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Top Thrifty Tips
Jane at brand new frugal blog From Spending to Saving is offering a rather fabulous prize of £400 Amazon vouchers in her new competition, which is open to bloggers and closes on 22nd May 2013. By the...
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Frequently Asked Questions!
After four long, frustrating months, tomorrow I’m FINALLY moving house from Nottingham to Brighton! I’ll have limited internet for a week, and without childcare until September when Ryland starts at...
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Setting up a Prize Spreadsheet in Google Drive
Do I keep a list of my prizes? Hell yes! Otherwise, how could I tell you that in 2013 I won £16,600 of prizes, won 28 Twitter comps and have 4 prizes still missing! I’ve kept a record of my prizes in...
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Comping Calendar 2014
A calendar for creative compers was suggested by Rach on my 5th Blogaverary post, and I realised it could be really useful to set one up each year as a reminder so I can plan my recipes, photo shoots...
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Compers on holiday!
I’ve just returned from my longest trip abroad since 2008! An incredible 16 night family trip to Sri Lanka. And before you ask – no, this time I didn’t win it! My sister lives in Colombo and I’ve been...
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Unsubscribe from mailing lists with Unroll.me
When I returned from my recent holiday, I had 5,000 unread emails in my inbox. Of those, only a handful were important or contained appealing competitions! It took me a week to sift through them all,...
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Tackling Advent Competitions
With just a week to go before 1st December, most compers are preparing for the onslaught of ADVENT COMPETITIONS – daily giveaways that run throughout the month, usually right up to Christmas Eve. Each...
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New Year’s Comping Resolutions
Happy New Year! I love January 1st – a time to get excited about what the year has in store, to make plans and embark on new adventures! And if you’re making resolutions for 2015, perhaps you might...
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Roboform for compers
RoboForm is one of the most helpful tools a comper can use. It makes password management and form filling fast and simple across all your devices – allowing you to log in to websites quickly and easily...
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“I’ve entered thousands of competitions, and I’ve not won a thing!” “Everybody is winning except me!” Sound familiar? If you read my blog or interviews in the media, it might seem like winning prizes...
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Using the Fillr app to fill forms
Do you enter competitions and shop online using your iPad or smartphone? It’s a pain completing forms – and so easy to make a mistake, even if you’re using your browser’s Autofill function! The free...
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Comping Calendar 2016
Back by popular demand – my calendar to help you plan your comping year! Whether it’s inspiration for your prize wishlist, or the dates of your favourite events, knowing what’s ahead ensures you can be...
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Comping on your foreign holiday
Are you going abroad on holiday this year? Worried about how you’ll cope without your round-the-clock free wifi and cheap mobile data? Unfortunately most hotels abroad limit free wifi access, so your...
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Essential stationery for compers
If you love comping, you must love stationery! It’s easy to be an organised online comper with efficient bookmarks and clever apps, but you still need to have somewhere to keep those receipts and entry...
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Setting up a prize spreadsheet
It’s a new year and we’re all raring to get winning! Get ready to welcome all those shiny new prizes into your home by creating a spreadsheet to record all the details. Unlike a notebook, a spreadsheet...
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2017 Comping Calendar (& giveaway)
Star Wars Day, Bring Your Dog To Work Day, World Gin Day… most days there seems to be an excuse to do something or other, with a hashtag to accompany your exploits! In this post I’ve listed the days...
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Why you should read the rules
I’m amazed by the number of people that submit invalid entries to competitions and prize draws! In many cases, these are photos or comments which I can see that the entrants have spent a lot of time...
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How to unlike Facebook pages quickly
Uh oh! Facebook has just informed you that you’ve reached your limit and can no longer like any more pages! But what’s the quickest way to sort this out? Well, if you go to https://pageunliker.com and...
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2018 Comping Calendar and giveaway
Star Wars Day, Bring Your Dog To Work Day, World Gin Day… most days there seems to be an excuse to do something or other, with a social media hashtag to join in the fun! I’ve listed the days likely to...
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Roboform for compers
RoboForm is one of the most helpful tools a comper can use. It makes password management and form filling fast and simple across all your devices – allowing you to log in to websites quickly and easily...
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