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The intent of this thread is for users, both new and not-so-new, to ask questions, and help with tips/advice. This is not by any means the "gospel". Please feel free to add your words of wisdom, and if you have questions, just ask! If you have a tip that will make sweeping easier for folks, please feel free to share. This is a community effort. We all will benefit in some way.


The Basic Advice/Tips for the new-to-sweeping folks.
Enter for the items you want/need. If you have no interest in trips, avoid the sweeps where the only prize is a trip. If you know you can't afford the tax on a new vehicle, avoid entering for those.

Set up folders in your bookmark/favorites. Create a separate one for each month, and file any sweeps you are interested in into the folder corresponding with when it ends. Then, if you have a day where you're pressed for time, enter at least the ones ending that day.

Play the instant win games.

Follow the rules! If a sweep is restricted to only females, a certain age group, certain states, etc, make sure you fit the criteria! If you don't, move on to another sweep that you do qualify for. Do not create a bunch of email addresses so you can enter something more than once, or so you can play an Instant win game more. The Sponsors can tell, and will DQ you. You're better off playing by the rules than cheating and getting disqualified and having NO entries.

Don't immediately dismiss essay required sweeps (or recipes, photos, etc)....well, unless you know you don't want to write something. A lot of people pass on them, so you might have a better shot at winning something.

Don't expect this to be lucrative enough to become a job. Yes, a lot of us win, and often, but not nearly enough to quit a job!

Expect things to go slow at first. It takes a while for the wins to roll in. But once they do...look out!

Expect to occasionally hit a dry spell. It happens to ALL of us.

DEFINITELY USE YOUR REAL INFO! If you use a fake phone number, and a sponsor is calling to notify people of wins, you'll never know what you missed out on. I, and many others, have been doing this for a long time, and we have no problems with sales calls. Also, use your real name. If your name is Robert or Catherine, using Bob or Cathy is ok, as they are known acceptable shorter versions of that name. if your name is Matilda, and you go by Fluffy, don't use Fluffy. Looking at your ID to get an affy notarized, they may reject it because the names don't match. The sponsor may also say "Fluffy won, not Matilda". So stick with using your real name, or something close to it.

Most of all, HAVE FUN! And don't be afraid to ask questions. We were all new to this at one time. Any one of us would be happy to answer questions.


For easy form filling, check out Roboform [roboform.com]. Google Tool bar and the autofill feature on IE also work well.

For Mac users, the best form filler is 1Password: http://agilewebsolutions.com/products/1Password (thanks javaFlower!)

FireFox Form Filler browser extensions: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/...ll&cat=all

To set up the autofill feature in IE: Click on Tools, then internet options, then choose 'content'. When that pops up, click on "Autocomplete", and make sure to check the boxes for forms and passwords on forms. This is not a good idea if you are on a shared/public computer!

February 17, 2009, 3:10 am: System Notice: This thread has been automatically renewed after reaching a post limit. Most of its content has been moved to this thread for reference purposes.

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The intent of this thread is for users, both new and not-so-new, to ask questions, and help with tips/advice. This is not by any means the "gospel". Please feel free to add your words of wisdom, and if you have questions, just ask! If you have a tip that will make sweeping easier for folks, please feel free to share. This is a community effort. We all will benefit in some way.


The Basic Advice/Tips for the new-to-sweeping folks.
Enter for the items you want/need. If you have no interest in trips, avoid the sweeps where the only prize is a trip. If you know you can't afford the tax on a new vehicle, avoid entering for those.

Set up folders in your bookmark/favorites. Create a separate one for each month, and file any sweeps you are interested in into the folder corresponding with when it ends. Then, if you have a day where you're pressed for time, enter at least the ones ending that day.

Play the instant win games.

Follow the rules! If a sweep is restricted to only females, a certain age group, certain states, etc, make sure you fit the criteria! If you don't, move on to another sweep that you do qualify for. Do not create a bunch of email addresses so you can enter something more than once, or so you can play an Instant win game more. The Sponsors can tell, and will DQ you. You're better off playing by the rules than cheating and getting disqualified and having NO entries.

Don't immediately dismiss essay required sweeps (or recipes, photos, etc)....well, unless you know you don't want to write something. A lot of people pass on them, so you might have a better shot at winning something.

Don't expect this to be lucrative enough to become a job. Yes, a lot of us win, and often, but not nearly enough to quit a job!

Expect things to go slow at first. It takes a while for the wins to roll in. But once they do...look out!

Expect to occasionally hit a dry spell. It happens to ALL of us.

DEFINITELY USE YOUR REAL INFO! If you use a fake phone number, and a sponsor is calling to notify people of wins, you'll never know what you missed out on. I, and many others, have been doing this for a long time, and we have no problems with sales calls. Also, use your real name. If your name is Robert or Catherine, using Bob or Cathy is ok, as they are known acceptable shorter versions of that name. if your name is Matilda, and you go by Fluffy, don't use Fluffy. Looking at your ID to get an affy notarized, they may reject it because the names don't match. The sponsor may also say "Fluffy won, not Matilda". So stick with using your real name, or something close to it.

