will continue to do so anytime you enter this sweepstakes using the SweepsU.com system (Email Notifications, SweepsUnleashed or clicking on any of the entry icons again). The tracking system is not kept on your computer, it is stored on the SweepsU.com servers. You can access the sweeps you have selected for tracking from any computer anywhere you go by logging in to your account on 
- Enter with Notify is a very special new feature for sweepstakers created by Gerald Anderson. If you find an online sweepstakes that requires daily, weekly or monthly entries, you will want to use the Enter with Notify button instead of Enter Contest. This feature is identical to "Enter Contest" plus you will receive daily email notifications. Each day at approximately 1:00am CST, you will receive an email from SweepsU.com with a list of all the sweeps you selected for Notifications. There is a link to each sweepstakes within the email which allows you to click on it and go straight to the website to enter that sweepstakes. You then return to the email and click on the next link and go down the list until all of your entries for that date have been submitted. 
- Track - This feature allows you to add the selected sweepstakes to your Tracker without entering it at the time it is selected.
- Track with Notify - This feature allows you to add the selected sweepstakes to your Tracker and Email Notifications without entering it at the time selected.
- Read Comments - Click on this icon to read comments posted by other SweepsU.com members
- Comment Click on the Comment feature under any sweepstakes to post information about that sweepstakes that you would like to share with other SweepsU.com users. Perhaps you want to share a code that is needed or relay difficulties you had with a particular sweepstakes.
- Report Problem is to notify the SweepsU.com Team of any errors or problems you came across for this specific sweepstakes that we should know about.
- Enter Contest Again - This icon warns you that you have already entered this sweeps the recommended number of times. If you click on it a pop-up box will warn you that you do not have an entry due and it is not recommended that you enter again unless there was a problem with the previous entry. Just click "Yes" to bypass the warnings and submit another entry.
- Click on this icon to remove the sweepstakes from your Tracker.
- Click on this icon to remove the Track with notification option from your Tracker
i cant get to the entry page 
