Sunday, September 18, 2011

Sweepstake Sites

There are many great contests out there, some have huge prizes, such as the house that can be won at HGTV.com every year. Others are small, such as a free lipstick or mascara. However, it can often be challenging to figure out where to start looking for great sweepstakes.

Magazine websites are usually a good place to look. Conde Nast (Glamour, Self, Allure, Lucky), Hearst (Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Redbook), and Meredith Corporation (Parents, BHG, Fitness, LHJ) are all great places to start. However magazine contests are only the start of the many great sweepstakes companies run.

To go beyond magazine contests, it is often necessary to use a site that has a large listing of sweepstakes. My personal favorite is BigSweeps.com, which is best when you set up a login because it allows you to set preferences and keep track of which contest you have entered. Another good site is the Contests and Sweepstakes page on About.com. While it doesn't contain the most comprehensive list of sweepstakes, it does break out contest by category, such as big sweepstakes or cash sweepstakes, and has a good description of each contest and the date they end. The other site I often use is Sweepstakes Advantage, which has a large listing of more obscure contests, such as ones people run on their blogs.

There are so many more sweepstakes sites out there, but these are just my personal favorites. 


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