THE TIPS YOU NEED TO BE A COMPING PRO

ENTER as many competitions as you can, but don’t waste your time if you are not interested in the prize. You might be able to re-sell it online or give it away as a present, but if you don’t, it will just sit around cluttering up your cupboards. FIND them on websites such as Competitiondatabase.co.uk, the forums

MoneySavingExpert.com and on MyMail.co.uk

SET up a separate email account so you can easily delete all the junk mail you get after registering for lots of websites.

COMPETITIONS which require a skill, such as writing a caption, sharing a personal story about your travels or taking a funny selfie are easier to win than those that are purely based on chance, as fewer people are likely to enter.

USE brightly coloured postcards to help postal entries get noticed, if someone is picking out the winner by hand. You can pick up free promotional postcards in cinemas or pubs.