It's probably not escaped your attention that The PrizeFinder has had a bit of a makeover this week! As well as a shiny new layout and format for the competition listings, we've made a few other changes too:
New 'Competitions By Category' Menu
The old menu was long and confusing, so we've streamlined it to make it easier to use. Facebook and Twitter have their own sections in the 'Category' menu now, and we've renamed our 'Tie Breakers' section to 'Skill-based' - this is where you'll find slogan, photo, video, recipe and other comps which require a bit of effort.
A smaller 'Competitions By Prize' Menu
As well as renaming several categories, we've combined Fashion, Health and Beauty into 'Fashion & Beauty' and we now have separate 'Music, Games and Film' and 'Tickets and Events' categories rather than just 'Entertainment' and 'Games'. Of course, we still have Miscellaneous for all the random prizes!
The PrizeFinder Blog
As well as looking after the PrizeFinder Facebook and Twitter pages, I'll be blogging regularly about competitions, with tips, advice and links to the best comps around. I'd like to know what topics you'd like me to blog about, so please feel free to comment with any suggestions. I'll be continuing the tradition of the Monthly Wins list by posting a blog on the 1st of the month with my own wins and total, and inviting you to comment with your own wins list.
Removal of Message Board and Chat Room
In recent months, we've noticed that the message board wasn't being used much, and unfortunately, we've been the victim of a lot of spam so we have decided to remove it completely, along with the Chat Room. You will still be able to interact with myself and other members on Facebook, Twitter and the blog, so please don't be shy! I'll be continuing the tradition of the monthly wins round-up here on the PrizeFinder blog, inviting you to post your prize lists as comments. It would be great if you could let us know about your wins over at our Facebook page too!
Add a Competition Button
We've made the Add a Competition button big and bold at the bottom of the menu so it's more obvious to visitors.
Steve and I really hope you enjoy using the new site and we'd love to hear your feedback here on the blog or via our contact form - happy comping!
Comments
competition
the comptitions that you have completed dont go pink to say you have done them?
yeah i noticed that i have to
yeah i noticed that i have to keep refreshing it to see where i'm up to
Thankyou for all your
Thankyou for all your valuable feedback! We have taken on board all your comments and suggestions, and will be working on a solution as soon as we can. It's important to you - and to us - that the competition prizes in the listings stand out and it's clear which comps you've entered, and we'll do what we can to get it sorted ASAP! It's never a smooth transition when you have a revamp, and we don't want to lose you ...so please bear with us!
new layout
I agree with the above comments, but would like more contrast
colour showing competitions already entered.
However I shall not be deserting you!
Thanks everyone - we have our
Thanks everyone - we have our web guys looking at all these issues right now!
the new Prize finder
Oh boy this is hideous!! Nothing listed where it used to be, can't tell if you've entered or not....blogging....man get rid and give us the old system back!
Carophil, we've removed the
Carophil, we've removed the forum from the site now as it was underused and unfortunately generated a lot of spam. In keeping with the 'Look what I've won!' forum tradition, I'm going to be doing a monthly blog post with a round up of the month's wins, where you can all add your prizes (and total value if you like!) as comments. If you've had a nice win, please pop over and tell us at www.facebook.com/theprizefinder too!
Thanks for taking the time to
Thanks for taking the time to let us know your thoughts everyone. We are currently working on the issues with the colours and tracking and should be sorted by early next week. Apologies for the inconvenience!
Don't like it
As all previous comments - I don't like the look of the site any more. Please change back.
Previously I could easily see
Previously I could easily see which day's competitions I'd entered on and which had new ones added since my last visit. This doesn't appear anymore, but would be really helpful please to save me entering each day again in order to check.
Im not liking the new look
Im not liking the new look sorry, cannot tell which competition Ive entered unlike previous it used to change colour.
I used to like reading what others have won - now that has gone.
Much prefer the other layout/style
Rainbowwitch, we've started a
Rainbowwitch, we've started a monthly blog post for people to post their wins (http://www.theprizefinder.com/blog/2011/12/04/our-november-wins) and you're more than welcome to join in the chat at our Facebook page too, by posting about your wins!
We'll be working on the colour change issues tomorrow and I can assure you it will be sorted ASAP! Sorry for the inconvenience!
entered comps
I entered a number of comps yesterday and have logged back on tonight only to find that they are still showing. The comps are customised to disappear once completed. I know i was logged in yesterday. Could you sort this out please as i could end up entering some twice and getting disqualified? I know that you will have some hiccups with the new site at first but it's so frustrating. I have always loved using this site so please please get it sorted.
At least entered comps are
At least entered comps are now greying out, which is definitely an improvement - thanks.
However, to see them greyed out you have to refresh the page, and that's a pain. There really wasn't much wrong with the way the site used to work in this regard before the 'upgrade'.
Also, please could the day / date links within the 'New Competitions' and 'Closing Soon' sections be made to change colour after they've been clicked on, as they did previously?
To keep you updated, we still
To keep you updated, we still have a few problems with the site and are working hard to get these resolved! We're taking note of all your suggestions and we hope to get these issues fixed as soon as we can.
can't register
there is nowhere for me to register on this site. I go to the log on screen and asks me to log on but there is nowhere for me to register. Am i being really stupid or is that not available at the moment.
We're currently amending the
We're currently amending the registration process so unfortunately it's temporarily unavailable. We'll let you know as soon as it's up and running again!
Have to say i'm liking the
Have to say i'm liking the new look. I didnt like the old one as too much changed. I used to use the feature where you could put website in that you dont use and they wouldnt show on your list. Is there any chance of getting something like that back?
Suehan, we're still having
Suehan, we're still having trouble with the competition tracker but on the New Competitions page your visited links should now turn grey.
The competition tracker is
The competition tracker is now working Epworth, and when you click the link 'viewed' will immediately appear. Hopefully this should make navigating the listings easier for you.
no competition tracker
still have no competition tracker. this has become way to tedious. will this ever be sorted or should i find a different cometition provider??
There shouldn't be any
There shouldn't be any problems with the competition tracker now - are you registered and logged in?
Don't like this at all.
Don't like this at all. After 2 years I think it's time to say goodbye guys. Sorry.
Deryck, we're currently
Deryck, we're currently trying to sort the page numbers.. please bear with us!
still not highlighting when
still not highlighting when competition is entered, really frustrating as i can't keep track of where i am. used to enter loads of comps on this site but only a couple at at time now. i thought this problem was going to be resolved!!!
Sorry,don't like new layout,nor do any of my friends.Comps not standing out,too much white on page.Steve always changes things when there is no need,will give it a little go,but will probably switch over to Loquax.