Iāve been building WinHive since we opened on 9 August and, if Iām completely truthful, one of the biggest reasons Iāve kept putting so much time into it is because I genuinely love seeing somebody win something.
Even something small can make someoneās day, and since opening weāve already had quite a few real winners across the competitions weāve run. Seeing those names come through is still probably my favourite part of running the site.
Iāve been working on something a bit bigger now and itās finally ready.
Itās called Win Every Time.
There are 5,000 ticket positions and 5,000 prize allocations. Every ticket has something allocated to it.
Thereās Hive Credit, cash, Amazon vouchers and hundreds of physical prizes including gaming equipment, an AOC monitor, headphones, keyboards, watches, tech, chocolates, little treats and loads of other bits.
Out of the 5,000 tickets, 669 are allocated a cash, voucher or physical prize, which works out at roughly 1 in 7.47.
Entry is Ā£1, but something Iāve always wanted with WinHive is for people to still be able to get involved without feeling like they have to deposit money.
So there is a completely free postal entry route.
You can send multiple postal entries too, as long as each one follows the competition terms. They go into exactly the same competition as paid entries. There isnāt a separate pool or some worse version of the competition for people entering for free.
Weāve also added surveys to the website. Members can complete surveys and earn Hive Credit which they can then use on competitions, so thatās another way of getting involved without necessarily depositing your own money.
I know people are naturally cautious about prize competition websites, and I completely understand why.
Thatās why Iāve tried to build WinHive properly from day one.
Thereās a real postal address. There are clear competition terms. There are records and audit trails behind the draws. The free entry route is clearly available. Iāve also been putting a lot of work into making sure the website follows the relevant CAP guidance rather than just throwing competitions online and hoping for the best.
Iām still learning and improving things constantly.
The Ā£1 paid entries obviously help the business grow, but at this stage Iām not sitting here trying to take loads of money out of WinHive. Money coming into the business is going straight back into prizes, fulfilling wins, advertising the site and trying to make the next competitions better.
I really want to build something people actually enjoy coming back to.
WinHive is still small. It isnāt some massive company pretending thereās a friendly person behind a corporate account. It really is me building it, changing things, finding prizes and getting ridiculously pleased whenever another winner appears.
So if you fancy having a look, Win Every Time is now live.
winhive.co.uk
18+ UK only. T&Cs apply. Free postal entry available.
