The best time to enter contests and sweepstakes.

Contest and sweepstakes hints and tips #7.

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This 'Hints and Tips' pertains mostly to contests and sweepstakes that allow multiple entries from an individual, but it can also apply to those contests and sweepstakes that you can enter only once.

Have you ever wondered... When is the best time of year to enter a contest or sweepstakes?  Is there possibly a certain time of the year when you might have a better chance of winning?

Consider the following themes (even though they can be argued both for or against), as they are leading up to perhaps the best time of year to enter contests and sweepstakes:

• When is it normally the best time to buy or sell stocks? - Usually when everyone else is doing the opposite.
  
  
• When is it normally the best time to buy or sell a house? - Usually when everyone else is doing the opposite.
  
  
• When is it normally the best time to go on a trip? - Usually when everyone else isn't.
  
  
• When is it normally the best time to go shopping? - Usually when everyone else isn't.
  
  
• When is it normally the best time to enter a contest or sweepstakes? - Usually when everyone else is too busy.

So when is everyone really, really busy?  Well, the month of December is typically the busiest month for most people, as on top of their everyday lives like work, school, and taking care of their home and kids, they are also fighting winter weather, shopping for presents, writing cards, attending family and friend get-togethers, and being extra busy with other Christmas preparations and celebrations.  This means that generally speaking, people have less time for entering contests and sweepstakes during the month of December.

The funny thing here, is that December is typically also the month that has one of the highest number of available contests and sweepstakes that close in any particular month of the year.  So there are lots of opportunities out there, and those people who can make a little extra effort and time for entering contests and sweepstakes during the month of December, perhaps have the odds more in their favor of winning.

These hints and tips articles are listed as guidelines only.  They are listed as information to help you to develop your own strategy in entering contests and sweepstakes. Click on a hints and tips article from the list below, and you will be taken to a more detailed page:

Contest and Sweepstakes Hints and Tips

1. Always read and follow all the Rules and Regulations of any contest or sweepstakes.
   
2. Keep a journal of your entries into contests and sweepstakes.
   
3. More important things to be aware of.
   
4. Where to find contests and sweepstakes.
   
5. A trend in rules and regulations.
   
6. Original entry forms only.
   
7. The best time to enter contests and sweepstakes.
   
8. Be aware of scams.
   
9. Dedicated contest and sweepstakes sites.
   
10. Automated entries.
    
11. The 'UPC'.
12. The four leaf clover.

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