Update: New Mobile App Experience

Sweeps is constantly working to be better and more user friendly, which includes our web and Mobile applications. Speaking of mobile, Sweeps has upgraded the mobile app on both Android and IOS for smartphones. All of your Sweeps are accessible with one touch on the “My Sweeps” tab. You can also check out our featured Sweeps with a touch of the “Featured Sweeps” tab.

Each Sweeps will be filtered for the amount of time it has left for you to play. You can also use the “summary” tab to check your all-time winnings, the number of entries you’ve had and the amount of Sweeps you’ve entered. You can also check your available credits to get additional entries.

Check out our app for Android.
Check out our app for IOS. 

Because it's on Shop Your Way, it's a safe place to play.

By: Jimmy Musial, Community Moderator

Update: NEW! Essay Contests

This week in Sweeps, we are unveiling a new type of contest--an essay contest.

With the Power of Persuasion Contest, we're giving away a 16.1MP digital camera, valued at $199.99.

How do you enter? You simply write a short essay as a message to the contest topic page, explaining why you should win the camera.

Members will vote on their favorite by "liking" the message of their choice. The top ten messages with the most "likes" will end up in the finalists, where the Sweeps judges will select a winner based on how convincing his or her pitch is, along with creativity, overall quality in the message and community enthusiasm for his or her entry.








This contest ends March 6, 2014. View the Power of Persuasion Contest Topic Page to read the current entries. You'll want to "Follow" the page to receive updates about the contest.

By: Laura Meyer, Copywriter

Sweepstakes vs. Contests: What's the difference?

Our name is Sweeps, and we run contests and sweepstakes. But what’s the difference?

When you enter a sweepstakes, you are put in a pool of entries that has the potential to be selected as a winner. Every sweepstakes winner is randomly selected.

Contests are different; they are based on skill and content, and the finalists are chosen by our members. Our contests can either have catalog creations, posting a photo, caption a photo of our choosing and other new options coming soon. The content is based on the criteria listed in the official rules. Members “vote” for their favorites and this creates our pool of finalists. Our panel of judges then choose the winner from the finalists, based on the quality of the content and the effort put into the entry.

So in essence, sweepstakes winners are chosen randomly, contests are chosen based on skill and the quality of the content, but both are part of Sweeps.

By: Jimmy Musial, Community Moderator

Update: RSS feed

We are happy to inform you about a new feature, an RSS feed, on Sweeps.

To subscribe to the Sweeps by Shop Your Way feed reader, copy the URL and paste it in your RSS reader. 

http://cpe.sears.com/sweepstakes/api/v1/rss/promotion

WHAT ARE RSS FEEDS?

RSS Feeds (Really Simple Syndication Feeds) are free information feeds that give you a glimpse of updated website content with a link to the full version of that content. RSS feeds allow you to receive updates in one place. it's a collection of updates from your favorite websites in one place!

WHAT ARE THE TERMS OF USE?

Sweeps by Shop Your Way (http://www.shopyourway.com/app/2/l) offers free RSS as a service for Shop Your Way members. Get the latest Sweeps posted on http://www.shopyourway.com/app/2/l even when you aren't logged into Shop Your Way. Use must include proper credit to Sweeps by Shop Your Way as the source.

HOW CAN I USE RSS FEEDS?

Copy and paste the URL of the Sweeps by Shop Your Way feed in your RSS reader to subscribe. There are different types of readers: Some RSS feed applications are downloadable; others live on the web and work within the browser of our choice. Find the best RSS reader for you! To use the reader of your choosing, follow the directions provided by that feed reader.

Which RSS reader are you currently using?

By: Laura Meyer, Copywriter

Update: Refer friends for additional entries

Increase your chances of winning by sharing with Facebook, Twitter or your own, unique URL.

You know how you can share Sweeps to earn an additional entry? Well guess what…we’re making sharing even better!

1 additional entry = When you share a Sweeps
1 additional entry = Every time a friend participates in the Sweeps you shared

Additional entries will be limited to a specific number for each Sweeps, but the more often your friends participate when you share Sweeps, the more entries you’ll gain.

3 friends participate in a Sweeps you shared = 4 additional entries for you

Connect with your friends on Facebook and build up your Followers on Twitter. The larger your social network, the more you increase your chances of winning when you share Sweeps.

By: Laura Meyer, Copywriter

Tip: Locate Your Sweeps In Progress

With our new footer, you can access the Sweeps page right from the Shop Your Way home page!

Looking for your Sweeps in progress?

Clicking on the “Sweeps” tab at the bottom of the page with the trophy icon will bring up our carousel of Sweeps you've started, but haven’t completely entered. You can click on the "Sweeps Home" button for instant access to the Sweeps page with all of our Sweeps. 

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If you’re still having trouble finding the Sweeps you've started, click on "Sweeps" on the Shop Your Way home page and then “My Sweeps” to locate all of your Sweeps in progress.

Welcome

Welcome to the Sweeps blog. We’re happy to have you.

This blog will share the latest updates on the Sweeps platform, tips and tricks for playing sweepstakes and contests, Sweeps team news and other fascinating blurbs that we think our members would find interesting.

Be sure to subscribe to the Sweeps blog with your email address (to the right) to get the latest news on exciting new sweepstakes and contests on Shop Your Way!

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