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FAQs ABOUT THE COMPETITIONS

Q: What sort of competitions do you list?
A: AussieComps.com lists lots of different types of competitions with lots of different types of prizes. As long as they're awarding prizes to Aussies they will be listed!

Q: Does it cost anything to enter the competitions?
AussieComps.com does not charge anything to use the website or enter the comps (but if you love the free content you can always Buy Me A Coffee or 2).

As far as pay-to-enter comps, AussieComps.com prefers to only include free-to-enter competitions but will sometimes list ones from selected charities and sponsors that are low-cost to enter. AussieComps.com does however stay away from premium pay-to-enter competitions where you need to make phone calls/SMS and ones where a product purchase is required to enter.

Q: Are the comps available to all Australian States?
A: As much as possible, however sometimes certain states are excluded for various reasons by the comp promoter. If you are unsure of the competition's entry conditions please review their terms and conditions before you enter.

Q: How many competitions do you list each day?
A: AussieComps.com lists up to 25 comps every day. The daily amount varies depending upon how many competitions we find or have submitted to us. Plus there is always an increase in the number of comps listed in the weeks leading up to an event such as Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, End of Financial Year Sales, Father's Day, Black Friday Sales, Christmas and Boxing Day sales.

Q: How do I know when new competitions are listed each day?
A: Comps are listed throughout the morning and are usually all online by mid-afternoon each day.

Q: What are the entry terms for the comps?
A: Each competition will have it's own terms and conditions and a link to the T&C will usually be found on the comp's entry page or entry form. Please review the terms and conditions of each competition before you enter them.

Q: Who won a comp or how do I know if I've won a comp?
A: The way each comp promoter announces and/or notifies winners will usually be noted on their competition page/form or in their terms and conditions. For website based comps you will usually be notified via email (or sometimes a phone call). For social media comps, you will usually be notified via direct/private message but sometimes you might be 'tagged' in a post on their social page/s. Make sure you regularly check your emails and social media messages (including the 'Others' & Spam folders) because some comps require you to claim your prize within a certain timeframe (eg. 24-72 hours) and if you miss their email or message you miss out on the prize!

Q: Does AussieComps.com only list affiliate/referral links?
A: No. Only a small number of comps listed on AussieComps.com contain an affiliate or referral link. Some of these links are listed for people who have paid to have their affiliate or referral link listed while others are businesses or sponsors that have paid to have a tracking or affiliate link listed.

Q: Some comps only have a draw date or winner announcement date. When do the entries close?
A: The way comps are conducted is they open, they run (accept entries), they close (no more entries), they are drawn and the winner's are notified and/or announced. If a comp says it is drawn or announced on a particular date but doesn't state a close date/time for entries, it is worth getting your entry in the day before if possible to ensure you have entered in time. The AussieComps.com listings for comps without an exact close time are set to expire on the database at 00.01am AEST on the day of draw/announcement.


ENTERING & WINNING COMPS

Q: How do I enter the competitions?
A: Each competition will have different ways to enter. Some are simple social media interactions (like, share, comment etc.) while others will be simple entry forms that ask for your name and email address. Some comps may require a WOL answer ('words or less' eg. 25WOL) and others may ask for a photo, a caption, the completion of a survey or your left leg and/or first born child (not really, but some entry forms feel like that). AussieComps.com tries to stay away from competitions with overly complex, extremely difficult or absurd entry requirements!

Q: Why do comp promoters ask for my email/phone number etc.?
A: Every comp promoter is different and will ask for different personal details to run the comp and/or send you marketing messages and/or fulfill prize delivery if you are a lucky winner.

As mentioned in the Comp Scams FAQs section below, it's always worth having a separate email account just for comps and marketing from comp promoters but unfortunately most of us can't afford a separate phone just for comping.

Q: What's my chances of winning a comp?
A: The chances of winning come down to how many other people have entered the comp and/or how original and interesting your entry is (for written and creative types).

Q: How do I increase my chances of winning competitions?
A: Simple - enter, enter, enter! The more competitions you enter, the more likely it is that you will win. Also, don't be scared of entering the harder comps that require a WOL (Words or Less) written answer, photo/video submission comps, trivia/answers comps etc. because these comps usually have much less people entering so your odds of winning will be increased.

Q: I'm not winning anything... HELP!
A: I personally enter over 200 comps each month and some months I don't win anything! Most months though I win a few small prizes (like food & drinks, skincare, low-value vouchers etc.) and usually win 1 or 2 bigger prizes each year (have won tool kits, an outboard motor, camping gear, various electronics, large appliances, numerous $500+ vouchers and more). So the odds of winning are actually not that good but the chance of picking up a huge prize (house/car/cash etc.) is what keeps me motivated to enter lots of comps every day.


