SweeptoKeep: A new way for people to avoid contest scams
By: Brandon Miller
Toronto, Ontario. Aug. 29, 2012
– Online contests and sweepstakes can be fun and exciting, but there are
dangers to watch for. Scams, identity theft and companies selling your
information to others are just some scary examples.
While a majority of contest websites
and directories don’t sift through their posted contests to see which are
legit, a Toronto resident Ryan Austin founded SweeptoKeep.com, an online
contest website that strives to overcome these challenges. In a recent
interview, Ryan said “winning a prize should be enjoyable and contest entrants
shouldn’t have to worry about who to trust.”
SweeptoKeep.com offers people the
ability to enter trusted contests. The first entry into a contest is
free. Website members can earn and then use reward points for additional
contest entries to increase their chances of winning a prize. The company
also provides businesses with affordable contest solutions.
I was fortunate to sit down with Ryan
to gain a better understanding of the platform. Here is how our interview
went:
Explain how SweeptoKeep works:
SweeptoKeep hosts several contests at
one time. We hope to become the largest online contest sponsor, hosting
tens or hundreds of contests at one time.
To enter a contest, go to
SweeptoKeep.com and register for free. As soon as a person registers, he/she
becomes a website member. Once registered, the website member can view
our contest list from the profile page or he/she can visit the ‘current
contest’ page. From there, the website member can click the ‘contest
description’ button and then submit their free entry by clicking the green
button on the ‘contest details’ page. The first entry into a contest is
free. Website members can earn and then use reward points for additional
contest entries to increase their chances of winning cool prizes.
So I have three questions: why are
SweeptoKeep’s contests trusted and how do you earn reward points? What do
reward points do?
Good questions! SweeptoKeep
sponsors every contest it hosts, so website members can trust that if they win,
they’ll receive their prize. Also, we NEVER sell our
website member’s personal information. The whole point of developing this
website was to provide people with an enjoyable experience.
To answer your second and third
question, SweeptoKeep provides its website members with reward points.
Website members can complete different tasks on the website to earn reward
points. Reward points can be used towards additional contest entries to
increase someone’s chance of winning a prize.
Who are SweeptoKeep contests open to?
SweeptoKeep offers its contests to
residents of Canada (excluding residents of Quebec) who have reached
the age of majority in their Province or Territory [18/19+ year olds
(depending on the Province/Territory they reside in)].
How is the company planning to
generate revenue?
The short version is that we host
contests for businesses for a fee and in return these businesses get to
advertise their brand to our growing network of potential customer
contacts. Our technology is turnkey, so businesses can save money with us
rather than handling all the logistics and mechanics of a contest on their
own. By visiting our website and clicking the “run a contest” link on the
footer of the website, people can watch our ‘how it works’ video.
