Newspapers
A great place to enter competitions is in the local and national newspapers.
Firstly we'll look at local papers.Entries in local paper competitions are significantly lower than in national papers or other comping mediums.
Compers also have alot of success decorating envelopes & selecting appropriate cards for the draw they're entering.You needn't buy the paper every day. Watch out for the comps being advertised on the covers. My local paper runs competitions every week for cinema tickets and other small prizes. They also run token collect competitions for bigger prizes like cash & cars!
Now to look at National Newspapers. This is where the huge life changing prizes can be found!Example:The Daily Mail runs token collect competitions on a regular basis and give away houses worth £300k, Spanish Villas, £25,000 a year for life, cars and much more!
Token Collect competitions are very simple, all you need do is collect the tokens printed in the paper daily and send them off when you have the required amount.
These are definately worth doing if you buy the paper anyway everyday!Many people ignore these competitions which seems silly when you think of the rewards on offer.
Look out for crossword competitions - a great site for help with crosswords is Oneacross.comOur sister site Cheap-Postcards.co.uk uploads competitions every Sunday from the Express & Daily Mail.
Note: You will never have to pay for a prize or call a Premium Rate number to receive a prize. See our feature on scams here
Top Tip: If any of friends/work colleagues/family have a regular paper ask if you can borrow it for the competitions. Tell them to enter too - they might share the prize with you if they win!Top Tip: Always check any winning envelope or winning number games in your papers. Imagine having the winning ticket and never claiming the prize!
Top Tip: Send your entries in on time! Some competitions close early so you don't want to miss out by waiting until the last minute.Top Tip: If you have the Terms & Conditions read them carefully. Don't be tempted to enter more than once or enter on behalf of someone else. Promoters follow very strict rules especially when giving away large prizes. Don't get yourself disqualified!
Top Tip: Keep a record of your entries. Its nice to look at your records when you win and see how you entered.