loquax newsletter
On the 7th February 2008 we wrote a blog post celebrating 10 years of Loquax. In that...
Comping Memory Lane
Occasionally Loquax takes a step back in time and remembers some of the many competition sites that have been and gone. In addition we've gone through some old blogs which we think you might like to see again. Do you remember these blasts from the comping past?
See Also: Competition Sites, Fun Stuff
comping memory lane
Most compers are fully aware of Pick My Postcode, the daily prize draw site that gives entrants the chance to win at least £200 in the main draw. In addition to the main draw there are surveys and...
comping memory lane
Back in the early days of the internet there used to be a number of dedicated prize sites. We've already mentioned Webcomp.co.uk as the first in our mini-series of blasts from the past, but our...
comping memory lane
This week Loquax celebrates it's 24th Birthday. When we first sat down to create a website the idea was for a shopping portal. We thought it'd be useful to put together a site that listed the...
comping memory lane
Long before the days of Facebook, Google, Apple, Twitter and Tinder there came Loquax. Twenty very long years ago, myself and Kirsty, sat down and cobbled together our first version of the...
comping memory lane
By now we'd hoped to have had our Christmas Competition, a replacement for our usual advent prize draw, in place and up and running. Unfortunately time and a nice bout of flu has taken it's toll...
comping memory lane
After 14 years of providing an online competition service, Loquax is pleased to announce a new string to our competition bow. We've looked at the competition magazines that are out there and have...
comping memory lane
A while back we were playing around with Keep Calm-o-Matic, a website that lets you create parodies of the famous...
comping memory lane
Celebrity Big Brother is back and so we thought we'd go and look for a suitable video for this week's blog. Then we remembered that a few years ago Loquax was in The Big Brother House and although...
comping memory lane
It's time for another blast from the past! Despite Loquax's 13 years online, we've not done much in the way of publicity. We turned down two TV interviews (one because it was for 6am and the other...
loquax awards
Slightly inspired by Jane at Competition Grape Vine's trip down memory lane, plus having a fully functional scanner/printer (goodbye Kodak eco-printer, you were useless) and still unloading a few...
comping memory lane
We're pleased to announce the launch of the first Loquax Annual Transatlantic Duck Race. Inspired by the Great...
comping memory lane
On March 15th The National Dodgeball Championship is taking place at the Bletchley Leisure Centre in Milton Keynes and Loquax are pleased to announce that they are sponsoring the event. It's free...
comping memory lane
UK compers face the prospect of having to pay tax on their winnings and on their competition entries if new government tax proposals are finalised in The House of Lord. Under the scheme...
comping memory lane
To celebrate our 10th birthday Loquax has had a much needed makeover. Out go the yellow tabs, the small duck logo and dark blue sidebars and in comes a much bigger Loquax logo, a gradient style...
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Staples to Naples (or Staples2Naples as it's known) is the original European banger rally. People get themselves organised into teams, buy a car for under £100 and then drive it from Staples (or...