SUBMITTING COMPS & PREMIUM LISTINGS

Q: Can I list my giveaway on AussieComps.com?
A: Yes! Please see the Comp Promotion page for submission details.

Q: Is it free to list a giveaway on AussieComps.com?
A: AussieComps.com does have a free option for a one-time online listing but the best option is to have your competition displayed as a 'Featured Comp' or 'FC PLUS'. This way your comp gets maximum exposure for a longer timeframe by being seen near the top of the AussieComps.com homepage and its Category page (FC PLUS also gets solo pinned listings at the top of the AC social media pages). Please see the Comp Promotion page for details and pricing.

Q: What are 'Featured Comps'?
A: Featured Comps are highlighted premium listings that are in rotation with other Featured Comps at the top of the 'All Comps' page and their Category listing page.

Q: What are 'FC PLUS' listings?
A: Featured Comps PLUS (FC PLUS) are the same as Featured Comps but have the addition of the comp listing also being pinned (anchored) to the top of the AussieComps.com Facebook and Instagram social media pages AND having an exclusive solo banner image at the top of EVERY page of the AussieComps.com website for the duration of the FC+ period! As such, wherever people visit AussieComps.com they will see that listing first.

Q: Can I list my competition as a Featured Comp or FC PLUS?
A: Yes! Please see the Comp Promotion page for details and prices.

Q: How can I get my free listing back to the top of page one?
A: AussieComps.com has an inexpensive 'Bump Up' option for free listings. For as little as $4 for 2 bump ups, you can have your free listing bumped back up to the top of the homepage (All Comps) listings and its category page (under any Featured Comp/s).

Bump ups are done after all new listings are completed for the day so that your comp will remain at the top of the free listings for at least 18-20 hours before more new comps are added the next day. Please see the Comp Promotion page for all details.

Q: How can I pay for my listing upgrade?
A: Due to PayPal limiting our account AGAIN, AussieComps.com uses Stripe to process credit card payments.

Q: Can I list my affiliate/referral links?
A: Yes! Referral links can be listed with either the inexpensive 'Bump Up' option or one of the premium 'Featured Comp' options. Please see the Comp Promotion page for details and pricing.

Q: How many visitors/hits will my premium listing get?
A: How long is a piece of string??? To quote directly from the Terms & Conditions page: "...every competition (has) different demographics and varying popularity based on the type of competition, value of the prize/s on offer and method/s of entry".

In other words a trip to Paris with a simple entry form will attract LOTS more visitors/entrants than say a scented candle that requires a written response, liking 20 Facebook pages and a blood sacrifice to Lucifer to enter.

Additionally, the length of time the comp is open will affect the visitor/entrant numbers. So if there are two comps with identical prizes, one being run for one week, the other for one month, the longer one will, of course, end up with MANY more people seeing it and/or entering it (this is where Bump Ups come in handy for keeping comps with longer run times up near the top of the listings to be seen more).

Q: Can you guarantee the amount of hits my listing and/or affiliate/referral links will get?
A: No! Please see the FAQ above and the Terms & Conditions for the reasons as to why this is impossible.

Comp Promoters Beware: any comp promotion site that promises guaranteed hits/views/clicks is most likely full of sh*t and/or using bot scripts to inflate hits/views/clicks numbers.

Q: Can you manage/run a competition for me?
A: Sorry, AussieComps.com does not offer competition hosting or administration. There are a number of great DIY competition management platforms available these days which provide an easy, convenient and cost-effective (some are free!) way to run a social media and/or website competition. These include Woobox, Rafflecopter, KingSumo, Vyper and others which are all, in their own ways, easy to use and are great for boosting social interaction with your comp and your business.

Comp Promoters Beware: there are also some very BAD DIY comp platforms out there. Due to repetitive and frequent complaints, DO NOT USE SweepWidget as I very regularly receive complaints about their broken anti-spam and anti-VPN systems that block people from entering comps. Also, be cautious when using Gleam as they are well-known for banning compers (my wife and I included) without any given reason or made-up reasons.


SOCIAL MEDIA

Q: Do I need Facebook/Twitter/Instagram etc. to enter competitions?
A: AussieComps.com lists lots of competitions each day from a variety of sources with many comps being hosted on the promoter's website. These days (unfortunately), lots of comps are being run via Facebook and Instagram pages (with LOTS of scammers not being held accountable on those platforms and LOTS of innocent and genuine compers getting banned for no reason).

