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MarcoPolo · 01-11-2008, 07:44 AM

So there was once a time when I decided I'd win a bunch of stuff by entering every contest I could.

Instead I got a mailbox full of spam that took me ages to clear out -- the spam kept coming for about a year because people sold my info all over the place.

Now I only enter "big company" websites.

Word to the wise: make your company look legit to get contestants. I don't even remember half the sites I entered, but on the other hand for a couple places I became a consumer of their product.

writewords5 · 01-11-2008, 11:44 AM

You mean the contest was just a way to get your information and bug you to try services and products?

MarcoPolo · 01-14-2008, 07:12 PM

You mean the contest was just a way to get your information and bug you to try services and products?

Bingo.

01-11-2008, 07:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
MarcoPolo Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Makin' Sausages Posts: 5 Blog Entries: 1 Points: 822.16 Bank: 816.00 Total Points: 1,638.16 Donate	If you have a contest, make people assured you won't sell their info So there was once a time when I decided I'd win a bunch of stuff by entering every contest I could. Instead I got a mailbox full of spam that took me ages to clear out -- the spam kept coming for about a year because people sold my info all over the place. Now I only enter "big company" websites. Word to the wise: make your company look legit to get contestants. I don't even remember half the sites I entered, but on the other hand for a couple places I became a consumer of their product.

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01-11-2008, 11:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
writewords5 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2 Points: 316.50 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 316.50 Donate	You mean the contest was just a way to get your information and bug you to try services and products?

01-14-2008, 07:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
MarcoPolo Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Makin' Sausages Posts: 5 Blog Entries: 1 Points: 822.16 Bank: 816.00 Total Points: 1,638.16 Donate	You mean the contest was just a way to get your information and bug you to try services and products? Bingo.