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kimmedeiros

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Hi, I've been sweeping with SA for a long time, but I just joined as a member this year. (I think I signed up before at my old address and different e-mail), but I've never posted or looked at the forums until this year.

I'm curious to know about who started this site (Ken and Diane?), when they started, etc. What motivated them, how many members there are, and how do they keep the site going for free.

I also want to know if I can " donate" prizes that I don't need instead of selling them on eBay, to SA to hold their own sweeps etc. I feel like I owe them so much for my good fortune these past few months!

Any info is appreciated, I'm trying to get my friends and family involved in sweeping also. It's such a great and fun way to win things you never thought you could afford to have or do!
 
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Diane started the site back in 1997. It started out as a hobby but grew as we noticed how many other people were interested in our site. We are motivated every day when our members win ( someone posted a 10K win today ) :) .

There are 80,458 member accounts on SA. While not all of these accounts are being used everyday there are some 70K+ individuals visiting SA every month.

Keeping the site free is an everyday challenge. We rely on sponsorship
and ad revenue. Members can help keep us free by entering our Member Sweepstakes, Visiting the Sweepstakes in the banners or Shopping in our Amazon.com store or shopping from our coupons/savings section.

This really helps as we are a small home business and not a major corporation. :)

If you would like to donate prizes maybe you can hold you own member sweepstakes here in this forum.
http://www.sweepsadvantage.com/post/viewforum.php?f=21

Referring friends and family to the site is really great and much appreciated. You can even refer for a chance to win here:
http://www.sweepsadvantage.com/refer_monthly.php

Thank You for being a great member!

Ken & Diane
 
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Glad to have you on board, Kim! There's a buried thread somewhere (I'll go look for it later - see below, Amy found it!) where people introduced themselves. In it, Ken posted some information about his background - both family and SA stuff. The short answer for how the site stays free - paid sponsors. We can all help by participating in the Member Only sweepstakes. They link directly to sponsors. The more people visit these sites, the better for SA! There is also a referral contest running. Invite friends, and the person who attracts the most new members wins a cash prize! Two quick suggestions for prizes that you want to release back into the wild: The Members Contest thread in the Forum, or the Trade thread. Thanks!
 
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thank you for your post! hopefully your family will see the benefits of being a member here and join in the fun of sweeping, the people here are great and all are willing to help each other as we all have different talents. good luck with your sweeping :D
 
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Hi Kim! Goodluck to you. I have been here a few months but, I am "in and out" on the forums.
 
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Is there a place where your amazon link is located? I sure would like you to benefit from my shopping obsession! :oops: :lol:
 
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Thanks all of you for that great info! Especially Ken and Diane's great story and background! I'm sure I'll see you featured in many more shows and or magazines in the near future.

This is my favorite site, and I have been sweeping with you since about 1998, but with dialup and WebTV. Just last year we hooked up with DSL and I've been back into it full swing! Just by luck I started actually reading the forums and not just entering contests. Now, I love reading the Winner's Circle, more than entering the Sweeps! I get so excited when someone wins big, I'll probably have a heart attack if it actually happened to me!! :oops:

Good luck to all and I'll keep recommending this site to everyone I know!
 
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WolfieIs there a place where your amazon link is located? I sure would like you to benefit from my shopping obsession! :oops: :lol:[/QUOTE said:
You're going to buy me something right???? :lol:
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:shock: Where have you been? :lol:

Of course I am going to buy you something. I am going to buy you the book sewing for dummies! :P :lol:
 
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