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posted 11-3-2011 @ 01:39 PM
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I just found the following on a recent newsletter on how to win competitions - it says never rhyme - I always rhyme - maybe that's why I never win! |
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 01:45 PM
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I won my trip to London to Meet Jamie Oliver with rhyming! LOL! She said they loved the entry. I think it comes down to who is judging, I'm sure
there are plenty out there who hate the odd rhymes, but I try and do a mix.
Interesting reading though. Thank you.
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 01:47 PM
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I agree Tess 12, my best wins came through rhyming. It really depends on the judges and what they prefer.  |
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 01:47 PM
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I've won my two biggest comps with rhyming so it's worked for me so far... I've read some of the witty 25 WOL that other people have submitted and I
am bright green with envy at how creative some people are.
And London - omg - wow |
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 01:50 PM
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LOL!! I had just sent this through to Andrew!!  |
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 01:53 PM
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I have never won anything other than WOL rhyme entries.
I have competed in WOL for 5-6 years.
I have now grossed over $200 + K.
My WOL are not always SPECIAL but they do standout for 3 reasons;
1.) Creative crafty entry (look at ME factor)
2.) Much time and thought in the effort.
3.) ALWAYS correct amount of words!
Jeddog
Never rhyme ..... (*&%^#$@@%^& that was me blowing a rasberry. Ha Ha Ha |
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 01:57 PM
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jed dog that is superb |
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 01:59 PM
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I do kind of agree with the don't ALWAYS rhyme. Ie: Rhyme sometimes, but not other times. I have won with both rhyming and not rhyming.
But don't be overly creative? WTF does that mean? |
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 02:03 PM
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This has been posted a few times before
The guy that wrote it has ZERO credibility 
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 02:05 PM
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I've won BIG with rhyme & without rhyme so that's just nonsense...it's all got to do with the calibre of your answer.
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 02:07 PM
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I've rhymed and ummm exaggerated hee hee and had plenty of wins.
As for the men's comps - we all know they get heaps of entries... coz WE enter them pmsl.
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 02:08 PM
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Exactly Kismet.
There are good and catchy rhymes, and really bad ones. It's about how clever and relevant (and suitable to the company's image) your answer is. Not
whether lines 2 & 4 rhyme. |
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 02:47 PM
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I think it is probably true for some comps..I have never seen a rhyme win on Urbancinfile. I have had big wins with both rhyming and non-rhyming
answers. |
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 02:57 PM
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Saying never use rhyme is like saying all men like Fords.
Everyone is individual, including promoters and judges of competitions. What appeals to one, another may really dislike.
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 03:10 PM
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I've won big with entries using rhyme, limmerick, saucy one-liners and bland boring made no effort at all... buggered if I know the secret!!  |
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 03:11 PM
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Some promoters love rhymes, some hate them. It's a case of trying to work out who likes what. I've won heaps with rhymes.
I like to rhyme
all the time
Some other promoters just like honest answers and some like sob stories (which surprises me) and some just draw them out because they don't have the
time and resources to appoint judges to read through thousands of entries.
There is no tried and true formula. It just depends who the judge is on the day (if it is judged) and if your answer appeals to them. |
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 03:11 PM
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| Quote: | Originally posted by joeymac
Some promoters love rhymes, some hate them. It's a case of trying to work out who likes what. I've won heaps with rhymes.
I like to rhyme
all the time
Some other promoters just like honest answers and some like sob stories (which surprises me) and some just draw them out because they don't have the
time and resources to appoint judges to read through thousands of entries.
There is no tried and true formula. It just depends who the judge is on the day (if it is judged) and if your answer appeals to them.
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 03:18 PM
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thank goodness everyone else rhymes too- it seems to be the only way I can do 25 WOL! |
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 04:22 PM
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Are you infringing someone's copyright by posting that here?
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 04:29 PM
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Probably!!!
But its VERY old news - I swear I read almost exactly the same thing about 8 years ago when I first started out...hope you're not having to pay for
that newsletter 
If you are they should be coming up with something a lot more up to date and dynamic
I've won big things with rhymes and big things without rhymes, I go through phases, have been off rhymes for a while now but havent won anything for a
while might have to go back to it.
As everyone said above it comes down to the judges, I tend to think the more sophisticated the demographic of the product, the less likely the judges
are to appreciate a twee rhyme. But if we really knew what judges liked we would have a sure fire method of winning.
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 04:49 PM
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| Quote: | Originally posted by zyzzyva
I think it is probably true for some comps..I have never seen a rhyme win on Urbancinfile. I have had big wins with both rhyming and non-rhyming
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I won on Urbancinfile with a rhyming answer about 6 months ago. |
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 04:54 PM
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Just discovered the quote in its original newsletter and yes you probably are breaching copyright!
Andrew will be pleased to know that lottos gets a mention.
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 07:05 PM
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"Purchase – any competition requiring the purchase of an item receives surprisingly few entries"
Seriously!!! Purchase comps get thousands of entries.
Also "Don't Lie" - well, there goes 75% of my answers
I agree with the "don't rhyme" - but that's because I can never think of any
I've read this before in a book about comping - it's one person's point of view - very interesting read, but as other people have said - you never
know who's judging the answers, and it rests entirely on the judges personal opinion of what's good and what's not. |
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posted 11-3-2011 @ 07:12 PM
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"make sure you are not overly creative", "never rhyme", what codswallop - bet whoever wrote that has never won a WOL in their life. |
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posted 12-3-2011 @ 02:09 PM
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It seems so many trip prizes (my ideal win) are WOLs - I've not had much success in the past. Any other tips or shared winning entries?  |
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