Not many Australian comps are hosted exclusively on Twitter, Tik Tok or other social media sites however some Facebook, Instagram or website hosted comps might offer bonus entries for liking/sharing/commenting etc. on other social media sites. So to answer the question honestly, if you are fair dinkum about your comping you will need Facebook and Instagram accounts at the very minimum and other social media accounts if you are keen to enter more comps or get more entries.

Q: You used to post daily to Facebook and Twitter. What happened?
A: AussieComps.com was getting repetively blocked from posting on Farcebook due to allegedly breaching rules about 'Promotional Posts' and allegedly sending people to AussieComps.com to "steal their information" (even though the AC website doen't even have a newsletter signup! *face palm*). As such, daily comps could no longer be posted to Farcebook without the risk of being permanently banned. Additionally, Farcebook stopped AussieComps.com from sharing posts directly from and to Twitter so now, unfortunately (or fortunately), all comp listings are done exclusively on the AussieComps.com website with very little social media support.


COMPETITION SCAMS

Q: Will I get scammed by entering the competitions on AussieComps.com?
A: Unlike a number of other competition services out there, AussieComps.com manually reviews every competition before listing them. After all, my friends and I enter the comps too and we don't want to be scammed either! AussieComps.com will not list any competitions or giveaways that don't seem to be 100% legitimate however compers should still use their common sense and not enter any comps that seem dodgy or too good to be true. You can also visit the Common Competition & Giveaway Scams page for more info about comp scams.

I am only human, so if you do happen to find something a bit fishy on AussieComps.com please contact me immediately via email so that the comp can be investigated.

Q: Will I get spammed by entering competitions?
Most competitions require your name and email address at the very minimum and many of the comp promoters will use this to send you legitimate marketing materials once the competition has ended (some will unfortunately send you MUCH more than others). As far as avoiding spam (unsolicited emails), it is a good idea to have a separate email account to use solely for entering comps (for example, a free Gmail or Protonmail account). AussieComps.com carries out manual reviews on all competitions before sharing them and have been fortunate enough to receive very few unwelcome emails even after entering 10s of 1000s of competitions over the years!


FAQs ABOUT AUSSIECOMPS.COM

Q: Who is the owner/admin of AussieComps.com?
A: I am! My name is Scott, pleased to meet you and welcome to AussieComps.com! Please see the About Us page for more info.

Q: Does the AussieComps.com owner/admin enter the comps too?
A: Yes! I'm a comper too and that's how I find most of the comps for you.

Q: Do you keep the good comps for yourselves?
A: No, I don't keep any comps just for me! I love sharing all of the best Australian competitions and list them on AussieComps.com whether they are for a radio controlled car or a real car, a toy plane or flights to Europe, $100 or a million dollars! In fact, the more competitions I list, the better it is for all of us because in the long run comp promoters are more likely to offer more competitions and/or bigger prizes in the future if their comps, products and services are being seen by lots of people.

Q: Is AussieComps.com the promoter of the comps?
A: No. AussieComps.com simply lists publicly available links to competitions and links provided by comp promoters, referral advertisers and sponsors.

Q: How do you find all of the competitions?
A: The comps that are listed on AussieComps.com come from a number of sources including my friends and I sharing links with each other, Facebook & Instagram posts by comp promoters, various social media searches, 2 different advanced Google searches, newsletters/emails from comp promoters and businesses/referral advertisers submitting their comps via the AussieComps.com Comp Promotion page.

Q: You used to list more comps each day. What happened?
A: After looking at both the old Facebook post visitor/click stats and the newer website listing visitor stats it became clear that the lower value prizes were getting significantly less hits/views than higher value prizes. As such, I decided that I could save myself many hours each day by only finding and listing higher value prizes. The exception to this is for client submitted lower value comps which I will happily list on AussieComps.com.

Q: What is the "Buy Me A Coffee" link on the website?
A: Most funds earned from Premium Comp listings go straight back into paying the bills to keep us open. Plus, I have NEVER asked for any form of payment from comp entrants and I'm always happy to give away free listings (and sometimes free upgraded listings) for our awesome comp promoters.

As such, I thought I'd add a Buy Me A Coffee link for people to buy me a cup of coffee or two to help out with the AC expenses (and allow me a coffee while I'm slaving over the comp submissions each morning hahaha...). BMAC is completely optional but I truly do appreciate everyone who has already bought me a coffee.

Oh, and BTW, the coffees I buy are from a local, Aussie family-owned coffee shop down the road from my house NOT from a major overseas corporation :)


Please email if you have any other questions. Good luck and have fun with your comping. I hope you win!
~Scott

These FAQs were last updated 08/03/2025