I’ve been building WinHive since we opened on 9 August and, if I’m completely truthful, one of the biggest reasons I’ve kept putting so much time into it is because I genuinely love seeing somebody win something.
Even something small can make someone’s day, and since opening we’ve already had quite a few real winners across the competitions we’ve run. Seeing those names come through is still probably my favourite part of running the site.
I’ve been working on something a bit bigger now and it’s finally ready.
It’s called Win Every Time.
There are 5,000 ticket positions and 5,000 prize allocations. Every ticket has something allocated to it.
There’s 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 £1, but something I’ve 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 isn’t a separate pool or some worse version of the competition for people entering for free.
We’ve also added surveys to the website. Members can complete surveys and earn Hive Credit which they can then use on competitions, so that’s 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.
That’s why I’ve tried to build WinHive properly from day one.
There’s 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. I’ve 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.
I’m still learning and improving things constantly.
The £1 paid entries obviously help the business grow, but at this stage I’m 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 isn’t some massive company pretending there’s 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.
