1. I am SOOOO happy to see that many bloggers are now using Rafflecop. How many times have I started entering a sweeps with lots of entry methods, only to be interrupted? Of course, this will be the type of sweeps where you don't see your post until after owner approval. So I don't know what I've already done! Now, with Rafflecop, I can go back days later and see what I have missed. And there are no annoying Captcha words that take three or four tries to get through. And best of all, it doesn't take 5 minutes per entry as with Wordpress. Why is that bloggers who offer 10 entries for everythng always use Wordpress? It takes forever!!
2. Another frustrating thing is ending dates! What does "Ends Friday at midnight" mean? Does it mean the sweeps ends at the end of the day on June 30? Or does it mean the end of the day July 1? I have seen both. I entered one contest that said the sweep expired at 11:59 PM Friday. I went in Friday about 1:15 AM and it had ended! Please word the ending dates so there is no question about it--like "Expires 8 A.M. EST on Friday." Mentioning the time zone is nice also, but I usually just assume it is EST to be safe.
3. And the other thing I find frustrating is how the winner will be notified. I don't mind checking back, but please state that this will be the case and then put the winner's notice up somewhere it can be found easily. Some contests don't say anything about whether they e-mail the winner. Others say something ambiguous like "Winner will be announced Friday." Will they also be e-mailed? Just come right out and say "The winner will be e-mailed" or "The winner must check back on Friday."
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