Category: Di’s diary

With the growing popularity of Rafflecopter.com, I thought this an ideal time to outline how you can host a successful giveaway on your blog.  Running a contest, prize draw or competition on your blog...

I returned home from a lovely afternoon stroll with Ryland to find my Mac asking me to log in to Facebook. Funny I thought, as I never usually log out… I tried to log...

Today I’m delighted to point you in the direction of the wonderful A Bit of This and a Bit of That to read my guest post on how to run a giveaway on your...

I’m currently working together with Accolade (publishers of Compers News magazine) and Loquax to educate compers and promoters about why Automated Competition Entry Services are a bad thing. We want websites and promoters to BAN these entries from...

Back in June Toblerone promoted a great imaginative competiton for Fathers Day, where you had to upload a photo or video showing how your Dad solves problems round the house with a Toblerone bar....

Last weekend I took the family on a day trip over to Summer Sundae Festival in Leicester. We were lucky enough to win tickets in the recent Alpro Soya Festival Photo competition on Facebook,...

For me, the most magical part of comping is when you win a luxurious treat that you could never justify splashing out on – unless you’re a celebrity of course! My prize treats in...

TinEye is my new favourite website. This clever site conducts a ‘reverse image’ search, which is useful in all sorts of comping situations. The idea is that you show TinEye a photo and it...