Amber Wins Contests

People often ask how I find out about contests and it honestly varies quite a bit. Recently, I've been combing through #giveaway on Instagram and have been able to find some good contests. That is how I found a video of a man (@robvelez) with a large stack of cash who said that whoever could guess the amount could have it with up to 3 people splitting it.  This was a bit different than other contests because there was no set end time. I made two guesses, screenshotted the post, and went on with my day.  I later saw in his story that no one had guessed it and he gave a hint. It was all singles. If I had not checked his story, I would not have known.  Still no one could guess.  The next morning I saw he had posted in the past 45 minutes or so that it was between $400 and $500 and someone was only $1 away.  So naturally, I went all in.  I made a list on my iPad of the guesses between $400 and $500 and started making guesses that were $1 away from the others

Imagining yourself winning a Thailand vacation? You're probably better off just buying your ticket.  So you're entering dozens and dozens of contests and never win anything. Sound familiar? If you're not realistic with your chances of winning, you're going to find yourself disappointed over and over again. Many Instagram and Facebook contests will have you comment and tag people in order to enter. This is a great way for you to see what your odds are. As a general rule of thumb, if there are less than 100 entries (or 100 comments), I always enter. Anywhere under 1,000 entries, I enter if it is simple enough. If they want me to follow them, follow 20 other accounts, tag 37 people, and subscribe to their email list, then I probably won't enter because that's a lot of work for low odds. Recently I had someone tag me in a contest with over 3,000 entrants that had only been open for 2 hours for a prize worth only $150. No matter how many people you're

I'm excited that within days of starting this blog, I won another social media contest. Winning is not something you can count on, but you can increase your chances of winning something in a few different ways. One of which is entering contests with very few entries.  This contest was sponsored by Raygun, a Midwest shop known for their graphic tees. I own a shirt and have heard their owner speak on two different occasions which is why I followed them originally. I'm a big fan of their humor. That Nancy Pelosi clapping meme? They put it on a t-shirt .  So when they posted that they were giving away two tickets, I was ready. It didn't matter to me that I had never heard of the band because my parents LOVE concerts, and I knew I could give the tickets to them.  All you had to do was tag a friend in the comments. The reason I won? Only FOUR people entered. That's right. Obviously more people than just four saw the post, but they didn't know the

Yeah, that's right, I won a 128GB iPad Pro for FREE! However, there is no such thing as a free iPad. I put in a lot of work into connecting with people to help me out.  In June 2017, my family went on vacation to Hawaii. One day my mom had me look up things to do and I found the Byodo-In Temple to have good reviews. So we packed everyone into the car and drove to the place that would end up sending me an iPad.  We wandered around taking pictures. There is a small building off to the right of the temple that was your typical gift shop and snack bar, but it was closed. My dad and brother were sitting there and I went over to join them when I saw an 8.5"x 11" piece of paper taped to the wall explaining a Facebook contest to win a free iPad. Essentially, all you needed was the most likes on your Facebook photo. Easy, right?  I spent our remaining time there taking a bunch of photos from different angles to give me options to choose from later.  The ab

Hello, everyone! My name is Amber, and I have a special talent for winning social media contests. I consider this a side hustle of sorts and have won over $3,000 in about 4 years. My prizes range from a 128GB iPad Pro to gift cards to clothes to conference and concert tickets. I'm here to help you all crack the code on how to start winning contests. My first tip is to keep your eye out. People advertise these contests everywhere, not just online. The iPad I won was from reading a piece of paper taped to the side of a building. Stick around for more tips as well as all the contests I've been entering plus a recap of what I've won so far. Have you won any contests? Comment below!