How do you stay encouraged on SQUADHELP?

wow i thought it’s been only me …have had tons of orange faces flowing down My Activity Feeds…so unusual

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Definitely not just you! I had one of those moments, too, where you are all engrossed in creating names for a particular contest and you feel like you are on a roll… then after you submitted a ton of names you suddenly realize they’ve already rejected every single one. Man, I’ve got to check that more often! It’s especially disheartening when you feel like you’ve given them exactly everything the said they wanted in the brief!!!

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It’s been too orange of a week for me too! I saw someone send this out once and it cheered me up so here’s a BIG green face for all of the wonderful creatives here :wink:

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It’s so perty!!! I miss you, green face! So very much!

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So sweet of u @acaso714 …dnt really know why d lil Green faces have been hiding…but i Sure Love This👍

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The implication of your thought is that there will be no new users winning contest which is not so

My recent dashboard is nothing but orange, for the past one week nothing like green. Maybe SH can change the color of that thing. #TIRED

hilarious…Only you can change the colors by not giving up and by giving it your best everytime…And again the Orange Faces are inevitable ,just don’t look at it as being bad but rather as a means of inspiration to do better @Muyi4every or should i say Mr Muyiwa :smile:

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That wasn’t a thought, I asked 3 questions. If you disagree with the opinions that my questions stem from then I would ask that you answer those three questions, and who knows…maybe I’ll form a different opinion of the matter based on your input. Until then, in regards to your comment I’ll say this, I’ve never implied newbies can’t win, and I certainly don’t think that. Everybody that has ever won a SH contest (including myself) started with zero wins. I’ve never implied you can’t win without having an impressive win count, I’ve implied members with an impressive win count may have an edge over newbies.

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Did you know the Orange Faces use to be 'RED" It was Awful!!

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Lol, I was just thinking that the other day that it would be something if the faces were red with a mean face. Wow, I’m glad they changed it!

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I find the whole bonus thing a hard pill to swallow. If you win a contest which pays $200 for an entry which the CH obviously liked, but then they give you a bonus of $50 for another entry which you think is fantastic and could probably use in a myriad of other contests. They’re basically getting a whole other entry for a measly $50. It should be at least half of the original contest pay. Just my opinion.

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Thank you all for your beautiful and encouraging words. I have been doing this for about two weeks and while I’ve gotten many likes and an occasional love, I have yet to win any contests. My bigger question though is whether or not Contest Holders can block the submissions of certain creatives.

I’ve noticed that if I get a few low scores in a contest, change direction, and then enter new ideas that the new ideas never get rated. Has that happened to anyone else?

Also, for those of you who have won, are you notified by e-mail, by phone, or do you just have to keep looking on the site?

Thank you for encouraging all the newbies!

The fact that you are getting like its and love its…means you are on your way. It takes time sometimes to get a win.It took me two months when I first started. You have to hang in and be patient. You’ll find at times you will not get wins you thought you would, and be surprised by a win you didn’t know you were even in the running for! So you have to just keep trying.

I don’t think CH’s can “block” creative’s entries. It is probably more likely the CH just stopped rating…either because they are overwhelmed, or they already have a name in mind they are likely to choose. It is common at times to have CH’s that rate the very first day…then don’t rate anymore.Some don’t rate at all. I have had contests where my entries don’t even get looked at.Since it is all up to the CH…there can be many different scenarios.

If you win…you are notified by email.It will also appear in your activity log.Best of luck!

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I am resurrecting this topic for the sake of all of us who are needing encouragement. I am EXTREMELY frustrated and need a boost, frankly. I once again have most of my best contests sitting in my watchlist unresolved. I am disheartened by that and many other things that are happening for me lately here. It’s not that I am not getting some “loves”… it’s the things that are happening after the fact. I now feel like I am wasting my time in a really big way.

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I think most of us here can relate to how you are feeling right now. But, I do know that you are very good at this! Take a short break and maybe chocolate will help! : )

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Thank you for your sweetness @lushell!!!

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Dear @Commulinks, believe me you are an awesome creative, no no no u aint wasting your time here, you’re a good one. Just keep it going. We are Squad.

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It means so much to me when people like you and @lushell, whom I admire so much, give me these kind words.

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I feel ya on this one. My luck here had been absolutely horrible the past several weeks. I struggle to even get a like much less a love or god forbid an actual win. I’ve been on SH for 5 years plus and go through these periods of doubt and frustration all the time. To remind myself that I’m not a complete failure I look at past wins to help inspire me to keep going. Also support from the awesome SH community can be a godsend at times. You are one of the cream of the crop here and you help make SH what it is today. You’ve proven time and time again that you belong here. Keep your chin up and keep on naming. :wink:

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