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1. Find any sweepstakes to enter. It's not too hard to find sweepstakes. You can enter them at the grocery store, at the bank, at fundraisers, or on the internet. You might even get invitations to enter sweepstakes in the mail! You probably want to enter most of these sweepstakes of course, but if you're really serious about winning, you need to actively seek out sweepstakes.
   
   • Start reading the newspaper and going through your mail more carefully.
   • Carry a notepad and pen with you to jot down the details of any sweepstakes you might see on TV or hear on the radio.
   • Search the Internet. There are even online databases, some free and some by subscription only, that can clue you in to hundreds or thousands of sweepstakes.
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2. Choose which sweepstakes to enter. Not all sweepstakes are created equal. For one thing, if you have to buy something to have a chance to win, don't enter. If you have to complete some sort of program (which usually entails buying things) to enter—–those annoying pop-ups for free iPods come to mind—–don't enter (unless it's realistic to complete and free); remember that a lot of these opportunities are about gathering personal information to bug you with advertising down the track. There are plenty of chances to win without jumping through hoops or wasting your money. Beyond that, your decision to enter should be based on your own preferences. Here are a few things to consider.
   
   
   

   What will you win?
   • What can you win? Sweepstakes with a large sum of prize money are almost always worth entering, just because it's so much money. Sweepstakes with smaller prizes can be great because you generally have a more realistic chance of winning. However, don't waste your time entering a sweepstakes for a prize you don't want or couldn't easily sell for a good profit.
   • Will your privacy be protected? Unfortunately, the answer to this question is almost certainly "no". Ask yourself: is a lifetime of junk mail, spam, or even sales calls worth the small chance of winning the prize? Probably not. Different sweepstakes offer different degrees of privacy, and they should disclose what they will do with your personal information. Read the fine print, and if you're not comfortable with their use of your information, don't enter. Keep in mind that even companies who claim to respect your privacy will probably sell it anyway; this type of fraud, though illegal, is very common and very difficult to enforce against. This is an especially pervasive problem with online sweepstakes, as they'll often sell your email address to spammers who will bombard you with unwanted emails. That said, keep in mind that you can't really expect something for nothing, and sometimes you may decide that giving away some information is worth the chance of winning the prize.
    
   
3.  Know your odds of winning. You usually don't know what the exact odds of winning are because it will depend on the number of entries. You can, however, estimate the odds. If you get an entry form in the mail for a sweepstakes with a huge prize, you can be assured of a ridiculous number of entries. If you see a jar at a local restaurant for a free lunch, however, you know your odds of winning will be much greater––you may even be able to see how many entries are in the jar.
   
   
   
   • The number of entries will generally depend on the size of the prize, the range of the target audience (local contests usually have better odds than national contests), the duration of the sweepstakes (a weekly drawing is better than a monthly drawing), and how well publicized the sweepstakes is.
   • You'll also want to consider how many prizes will be given away. A contest that receives hundreds of thousands of entries but offers a thousand prizes has odds of hundreds-to-one. That means you would likely need to enter hundreds of times in order to win even a single prize.
   • Does this all mean that you shouldn't bother with big contests? Maybe not, unless they're offering big prizes or plentiful prizes.