The Sweepzy journal
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Ideas, practical advice, and a little inspiration for your next entry. Get to know the world of UK competitions.
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89 stories in the journal
Beginner Guides
Best UK Competition Websites: An Honest Comper's Buyer's Guide
An honest, category-by-category guide to the best UK competition websites. How the different formats stack up, what to look for, what to avoid, and where Sweepzy genuinely wins and where it doesn't.
Platform Guides
How to Win Instagram Giveaways: A UK Comper's Strategy Guide
An honest UK comper's guide to winning Instagram giveaways — how to set up your profile so you don't get disqualified, where to find low-entry giveaways, how to enter properly, and the common mistakes that quietly kill your win rate.
Platform Guides
How to Win Facebook Competitions: A UK Comper's 2026 Playbook
How to win Facebook competitions in the UK: the platform isn't dead — it's just been over-moderated. Here's how page comps work in 2026, why your win notifications end up in Other, how share-to-win interacts with Meta's ToS, and how to avoid the lockouts that catch out new compers.
Platform Guides
Twitter / X Competition Tips: How UK Compers Still Win in 2026
Twitter — now X — used to be the easiest social platform for UK compers. The rebrand, the algorithm changes and the rise of premium-only features have changed the picture, but retweet giveaways and reply comps are still very much worth entering. Here's the 2026 reality.
Tips & Strategies
How to Win Raffle Prizes: The UK Comper's Strategy Guide
Raffles are the most transparent kind of UK competition because you can see the bucket. This guide covers how to win raffle prizes across physical fetes, charity events, sports clubs and online big-prize draws — with real odds maths, the UK legal distinction between raffles and prize draws, and the ethics of buying multiple tickets.
Tips & Strategies
Daily Competitions UK: Where to Find Them and How to Build a 20-Minute Winning Routine
Daily competitions UK are the quiet workhorse of comping — enter the same comp every day for 30 days and your odds compound dramatically. This guide covers what counts as a daily-entry comp, the biggest UK sources (newspapers, TV-show comps, instant-win restocks, on-pack codes), how to build a 20-minute daily routine, and when to prioritise dailies over one-off comps.
Free Entry Guides
Enter Competitions Free, No Purchase UK: The Legal Guide to NPN
Enter competitions free, no purchase necessary, in the UK — explained as a legal and structural guide. Why the Gambling Act 2005 forces every paid prize draw to offer a free entry route, how to find the NPN section in any promoter's T&Cs, on-pack vs postal vs web NPN routes, when the rules don't apply (skill-based comps and licensed lotteries), and how UK NPN law differs from US sweepstakes law.
Tips & Strategies
How to Win Creative Competitions: UK Guide for 2026
Creative competitions are the hidden gem of UK comping. Effort filters out most of the field, so judged comps reach winners through skill, not pure luck. Here's the practical playbook covering slogans, photos, video, recipes, design and writing — what judges actually score on, how to build a winning portfolio, and the small habits that compound.
Tips & Strategies
Competition Entry Secrets: Lesser-Known UK Comping Tactics That Actually Work
The competition entry secrets that actually move the needle for UK compers — postal NPN routes, niche low-entry comps, the maths of volume, brand patterns, and how to spot a fixed sweepstake before you waste your time.
Beginner Guides
How to Track Competition Entries: The UK Comper's Organisation Guide
How to track competition entries properly is the single biggest difference between compers who win a couple of prizes a year and those who win one a week. This guide walks through the three tracking levels — mental, spreadsheet, dedicated app — what to log, how to handle Instagram and email entries, and what a good system actually looks like in 2026.
Platform Guides
How to Win TikTok Giveaways: A UK Comper's Strategy Guide
How to win TikTok giveaways without wasting your time. We cover duets, stitches, hashtag entries, brand-DM verification, why TikTok filters new accounts, and where UK compers go wrong.
Platform Guides
Threads Competitions: The Emerging UK Comping Opportunity in 2026
Threads is the under-the-radar comping platform of 2026. Fewer compers, lower entry numbers, and Meta is actively pushing UK brands to test giveaways here. If you've been on the fence about adding another platform to your routine, this is the one to add.