Winning is everything, especially when it comes to sweepstakes.

The Internet is peppered with promises of lucrative cash giveaways, but it's often hard to figure out which offers give you the most bang for your buck. The last thing you want to do is waste your time - and possibly your money - believing in contests that will never come to fruition.

Unless you are a veteran "sweeper" -- one who actively participates in sweepstakes -- there's a good chance you may have a difficult time differentiating between legitimate contests and scams. Sandra Grauschopf is an expert when it comes to online contests. She encourages anyone who's never tried his or her luck at winning a sweepstakes to give it a shot. "Sweepstakes are popular to enter because they truly give us the chance to get something for (almost) nothing. Not only can we win prizes, but we have a lot of fun doing it." A columnist for About.com, Grauschopf knows better than anyone that persistence pays off. She explains: "The most important piece of advice I have is to be patient and persistent. Try to enter some sweepstakes every day, and don't give up. Winning a big prize can take quite some time."

Now that you have Grasuchopf's top tips for identifying the best sweepstakes on the Web, why not check out these three sweepstakes that could fatten your wallet? Let the winning begin...

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Now that you know which sweepstakes are your best bets, what are you waiting for? The only difference between winners and losers is that winners do things that losers don't...like entering these sweepstakes.