Most of all, HAVE FUN! And don't be afraid to ask questions. We were all new to this at one time. Any one of us would be happy to answer questions.


For easy form filling, check out Roboform [roboform.com]. Google Tool bar and the autofill feature on IE also work well.

For Mac users, the best form filler is 1Password: http://agilewebsolutions.com/products/1Password (thanks javaFlower!)

FireFox Form Filler browser extensions: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/...ll&cat=all

To set up the autofill feature in IE: Click on Tools, then internet options, then choose 'content'. When that pops up, click on "Autocomplete", and make sure to check the boxes for forms and passwords on forms. This is not a good idea if you are on a shared/public computer!

February 17, 2009, 3:10 am: System Notice: This thread has been automatically renewed after reaching a post limit. Most of its content has been moved to this thread for reference purposes.

July 12, 2010, 3:23 pm: System Notice: This thread has been automatically renewed after reaching a post limit. Most of its content has been moved to this thread for reference purposes.

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LOTT42Jul 08, 2010 03:07 PM
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delete wrong section
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implodeJul 09, 2010 06:15 PM
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Anyone ever get king size reeses coupons from FB game?
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superhippie2000Jul 09, 2010 08:49 PM
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Quote from implode :
Anyone ever get king size reeses coupons from FB game?
i actually asked about them yesterday on their facebook page and they said they are currently working to get them sent out.

here is there repsonse:

Quote :
Jeff, thanks for participating. Our clearinghouse is in the process of sending out coupons. If you have any other questions or concerns, you can contact us at http://www.hersheys.com/contactus...s-date.asp or call 800-468-1714.
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lovefreebeesJul 11, 2010 06:46 AM
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Quote from implode :
Anyone ever get king size reeses coupons from FB game?
you read my mind, i was thinking about that win, i want my reeses.
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madmoney1Jul 13, 2010 12:40 AM
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Are there any twitter parties that guys can participate in? I'm getting bored talking about women's underarm
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madmoney1Jul 13, 2010 07:27 PM
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Quote from madmoney1 :
Are there any twitter parties that guys can participate in? I'm getting bored talking about women's underarm
oh great, now the twitter party is talking about pregnancy test. I'm not even sure what I'm suppose to talk about
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superhippie2000Jul 13, 2010 08:34 PM
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Quote from madmoney1 :
oh great, now the twitter party is talking about pregnancy test. I'm not even sure what I'm suppose to talk about
you can test the effects of a guy peeing on the stick laugh out loud

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implodeJul 13, 2010 08:42 PM
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Quote from superhippie2000 :
you can test the effects of a guy peeing on the stick laugh out loud
So basically your simulating the boy scout experience? I think I've peed on enough sticks/trees out in the middle of no where to say enough is enough.
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foreverlostJul 13, 2010 11:28 PM
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I just won a prize from Maxim and it's under $600 dollars, but on the affidavit it has a space for my SSN. I wanted to make sure I could just write, "Under $600." or something similar and I would be ok? I know I have read something similar to this a while back, but I just wanted to make sure before doing it.

Oh on another note this ends my two plus month long drought!
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GuillotineJul 14, 2010 12:09 AM
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Quote from klekampcd :
I just won a prize from Maxim and it's under $600 dollars, but on the affidavit it has a space for my SSN. I wanted to make sure I could just write, "Under $600." or something similar and I would be ok? I know I have read something similar to this a while back, but I just wanted to make sure before doing it.

Oh on another note this ends my two plus month long drought!

Congrats!

No, every sponsor can have their own requirements. Your best bet is to contact them first and ask if SSN is required. Even though it may be less than $600, they can still require the SSN.
Jul 14, 2010 01:46 AM
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implodeJul 14, 2010 01:46 AM
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Quote from klekampcd :
I just won a prize from Maxim and it's under $600 dollars, but on the affidavit it has a space for my SSN. I wanted to make sure I could just write, "Under $600." or something similar and I would be ok? I know I have read something similar to this a while back, but I just wanted to make sure before doing it.

Oh on another note this ends my two plus month long drought!
I won a DVD from them and they refused to let me omit my soc #, they also wanted me to send it back overnight mail w. tracking and notarize it. Can you say not worth the risk and money? With my costs of notary and mailing I could have bought the DVD myself. Looks like maxim employees want to pocket the promo items, instead of giving them out. Whole thing left a very bad taste in my mouth toward them.
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sandyalipJul 15, 2010 02:06 AM
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Quote from superhippie2000 :
i enter like 70 iwg a day give or take. some months are better then others. sometimes i go a a couple of months not winning anything worth while and other times i can win something good once or twice a week.

play the SoBe IWG cause no one ever loses that lol

I lost the SoBe IWG once. I'm probalby the only one who did. The guy ran around with his pants down LOL
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abgarlixJul 15, 2010 02:12 AM
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Quote from sandyalip :
I lost the SoBe IWG once. I'm probalby the only one who did. The guy ran around with his pants down LOL
You are not alone...I lost the SoBe IWG too. The girl opened a dictionary to the word loser and the screen said something like you're a loserEmbarrassment
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snowgirl2242Jul 15, 2010 05:24 PM
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